SCHEDULE 14A
                                 (Rule 14a-101)

                    INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT

                            SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
          PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(A) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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Filed by a Party other than the Registrant  [   ]

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[   ]    Preliminary Proxy Statement    [  ] Confidential, for Use of the
                                             Commission Only (as permitted by
                                             Rule 14a-6(e)(2))
[X]      Definitive Proxy Statement
[   ]    Definitive Additional Materials
[   ]    Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule 14a-11(c) or Rule 14a-12

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                     AMERICAN SAFETY INSURANCE GROUP, LTD.

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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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