AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. announced that its board of directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of January 4, 2010.

AmTrust Financial Services Inc. reported unaudited earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported gross written premium of $295,942,000, total revenues of $182,038,000, income from continuing operations of $35,589,000, income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes of $32,328,000, operating earnings of $31,795,000, net income available to common shareholders of $24,221,000 or $0.40 diluted per share against gross written premium of $281,206,000, total revenues of $107,704,000, income from continuing operations of $10,999,000, income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes of $7,832,000, operating earnings of $39,186,000, net income available to common shareholders of $9,361,000 or $0.15 diluted per share for the same period a year ago. For the nine months, the company reported gross written premium of $833,698,000, total revenues of $536,418,000, income from continuing operations of $104,760,000, income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes of $93,965,000, operating earnings of $93,744,000, net income available to common shareholders of $75,154,000 or $1.25 diluted per share against gross written premium of $817,024,000, total revenues of $408,596,000, income from continuing operations of $79,271,000, income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes of $68,078,000, operating earnings of $92,580,000, net income available to common shareholders of $57,974,000 or $0.95 diluted per share for the same period a year ago.

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Q3 2009 Earnings Call, Nov-04 2009