American Financial Group Inc. reaffirmed earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2019. The company expected that the it will report approximately $60 million to $75 million in after-tax earnings from other non-core items in the fourth quarter of 2019, including realized gains from the mark to market of equity securities and annuity non-core earnings, which reflect the impact of fair value accounting on its fixed-indexed annuity business. After consideration of these items and other results in the fourth quarter of 2019, the company reaffirmed its previously announced 2019 core net operating earnings guidance of $8.50 to $8.70 per share.