AmTrust and Maiden shares plunge as Q2 earnings disappoint

Shares in US carrier AmTrust and sister company Maiden Holdings
have fallen over 11 percent and 30 percent respectively in early
New York trading today, after the firms released their second
quarter results yesterday evening.
AmTrust shares fell as much as 11.5 percent to reach $14.07 by
late morning New York time, while Maiden was down 23 percent at
$8.12 after plunging almost 31 percent at the opening bell.
Wall Street analysts had predicted Maiden would post a profit of...