GlassHouse Technologies was selected by Great American Insurance Company to evaluate the storage and backup environment in its Cincinnati, Ohio location. GlassHouse also made recommendations based on evolving industry best practices for enhancing synergies between Great American’s business operations and information solutions.
“We are thrilled to add Great American Insurance Company to the list of GlassHouse clients,” remarked Richard Scannell, senior vice president at GlassHouse.
The engagement took place over five weeks and involved collaboration between GlassHouse consultants and members of Great American’s information technology, legal and compliance teams.
“GlassHouse’s team was professional and thorough,” said Jeff Kohl, divisional vice president, Great American Insurance Group. “We are now in the process of evaluating their assessment to determine next steps.”
About Great American Insurance Group
Great American Insurance Group’s roots go back to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American Insurance Company. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, the operations of Great American Insurance Group are engaged primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on specialized commercial products for business and in the sale of traditional fixed, indexed and variable annuities and a variety of supplemental insurance products. The members of Great American Insurance Group are subsidiaries of American Financial Group, also based in Cincinnati, Ohio. AFG’s common stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and NASDAQ under the symbol “AFG.”
About GlassHouse
GlassHouse is the leading provider of independent services that help organizations solve the business problems of enterprise storage. From strategy through implementation, operations and customer support, GlassHouse consultants partner with clients to architect, implement and operate IT environments to drive high performance and agility. GlassHouse clients include Morgan Stanley, State Street Global Advisors, Royal Bank of Scotland, Allianz, AIG, Aetna, Exxon Mobil, Reed Elsevier, TJX, Amgen, Biogen, T-Mobil, Virgin Atlantic, and Walt Disney. More information about GlassHouse is available at www.glasshouse.com.
