- 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 9, 2015
- Business
- AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSIP) is a multinational property and casualty insurer that specializes in small commercial business insurance, specialty program business insurance, and specialty risk and extended warranty coverage; it offers workers' compensation, general liability, business owners policies (BOP), commercial auto liability, cyber liability, employment practices liability (EPLI), excess and surplus lines, accidental damage plans, payment protection plans, warranty programs, professional indemnity, legal expenses insurance, mortgage and structured credit, and property solutions. Founded in 1998 by brothers George Karfunkel and Michael Karfunkel along with Barry Zyskind and headquartered at 59 Maiden Lane in New York City, the company operates primarily in North America, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe through subsidiaries including AmTrust Insurance Company, AmTrust Title Insurance Company, ANV, Risico, Collegiate, AmTrust Nordic, Arc Legal, Qualis, and Abacus. In September 2025, AmTrust announced a strategic partnership with Blackstone Credit & Insurance to spin off certain managing general agent (MGA) and fee businesses in the U.S., U.K., and Europe into a new independent company, encompassing seven subsidiaries that provide cyber, excess & surplus, D&O, transaction risk, professional indemnity, legal expenses, mortgage, warranty, agricultural workers' compensation, income protection, accident and health insurance, and property solutions, with AmTrust retaining a significant equity stake and entering a 10-year capacity agreement as the continuing underwriter; the transaction, approved by AmTrust's board, is expected to close by year-end 2025 pending regulatory approvals. AmTrust targets small to mid-sized businesses in low- and medium-hazard classes such as restaurants, retail, physicians, and professional offices, as well as specialty risks for consumer and commercial goods, while maintaining an "A−" (Excellent) rating from AM Best under Chairman and CEO Barry Zyskind.