Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Revenues:
Direct earned premiums	$ 63,571	$ 60,528
Assumed earned premiums	14,929	13,865
Ceded earned premiums	(16,576)	(12,980)
Net earned premiums	61,924	61,413
Net investment income	7,632	7,811
Realized gains	1,454	53
Fee income	1,228	668
Other income	12	12
Total revenues	72,250	69,957
Expenses:
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	37,964	37,281
Acquisition expenses	14,752	14,744
Other underwriting expenses	12,141	10,752
Interest expense	354	417
Corporate and other expenses	781	1,256
Total expenses	65,992	64,450
Earnings before income taxes	6,258	5,507
Income tax expense	677	1,106
Net earnings	5,581	4,401
Less: Net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interest	88	345
Net earnings attributable to American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd.	$ 5,493	$ 4,056
Net earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.58	$ 0.40
Diluted	$ 0.56	$ 0.39
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	9,441,533	10,220,700
Diluted	9,749,263	10,533,732