Great American Insurance Group “Gives Back” To Truckers at Mid-America Trucking Show

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Journal of Transportation -- Great American Insurance Group will introduce Great American Gives Back at the Mid-America Trucking Show March 26-28, 2015. The program, which is designed to show appreciation to the trucking community, offers sweepstakes participants the chance to win one of many $250 Gift Cards, to be randomly raffled throughout the show. Winners do not need to be present to win.

Great American has a long history of supporting this vital industry and, more specifically, individual drivers over the past eight years by giving away a variety of big rig trucks. "We're excited about Great American Gives Back; this year we will reach more drivers to say thank you for doing a difficult job well," said Mark Calkin, Divisional President, Great American Insurance Group Trucking Division. "This shift in gears is in direct response to driver feedback and is just one example of how we take care of the Owner-Operator better than anyone."

Subject to certain limitations, any trucker with a valid Class A commercial driver license is eligible to participate. Drivers can register online, find details and read the official rules at www.GreatAmericanTrucker.com. Registrations will also be taken in person at Great American's booth (#69160) at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky, from March 26-28, 2015.

Great American's Trucking Division is a leading provider of insurance products for the long-haul trucking industry and specializes in service to independent Owner-Operators and motor carriers. About Great American Insurance Group Great American Insurance Group's roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialty commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of traditional fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the retail, financial institutions and education markets. Great American Insurance Company has received an "A" (Excellent) or higher rating from the A.M. Best Company for over 100 years (most recent rating evaluation of "A+" (Superior) as of February 21, 2014). The members of the Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG), also based in Cincinnati, Ohio. AFG's common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol AFG.