OREANDA-NEWS. A.M. Best has assigned a Long-Term Issue Credit Rating (Long-Term IR) of “bb+” to the recently announced $250 million 6.95% non-cumulative preferred stock (Series F Preferred Stock) of AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. (AFSI) [NASDAQ National Market: AFSI] (headquartered in New York, NY). The outlook assigned to this Credit Rating is stable.