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Exhibit 12.1

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends

(Amounts in Thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013     2012      2011      2010  

Earnings:

            

Pretax income from continuing operations before adjustment for income or loss from equity investees

   $ 471,933      $ 379,249      $ 196,857       $ 171,259       $ 178,238   

Fixed charges

     48,458        34,691        28,508         16,709         12,902   

Company share of pre-tax losses of equity investees for which charges arising from guarantees are included in fixed charges

     —          —          —           —           (1,288
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
$ 520,391    $ 413,940    $ 225,365    $ 187,968    $ 189,852   

Less:

Interest capitalized

$ —      $ —      $ —      $ —      $ —     

Non-controlling interest in pre-tax (loss) income of subsidiaries that have not incurred fixed charges

  (416   (1,633   6,873      20,730      5,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
  (416   (1,633   6,873      20,730      5,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Earnings

$ 520,807    $ 415,573    $ 218,492    $ 167,238    $ 184,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fixed Charges:

Interest expensed and capitalized, and amortized premiums, discounts and capitalized expenses related to indebtedness

  48,458      34,691      28,508      16,709      12,902   

Expense of the interest within rental expense (1)

  —        —        —        —        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Fixed Charges

$ 48,458    $ 34,691    $ 28,508    $ 16,709    $ 12,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Preferred Stock Dividends:

Preferred dividends

  12,738      3,989      —        —        —     

Preferred dividends grossed up to a pre-income tax basis

  19,597      6,137      —        —        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total combined fixed charges and preferred dividends

$ 68,055    $ 40,828    $ 28,508    $ 16,709    $ 12,902   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Dividends

  7.7      10.2      7.7      10.0      14.3   

 

(1)  Deemed to be immaterial