EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, I Barry Zyskind, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby certify, that, to my knowledge:

1. The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the “Report”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: March 15, 2010	By:	/s/ Barry Zyskind
		Barry Zyskind   President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)