Jon P. Diamond (born 1957) is an entrepreneur from Columbus, Ohio who co-founded the

Safe Auto Insurance Company Safe Auto Insurance Company is a property and casualty auto insurance carrier. It is a privately held carrier and provider of state-minimum private-passenger auto insurance for drivers in the nonstandard insurance market in 19 states across the U ...

Biography

Jon P. Diamond was born to a

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family in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

and is the son of Herbert S. and Zelda Diamond. He began his professional career working at Diamond's Men's Shops of Cleveland Ohio. He joined

Schottenstein Stores Corp. Schottenstein Stores Corp., based in Columbus, Ohio, is a holding company for various ventures of the Schottenstein family. Jay Schottenstein and his sons Joey Schottenstein, Jonathan Schottenstein, and Jeffrey Schottenstein are the primary ho ...

(SSC) of Columbus, Ohio in 1983. Diamond served in various management positions from 1983–1993, including serving as Vice President of SSC from March 1987 to March 1993. In 1993, Diamond co-founded the

, a

Columbus, Ohio Columbus () is the state capital and the most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, after Chicago, and t ...

based direct auto insurance writer with his brother-in-law Ari Deshe. He has held the title of Vice Chairman since November 2004 and President and Chief Operating Officer since 1996. The company specializes in providing affordable minimum coverage auto insurance to the non-standard insurance market. Diamond sold SafeAuto to AllState in October 2021. Diamond is a past director of Retail Ventures, Inc (RVI) and American Eagle Outfitters (AEO).

Personal life

Diamond is married to Susan Schottenstein, the daughter of

Jerome Schottenstein Ya'akov Meir Hayyim Jerome Schottenstein ( he, ג'רום (יעקב מאיר חיים) שוטנשטיין; March 5, 1926 – March 10, 1992) was an American entrepreneur and philanthropist, co-founder of Schottenstein Stores Corp. Biography Jero ...

; they have three children, Jillian, Joshua and Jacob. He is the brother-in-law of Schottenstein Stores' CEO Jay Schottenstein and Safe Auto Insurance Company's CEO Ari Deshe (married to his wife's sister, Ann Schottenstein). In addition to his business ventures, Diamond serves on numerous not-for-profit Boards and together with his wife Susan have extensive charitable interests.

References

External links

Safe Auto Insurance Company Official Website

American Eagle Outfitters Official Website

Retail Ventures, Inc (RVI) Official Website

Forbes Jon P. Diamond Profile

Hoover's Fact Sheet

Columbus Jewish Federation
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