- CEO
- Barry Dov Zyskind
- Full Time Employees
- 9,300
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Insurance - Property & Casualty
- Address
- 59 Maiden Lane New York City NY United States of America 10038-4502
- IPO Date
- Jun 5, 2013
- Business
- AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. is a multinational property and casualty insurance company headquartered in New York, New York, founded in 1998. The company operates through its subsidiaries across North America, the United Kingdom, and mainland Europe, serving a broad range of small to medium-sized commercial clients and specialty insurance markets. AmTrust’s core offerings include workers' compensation insurance, general liability, business owners policies (BOP), cyber liability, employment practices liability (EPLI), specialty risk insurance, extended warranty insurance, and commercial package insurance. It also provides financial institutions insurance products such as management professional liability, fiduciary liability coverage, and fidelity bonds. AmTrust's business segments are organized into small commercial business insurance; specialty risk and extended warranty; and specialty middle-market property and casualty insurance programs.
In recent developments during 2024 and 2025, AmTrust expanded its Excess & Surplus (E&S) division significantly, introducing new lines of business including property, environmental, and builders risk insurance. The company consolidated its primary, excess, and environmental products into a new brokerage casualty group to enhance its integrated service offerings within the specialty insurance market. Additionally, AmTrust announced an agreement with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to spin off seven managing general agencies into an independent multinational MGA platform, with AmTrust maintaining a 10-year underwriting capacity agreement for existing books of business, enhancing its strategic positioning in cyber excess, directors and officers, transactional risk, professional indemnity, legal expense, mortgage, warranty, and specialty personal and commercial niche property coverages. These changes reflect AmTrust’s long-term strategy of growing its specialty insurance platform through new product launches, partnerships, and market expansions.
AmTrust’s insurance products primarily target small businesses including restaurants, retail stores, professional offices, financial services firms, and niche industries requiring specialized coverage solutions. The company emphasizes risk management expertise alongside its insurance protection and warranty programs. AmTrust has approximately 7,000 employees globally and serves a diverse client base with customized insurance and warranty products, emphasizing innovation in specialty lines and enhanced service delivery through its managing general agent network.
Overall, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. positions itself as a leading private specialty property and casualty insurer with a comprehensive product suite, extensive geographic reach, and ongoing strategic initiatives to expand its specialty insurance capabilities and MGA relationships internationally. The company remains privately held and is recognized by AM Best Company with an “A−” (Excellent) rating for its financial strength and operating performance.
This description is based on AmTrust’s latest corporate information, product portfolio, and strategic announcements through 2025.