with amtrust bank . amtrust financial services inc. type public traded as nasdaq afsi industry insurance extended warranties specialty risk founder george karfunkel michael karfunkel headquarters home insurance plaza new york city usa key people barry zyskind 1 ceo website www.amtrustgroup.com amtrust financial services inc. is a new york city based multinational property and casualty insurance company . operating through its subsidiaries its operations are divided into three segments small commercial business insurance specialty risk and extended warranty insurance and specialty middle market property and casualty insurance . the company s main regions of operations are north america united kingdom and mainland europe . amtrust is listed on the nasdaq global market under the ticker symbol afsi and is rated a excellent by am best company . 2 barry zyskind is the chief executive officer . 3 contents 1 history 2 affiliated companies and subsidiaries 3 core business segments 3.1 small commercial business insurance 3.2 specialty program business insurance 3.3 specialty risk and extended warranty 4 recognition 5 references history edit amtrust financial services was founded by brothers george karfunkel and michael karfunkel in 1998 . 4 it began trading on the nasdaq global select market on november 13 2006 . 5 in 2016 barry zyskind was appointed as chairman in addition to existing roles as chief executive officer president and chairman of executive committee . 6 in december 2014 he was listed by forbes as the best performing ceo in the insurance industry . 7 in 2005 ronald ron pipoly was appointed as chief financial officer . 8 affiliated companies and subsidiaries edit most of the company s business is contracted through more than 20 insurance companies and subsidiaries throughout the world . the following are some of their us subsidiaries 9 amtrust insurance company of kansas inc. aick associated industries insurance company inc. aiic comp options insurance company coic developers surety and indemnity company dsic first nonprofit insurance company fnic indemnity company of california icc milwaukee casualty insurance company mcic rochdale insurance company ric sequoia insurance company sic sequoia indemnity company sid security national insurance company snic technology insurance company inc. tic wesco insurance company wic the company s foreign insurance subsidiaries include amtrust international insurance ltd. aii amtrust international underwriters designated company activity dac amtrust europe ltd. ael motors insurance company ltd. mic core business segments edit small commercial business insurance edit the small commercial business segment of amtrust provides worker s compensation to small businesses which operate in low and medium hazard classes . included in this class are restaurants retail stores physicians and other professional offices . they also offer commercial package and other property and casualty insurance products to small businesses . 3 specialty program business insurance edit this segment provides workers compensation general liability commercial auto liability excess surplus lines insurance programs and other specialty commercial property and casualty insurance through managing general agents . 9 specialty risk and extended warranty edit this segment is engaged in providing custom designed coverages . included are accidental damage plans and payment protection plans sold in connection with the sale of consumer and commercial goods in the united states and europe . 9 recognition edit amtrust financial services was ranked number 1 495 on the forbes list of the 2000 world s biggest public companies in 2016 with a market capitalization of 4.6 billion . 3 references edit barry zyskind . wsj . retrieved july 5 2016 . a.m. best affirms ratings of amtrust financial services inc. and its subsidiaries . a.m. best . 29 may 2015 . archived from the original on 16 august 2016 . retrieved 29 june 2016 . a b c the world s biggest public companies . forbes . 1 may 2016 . retrieved 29 june 2016 . amtrust financial services inc. announces the passing of founder and chairman michael karfunkel . the street . 27 april 2016 . retrieved 29 june 2016 . 2015 annual report pdf . amtrust . 31 december 2015 . retrieved 29 june 2016 . amtrust financial services barry d. zyskind . bloomberg . retrieved 29 june 2016 . chen liyan 10 december 2014 . america s best managed companies . forbes . retrieved 29 june 2016 . amtrust financial services afsi consolidated issue listed on nasdaq global select . bloomberg . retrieved 30 june 2016 . a b c amtrust financial services inc afsi.o . reuters . retrieved 29 june 2016 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title amtrust financial services & oldid 743698556 categories companies based in new york cityinsurance companies of the united statescompanies listed on nasdaq navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces 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