OREANDA-NEWS. A.M. Best has commented that the ratings of American Financial Group, Inc. (AFG) (Cincinnati, OH) [NYSE: AFG] and its insurance subsidiaries, and the ratings of National Interstate Corporation (NATL) (headquartered in Richfield, OH) [NASDAQ: NATL] and its insurance subsidiaries are unchanged following the July 25, 2016 announcement that an agreement has been reached under which AFG will acquire all shares of NATL not currently owned by AFG’s subsidiary Great American Insurance Company (GAIC).