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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 * LONGO CHRISTOPHER   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) EVP, Chief Operating 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 Common Stock 11/29/2018   D   662,993 D (1) $ 14.75 0 D

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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	(2)	11/29/2018		D(3)			5,568	(4)	(4)	Common Stock	5,568	(3)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	11/29/2018		D(3)			13,602	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	13,602	(3)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	11/29/2018		D(3)			8,052	(6)	(6)	Common Stock	8,052	(3)	0	D
Restricted Stock Units	(2)	11/29/2018		D(3)			26,105	(7)	(7)	Common Stock	26,105	(3)	0	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LONGO CHRISTOPHER C/O AMTRUST FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 59 MAIDEN LANE, 43RD FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10038			EVP, Chief Operating Officer

Signatures

/s/ Christopher Longo		12/03/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 1, 2018 and amended as of June 6, 2018, by and among AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Evergreen Parent, L.P. and Evergreen Merger Sub, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement") in exchange for $14.75 per share in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes (the "Merger Consideration").
(2)	When granted, each restricted stock unit represented a contingent right to receive one share of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.'s common stock.
(3)	Pursuant to 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, without interest, equal to the Merger Consideration, multiplied by the number of restricted stock units vesting on that vesting date.
(4)	On March 5, 2015, Mr. Longo received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
(5)	On March 5, 2016, Mr. Longo 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 April 5, 2017, Mr. Longo received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth March 5th following the grant date.
(7)	On March 27, 2018, Mr. Longo received restricted stock units subject to a four-year vesting schedule, vesting 25% annually on the first, second, third and fourth March 5th following the grant date.

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