Barry Zyskind

US businessman in the insurance industry

Barry Zyskind is an American businessman in the insurance industry, and head of AmTrust Financial Services Inc. In the September 2016 edition of Best's Review, an A.M. Best publication, AmTrust was ranked the 11th largest commercial insurer in the US, up from 128th position in 2005.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Barry Zyskind (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1971.¹

About

In the interview, CEO Zyskind attributed AmTrust's growth to its 'focus on small commercial customers, its proprietary technology platform, and its extensive database of loss history to help appropriately price and structure policies.'

From Wikipedia’s article on Barry Zyskind, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.Chair Sep 16, 2016 to now¹⁰
Maiden HoldingsChair Aug 13, 2009 to now¹¹
Maiden HoldingsBoard member May 6, 2008 to now¹²
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.Chief executive officer Nov 16, 2006 to Sep 13, 2016¹³
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.Board member Nov 16, 2006 to Jun 20, 2016¹⁴
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.President Nov 16, 2006 to Mar 24, 2010¹³

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

Maiden Holdings MHLA0 shares¹⁵May 27, 2025

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

May 27, 2025Returned to company 6,374,292 shares of Maiden Holdings¹⁵

Early life and education

Date not recordedNew York University³
Date not recordedStern School of Business³

Zyskind has an MBA from New York University Stern School of Business. After university, he worked as an investment banker at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC.

From Wikipedia’s article on Barry Zyskind (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson.⁶

Date not recordedChief executive officer, president, chairperson of the executive board, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.⁴
Date not recordedChairman, Maiden Holdings^{4 5}

Personal life

Born1971, Los Angeles⁷
CitizenshipUnited States⁸

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataBarry Zyskind on Wikidata
2
WikipediaBarry Zyskind on Wikipedia
3
WikidataBarry Zyskind: education, on Wikidata
4
WikidataBarry Zyskind: Chief executive officer, president, chairperson of the executive board, AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., on Wikidata
5
WikidataChairman, Maiden Holdings, as reported
6
WikidataBarry Zyskind: occupation, on Wikidata
7
WikidataBarry Zyskind: place of birth, on Wikidata
8
WikidataBarry Zyskind: citizenship, on Wikidata
9
WikidataBarry Zyskind: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
10
Wikidata and SEC EDGARAmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Chair
11
Wikidata and SEC EDGARMaiden Holdings, Chair
12
SEC EDGARMaiden Holdings, Board member
13
Wikidata and SEC EDGARAmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Chief executive officer
14
SEC EDGARAmTrust Financial Services, Inc., Board member
15
SEC EDGARMaiden Holdings shares after the filing of May 27, 2025