UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 8-K

                           CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                        TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


     Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  October 1, 2004


                      HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
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            (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Nevada
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                (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


             0-16090                             87-0447375
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     (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)


 777 Main Street, Suite 1000, Fort Worth, Texas                 76102
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                 817-348-1600
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             (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                Not Applicable
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        (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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 Item 1.01  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

      Effective October 1, 2004, American Hallmark Insurance Company of Texas
 ("Hallmark"), a wholly-owned  subsidiary of the  Registrant, entered into  a
 new Quota Share Reinsurance Agreement with  Old American County Mutual  Fire
 Insurance Company  ("OACM")  pursuant  to which  Hallmark  will  assume  the
 reinsurance of 100% of the  Texas non-standard automobile policies  produced
 by another  wholly-owned subsidiary  of  the  Registrant,  American Hallmark
 General Agency, Inc. ("AHGA"), and underwritten by OACM.  The new  agreement
 supersedes a similar agreement between the parties effective  April 1, 2003,
 pursuant  to  which  Hallmark  reinsured  45%  of  the  Texas   non-standard
 automobile policies produced by AHGA  and  underwritten by OACM.  Other than
 the increase of  the quota  share from  45% to 100%,  the  terms of the  new
 agreement are not materially changed from the prior agreement.


                                  SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of  1934,
 the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
 undersigned duly authorized.


                               HALLMARK FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.


 Date:  October 5, 2004        By: /s/ Mark E. Schwarz
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                               Mark E. Schwarz, Chief Executive Officer


 Date:  October 5, 2004        By: /s/ Mark J. Morrison
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                               Mark J. Morrison, Chief Financial Officer