FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   KARFUNKEL MICHAEL 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/09/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. [AFSI] (Last) (First) (Middle) 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10038 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $.01 par value 24,089,286 I See Footnote (1) Common Stock, $.01 par value 10,285,714 I See Footnote (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
KARFUNKEL MICHAEL 59 MAIDEN LANE, 6TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10038	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael Karfunkel		11/16/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	These shares are owned by G/MK Acquisition Corp. ("G/MK"), which is a wholly owned Subsidiary of AmTrust Financial Group, Inc. ("AFG"). Mr. Karfunkel owns approximately 37.5% of AFG. Mr. Karfunkel is a director of AFG and G/MK. With respect to the shares owned by G/MK, Mr. Karfunkel shares voting and investment power with Messrs. George Karfunkel and Barry D. Zyskind. Substantially all of the shares beneficially owned by Michael Karfunkel through G/MK Acquisition Corp. are owned by the Michael Karfunkel 2005 Grantor Retained Annuity Trust, of which Michael Karfunkel and his wife are sole trustees.
(2)	These shares are owned by New Gulf Holdings, Inc. ("NGH"), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf USA Corporation ("Gulf"). Mr. Karfunfel owns 50.0% of Gulf. With respect to the shares owned by NGH, Mr. Karfunkel shares voting and investment power with Mr. George Karfunkel.

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