UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) | July 15, 2016 |
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33143 | 04-3106389 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||
59 Maiden Lane, 43rd Floor, New York, New York | 10038 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | (212) 220-7120 |
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On July 15, 2016, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”) and its subsidiary, AmTrust Europe, Ltd., and Trust Risk Group SpA (“TRG”), Trust Risk Italia SRL (“TRI,” a subsidiary of TRG, collectively, “TRG”) and Antonio Somma, the current or former principal of TRG, reached a settlement agreement that included the dismissal of all actions, claims and counterclaims among the Company, TRG and Mr. Somma. The details of this dispute were previously disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2016, November 9, 2015 and August 10, 2015 and in its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on February 29, 2016. All parties to the settlement have agreed to keep the terms of the settlement confidential.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. | |
| (Registrant) | |
| Date | July 20, 2016 |
| /s/ Stephen Ungar | |
| Stephen Ungar | |
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |