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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gorelik Ariel   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, Chief Information Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/29/2018 (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

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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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	(1)	11/29/2018		D(2)			312	(3)	(3)	Common Stock	312	(2)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/29/2018		D(2)			1,433	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	1,433	(2)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/29/2018		D(2)			10,776	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	10,776	(2)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	11/29/2018		D(2)			16,065	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	16,065	(2)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gorelik Ariel C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10038			SVP, Chief Information Officer

Signatures

/s/ Ariel Gorelik		12/03/2018
**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)	When granted, each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s common stock.
(2)	Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 1, 2018 and as amended June 6, 2018, by and among AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Evergreen Parent, L.P. and Evergreen Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement"), each outstanding restricted stock unit was canceled and converted into a right to receive on the vesting date originally applicable to such restricted stock unit, subject to the terms applicable to such restricted stock unit, a cash payment equal to $14.75 per share, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes, multiplied by the number of restricted stock units vesting on that vesting date.
(3)	On May 23, 2015, Mr. Gorelik 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.
(4)	On May 23, 2016, Mr. Gorelik 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.
(5)	On May 23, 2017, Mr. Gorelik 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.
(6)	On March 27, 2018, Mr. Gorelik received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting on each March 5th of the first, second, third and fourth years following the grant date.

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