AmTrust Announces Continued Growth of Operated Earnings For The First Quarter 2016

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AmTrust Announces Continued Growth of Operated
Earnings For The First Quarter 2016

• AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSI) today
  announced continued growth of operating
  earnings and strong operating return on
  equity for the first quarter of 2016.For the
  first quarter 2016, operating earnings were
  136.6 million, or 0.77 per diluted share,
  compared to 121.4 million, or 0.73 per diluted
  share, in the first quarter of 2015. First
  quarter 2016 net income attributable to common
  stockholders was 100.3 million, or 0.56 per
  diluted share, compared to 154.7 million, or
  0.93 per diluted share, in the first quarter
  2015. First quarter 2016 annualized operating
  return on common equity was 22.1 compared to
  26.1 in the first quarter 2015. Annualized
  return on common equity was 16.2 for the first
  quarter of 2016 compared to 33.3 for the first
  quarter of 2015.First Quarter 2016
  ResultsTotal revenue was 1.28 billion, an
  increase of 0.16 billion, or 15, from 1.11
  billion in the first quarter 2015. Gross written
  premium was 1.93 billion, an increase of 0.20
  billion, or 12, from 1.73 billion in the first
  quarter of 2015. Net written premium was 1.22
  billion, an increase of 0.18 billion, or 17,
  compared to 1.04 billion in the first quarter
  2015. Net earned premium was 1.07 billion, an
  increase of 0.12 billion, or 13, from 0.95
  billion in the first quarter 2015. The combined
  ratio was 91.2 compared to 89.0 in first
  quarter 2015.

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A summary of Q1 results is listed below along
with a link to the earnings release. Financial
HighlightsFirst Quarter 2016 Gross written
premium of 1.93 billion, up 12 compared to
1.73 billion in the first quarter 2015 Net
earned premium of 1.07 billion, up 13 from
0.95 billion in the first quarter 2015 
Operating diluted EPS of 0.77 compared to 0.73
in the first quarter 2015 Diluted EPS of 0.56
compared to 0.93 in the first quarter 2015
Annualized operating return on common equity of
22.1 and annualized return on common equity of
16.2 Service and fee income of 144.2
million, up 28 from 112.9 million in the first
quarter 2015
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Operating earnings of 136.6 million compared
to 121.4 million in the first quarter 2015 
Net income attributable to common stockholders of
100.3 million compared to 154.7 million in the
first quarter 2015 Combined ratio of 91.2
compared to 89.0 in the first quarter 2015
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding of
177.9 million, up 7 compared to 166.9 million in
the first quarter 2015 Book value per common
share of 14.35, up 20 from 12.00 at March 31,
2015 AmTrusts stockholders' equity was 3.14
billion as of March 31, 2016, up 8 compared to
2.91 billion as of December 31, 2015 Article
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