Barry Zyskind

Barry Dov Zyskind
Born1971 (age 52–53)
Los Angeles, California, US
Alma materNew York University Stern School of Business
Occupation(s)Chairman, CEO[1]
EmployerAmTrust Financial Services
SpouseEsther Karfunkel Zyskind[2]
FamilyGeorge Karfunkel (uncle)
Michael Karfunkel (father-in-law)

Barry Zyskind is an American businessman in the insurance industry, and head of AmTrust Financial Services Inc.[3] 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.[4] 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.'[5]

  1. ^ "AmTrust : Everything you need to know". Insurance Business. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Barry Zyskind's High Stakes Three Card Monte Game". Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  3. ^ "Barry Zyskind". AmTrust Financial. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  4. ^ Smith, Kate (September 1, 2016). "Steep Ascent: AmTrust Climbed 117 Spots in the Rankings by Maximizing Technology and Staying Focused on Small-Business Specialty Lines". Best's Review. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018 – via HighBeam Research.
  5. ^ Smith, Kate. "Steep Ascents with Barry Zyskind and AmTrust". AmTrust North America. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016. Retrieved October 9, 2016.