AFG vs DVA Comparison

American Financial Group Inc is a holding company that is engaged in property and casualty insurance services. The company has a focus on specialized commercial products for businesses. The Company operates through two segments: Property & Casualty Insurance and Other. The Property & Casualty segment includes Property & Transportation, covering buses, trucks, marine, agriculture, and commercial property; Specialty Casualty, offering excess & surplus, liability, and professional insurance; and Specialty Financial, providing risk management for lending and leasing institutions, fidelity and surety products, and trade credit insurance. The company's insurance operations are conducted through the Great American Insurance Group.

DaVita is the largest provider of dialysis services in the United States, boasting market share of about 35% when measured by clinics. The firm operates over 3,000 facilities worldwide, mostly in the US, and treats about 280,000 patients globally each year. Government payers dominate US dialysis reimbursement. DaVita receives about two thirds of US sales at government (primarily Medicare) reimbursement rates, with the remainder coming from commercial insurers. While commercial insurers represent only about 10% of US patients treated, they represent nearly all of the profits generated by DaVita in the US dialysis business. Berkshire Hathaway owns about 45% of DaVita.