AFG vs JEF 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.

Jefferies is a full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that was founded in 1962. After nearly 30 years of focusing on institutional trading services, it entered the investment banking industry in the early 1990s, which ultimately grew into the core business. In 2013, Jefferies merged with Leucadia, a manufacturing-focused holding company. Since merging, Jefferies became the bedrock of the business as the bulk of the legacy portfolio was sold off and the parent company was renamed to match the subsidiary. Within the investment banking landscape, Jefferies predominately serves the North American middle market and has captured considerable market share over the past decade.