Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Ungar Stephen
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. [AFSI] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, GC and Secretary
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/23/2013
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10038		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 05/23/2013   M   978 (1) A $ 0 20,473 D  
Common Stock 05/23/2013   F   362 (2) D $ 32.24 20,111 D  
Common Stock 05/23/2013   M   1,027 (3) A $ 0 21,138 D  
Common Stock 05/23/2013   F   380 (4) D $ 32.24 20,758 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (5) 05/23/2013   M     978   (6)   (6) Common Stock 978 (7) $ 0 1,956 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) 05/23/2013   M     1,027   (8)   (8) Common Stock 1,027 (9) $ 0 3,079 D  
Restricted Stock Units (5) 05/23/2013   A   5,584     (10)   (10) Common Stock 5,584 $ 0 5,584 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Ungar Stephen
C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10038		       SVP, GC and Secretary  

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen Ungar   05/28/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) Acquisition of common stock resulting from vesting of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted to Mr. Ungar on May 23, 2011.
(2) Disposition of common stock resulting from the withholding of securities for the payment of tax liability relating to the vesting of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted to Mr. Ungar on May 23, 2011.
(3) Acquisition of common stock resulting from vesting of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted to Mr. Ungar on May 23, 2012.
(4) Disposition of common stock resulting from the withholding of securities for the payment of tax liability relating to the vesting of one-fourth of the restricted stock units granted to Mr. Ungar on May 23, 2012.
(5) Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s common stock.
(6) On May 23, 2011, Mr. Ungar received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(7) As a result of the 10% stock dividend paid on September 20, 2012 and pursuant to anto-dilution provisions in AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 2,667 outstanding restricted stock units granted to Mr. Ungar on May 23, 2011 and held on September 20, 2012 became 2,934 restricted stock units.
(8) On May 23, 2012, Mr. Ungar received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. As restricted stock units vest, the vested units are automatically converted to vested common stock on a one-for-one basis on the vesting date.
(9) As a result of the 10% stock dividend paid on September 20, 2012 and pursuant to anti-dilution provisions in AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s 2010 Omnibus Incentive Plan, 3,732 outstanding restricted stock grants granted to Mr. Ungar on May 23, 2012 and held on September 20, 2012 becomes 4,106 restricted stock units.
(10) On May 23, 2013, Mr. Ungar received restricted stock units representing 5,584 shares subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date. As restricted stock units vest, the vested units are automatically converted to vested common stock on a one-for-one basis on the vesting date.

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