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Segments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segments | ## 24. Segments The Company currently operates four business segments, Small Commercial Business; Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty; Specialty Program and Personal Lines Reinsurance (began in 2010 with the investment in ACAC). The “Corporate & Other” segment represents the activities of the holding company as well as a portion of service and fee revenue. In determining total assets (excluding cash and invested assets) by segment, the Company identifies those assets that are attributable to a particular segment such as deferred acquisition cost, reinsurance recoverable, goodwill, intangible assets and prepaid reinsurance while the remaining assets are allocated based on net written premium by segment. In determining cash and invested assets by segment, the Company matches certain identifiable liabilities such as unearned premium and loss and loss adjustment expense reserves by segment. The remaining cash and invested assets are then allocated based on net written premium by segment. Investment income and realized gains (losses) are determined by calculating an overall annual return on cash and invested assets and applying that overall return to the cash and invested assets by segment. Ceding commission revenue is allocated to each segment based on that segment’s proportionate share of the Company’s overall acquisition costs. Interest expense is allocated based on net written premium by segment. Income taxes are allocated on a pro rata basis based on the Company’s effective tax rate. Additionally, management reviews the performance of underwriting income in assessing the performance of and making decisions regarding the allocation of resources to the segments. Underwriting income excludes, primarily, service and fee revenue, investment income and other revenues, other expenses, interest expense and income taxes. Management believes that providing this information in this manner is essential to providing Company’s shareholders with an understanding of the Company’s business and operating performance. The Company’s Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty segment derived over ten percent of gross written premium from one broker in 2011 and was approximately $237,000. In both 2011 and 2010, the Specialty Program segment derived over ten percent of gross written premium from one program and was approximately $66,000 and $59,000, respectively. The following tables summarize business segments as follows for 2011, 2010 and 2009:
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | Small Commercial Business |  | Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty |  | Specialty Program |  | Personal Lines Reinsurance |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Year ended December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premium written |  | $ | 609,822 |  |  | $ | 1,056,511 |  |  | $ | 381,541 |  |  | $ | 102,598 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 2,150,472 |
Net premium written |  |  | 355,721 |  |  |  | 615,563 |  |  |  | 202,715 |  |  |  | 102,598 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,276,597 |
Change in unearned premium |  |  | (35,455 | ) |  |  | (168,798 | ) |  |  | (31,340 | ) |  |  | (4,143 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (239,736 | )
Net earned premium |  |  | 320,266 |  |  |  | 446,765 |  |  |  | 171,375 |  |  |  | 98,455 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,036,861 |
Ceding commission – primarily related party |  |  | 62,093 |  |  |  | 57,648 |  |  |  | 34,212 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 153,953 |
Loss and loss adjustment expense |  |  | (201,921 | ) |  |  | (297,501 | ) |  |  | (114,685 | ) |  |  | (64,226 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (678,333 | )
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses |  |  | (148,041 | ) |  |  | (137,442 | ) |  |  | (81,568 | ) |  |  | (31,353 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (398,404 | )
|  |  | (349,962 | ) |  |  | (434,943 | ) |  |  | (196,253 | ) |  |  | (95,579 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,076,737 | )
Underwriting income |  |  | 32,397 |  |  |  | 69,470 |  |  |  | 9,334 |  |  |  | 2,876 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 114,077 |
Service, fee and other revenues |  |  | 20,887 |  |  |  | 67,312 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,444 |  |  |  | 108,660 |
Investment income and realized gain (loss) |  |  | 23,385 |  |  |  | 22,708 |  |  |  | 10,104 |  |  |  | 2,086 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 58,283 |
Other expenses |  |  | (25,000 | ) |  |  | (43,354 | ) |  |  | (15,143 | ) |  |  | (3,114 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (86,611 | )
Interest expense |  |  | (4,641 | ) |  |  | (8,049 | ) |  |  | (2,811 | ) |  |  | (578 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (16,079 | )
Foreign currency loss |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,418 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2,418 | )
Gain on life settlement contracts |  |  | 13,535 |  |  |  | 23,472 |  |  |  | 8,199 |  |  |  | 1,686 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46,892 |
Acquisition gain on purchase |  |  | 5,850 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,850 |
Provision for income taxes |  |  | (11,897 | ) |  |  | (23,135 | ) |  |  | (1,738 | ) |  |  | (530 | ) |  |  | (5,072 | ) |  |  | (42,372 | )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries – related party |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,871 |  |  |  | 7,871 |
Non-controlling interest |  |  | (6,846 | ) |  |  | (11,873 | ) |  |  | (4,147 | ) |  |  | (853 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (23,719 | )
Net income attributable to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. |  | $ | 47,670 |  |  | $ | 94,133 |  |  | $ | 3,815 |  |  | $ | 1,573 |  |  | $ | 23,243 |  |  | $ | 170,434 |
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | Small Commercial Business |  | Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty |  | Specialty Program |  | Personal Lines Reinsurance |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Year ended December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premium written |  | $ | 465,951 |  |  | $ | 748,525 |  |  | $ | 264,051 |  |  | $ | 82,295 |  |  |  | — |  |  | $ | 1,560,822 |
Net premium written |  |  | 243,146 |  |  |  | 362,100 |  |  |  | 139,685 |  |  |  | 82,295 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 827,226 |
Change in unearned premium |  |  | 9,296 |  |  |  | (58,517 | ) |  |  | 568 |  |  |  | (32,914 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (81,567 | )
Net earned premium |  |  | 252,442 |  |  |  | 303,583 |  |  |  | 140,253 |  |  |  | 49,381 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 745,659 |
Ceding commission – primarily related party |  |  | 66,282 |  |  |  | 48,015 |  |  |  | 23,964 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 138,261 |
Loss and loss adjustment expense |  |  | (154,442 | ) |  |  | (191,149 | ) |  |  | (94,261 | ) |  |  | (31,629 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (471,481 | )
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses |  |  | (128,142 | ) |  |  | (98,547 | ) |  |  | (60,071 | ) |  |  | (16,049 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (302,809 | )
|  |  | (282,584 | ) |  |  | (289,696 | ) |  |  | (154,332 | ) |  |  | (47,678 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (774,290 | )
Underwriting income |  |  | 36,140 |  |  |  | 61,902 |  |  |  | 9,885 |  |  |  | 1,703 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 109,630 |
Service, fee and other revenues |  |  | 19,696 |  |  |  | 29,729 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 12,642 |  |  |  | 62,067 |
Investment income and realized gain (loss) |  |  | 21,951 |  |  |  | 20,339 |  |  |  | 11,616 |  |  |  | 2,564 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 56,470 |
Other expenses |  |  | (17,966 | ) |  |  | (24,443 | ) |  |  | (10,397 | ) |  |  | (3,597 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (56,403 | )
Interest expense |  |  | (4,110 | ) |  |  | (5,591 | ) |  |  | (2,378 | ) |  |  | (823 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12,902 | )
Foreign currency gain |  |  | — |  |  |  | 684 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 684 |
Gain on life settlement contracts |  |  | 3,776 |  |  |  | 5,138 |  |  |  | 2,185 |  |  |  | 756 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,855 |
Provision for income taxes |  |  | (16,331 | ) |  |  | (24,091 | ) |  |  | (2995 | ) |  |  | (166 | ) |  |  | (3,470 | ) |  |  | (47,053 | )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries – related party |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,044 |  |  |  | 24,044 |
Non-controlling interest |  |  | (1,887 | ) |  |  | (2,569 | ) |  |  | (1,093 | ) |  |  | (378 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (5,927 | )
Net income attributable to AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. |  | $ | 41,269 |  |  | $ | 61,098 |  |  | $ | 6,823 |  |  | $ | 59 |  |  | $ | 33,216 |  |  | $ | 142,465 |
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | Small Commercial Business |  | Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty |  | Specialty Program |  | Corporate and Other |  | Total
Year ended December 31, 2009: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross premium written |  | $ | 469,627 |  |  | $ | 461,338 |  |  | $ | 267,981 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,198,946 |
Net premium written |  |  | 255,496 |  |  |  | 245,604 |  |  |  | 142,326 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 643,426 |
Change in unearned premium |  |  | (16,525 | ) |  |  | (55,378 | ) |  |  | 2,359 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (69,544 | )
Net earned premium |  |  | 238,971 |  |  |  | 190,226 |  |  |  | 144,685 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 573,882 |
Ceding commission – primarily related party |  |  | 59,415 |  |  |  | 25,909 |  |  |  | 28,607 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 113,931 |
Loss and loss adjustment expense |  |  | (137,525 | ) |  |  | (98,797 | ) |  |  | (91,449 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (327,771 | )
Acquisition costs and other underwriting expenses |  |  | (119,734 | ) |  |  | (55,551 | ) |  |  | (68,994 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (244,279 | )
|  |  | (257,259 | ) |  |  | (154,348 | ) |  |  | (160,443 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (572,050 | )
Underwriting income |  |  | 41,127 |  |  |  | 61,787 |  |  |  | 12,849 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 115,763 |
Service and fee revenues |  |  | 12,323 |  |  |  | 9,841 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,526 |  |  |  | 30,690 |
Investment income, realized gain (loss) and loss on managed assets |  |  | 9,880 |  |  |  | 6,731 |  |  |  | 5,097 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21,708 |
Other expenses |  |  | (9,073 | ) |  |  | (8,114 | ) |  |  | (5,045 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (22,232 | )
Interest expense |  |  | (6,890 | ) |  |  | (6,162 | ) |  |  | (3,832 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (16,884 | )
Foreign currency gain |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,459 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2,459 |
Provision for income taxes |  |  | (9,891 | ) |  |  | (13,894 | ) |  |  | (1,894 | ) |  |  | (1,780 | ) |  |  | (27,459 | )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries – related party |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (822 | ) |  |  | (822 | )
Net income |  | $ | 37,476 |  |  | $ | 52,648 |  |  | $ | 7,175 |  |  | $ | 5,924 |  |  | $ | 103,223 |
(Amounts in Thousands) |  | Small Commercial Business |  | Specialty Risk and Extended Warranty |  | Specialty Program |  | Personal Lines Reinsurance |  | Corporate and other |  | Total
As of December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed assets |  | $ | 17,767 |  |  | $ | 30,811 |  |  | $ | 10,762 |  |  | $ | 2,213 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 61,553 |
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  | 123,976 |  |  |  | 167,782 |  |  |  | 22,858 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 314,616 |
Total assets |  |  | 2,151,924 |  |  |  | 2,483,923 |  |  |  | 913,141 |  |  |  | 133,566 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,682,554 |
As of December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed assets |  | $ | 9,839 |  |  | $ | 13,386 |  |  | $ | 5,694 |  |  | $ | 1,970 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 30,889 |
Goodwill and intangible assets |  |  | 87,001 |  |  |  | 95,737 |  |  |  | 15,088 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 197,826 |
Total assets |  |  | 1,581,946 |  |  |  | 1,716,980 |  |  |  | 741,835 |  |  |  | 141,692 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4,182,453

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