Great American promotes Kenneth Schneider to lead Specialty Equipment

Great American Insurance Group has promoted Kenneth W. Schneider to Divisional President of its Specialty Equipment division, succeeding Victor Villegas, who will retire in April after more than 35 years with the company.

Schneider joined Great American in 1999 and most recently served as Divisional Senior Vice President, overseeing business development, underwriting, and product management for the unit, which provides physical damage and embedded insurance solutions for equipment across the U.S. and Canada. The insurer is a subsidiary of American Financial Group.