Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Revenues:
Direct earned premiums	$ 60,528	$ 57,656
Assumed earned premiums	13,865	11,283
Ceded earned premiums	(12,980)	(14,571)
Net earned premiums	61,413	54,368
Net investment income	7,811	7,437
Realized gains	53	11,107
Fee income	668	865
Other income	12	11
Total revenues	69,957	73,788
Expenses:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	37,281	42,260
Acquisition expenses	14,744	11,755
Other underwriting expenses	10,752	10,199
Interest expense	417	386
Corporate and other expenses	1,256	826
Total expenses	64,450	65,426
Earnings before income taxes	5,507	8,362
Income tax expense (benefit) (including $175 and $0 from VIE)	1,106	(32)
Net earnings	4,401	8,394
Less: Net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interest	345	493
Net earnings attributable to American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd.	$ 4,056	$ 7,901
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.76
Diluted	$ 0.39	$ 0.73
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	10,220,700	10,444,325
Diluted	10,533,732	10,788,117