American Financial Group's board has raised the insurance holding company's quarterly dividend by 10%, to 97 cents from 88 cents.
The new payout, equal to $3.88 a year, represents an annual yield of about 2.71% based on Wednesday's closing price of $143.29, up from 2.46%.
The Cincinnati company on Thursday said it will begin paying the increased dividend rate in October.
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