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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * CRIM STEPHEN R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN SAFETY INSURANCE HOLDINGS LTD [ASI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) 44 CHURCH STREET, P.O. BOX HM2064 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/13/2010 (Street) HAMILTON, D0 HM 11 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/04/2010   A   791 (1) A $ 14.64 113,211 D   Common Stock 03/11/2010   A   1,559 (2) A $ 16 112,463 D   Common Stock 05/13/2010   D   8,369 (3) D $ 16.49 104,094 D   Common Stock 05/13/2010   A   23,000 (3) A $ 6 127,094 D   Common Stock               65,339 I See footnote 4 (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 6

05/13/2010

A

23,000 (3)

06/23/2003

06/23/2010

Common Stock

23,000

$ 6

239,484

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CRIM STEPHEN R 44 CHURCH STREET P.O. BOX HM2064 HAMILTON, D0 HM 11	X		CEO

Signatures

Stephen R. Crim		05/14/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	379 shares surrendered @ $14.64 per share for withholdings on 1,170 shares vested (25% of the 03/04/2008 RSA). 791 net shares.
(2)	748 shares surrendered @ $16.00 per share for withholdings on 2,307 shares vested (25% of 03/11/2009 RSA). 1,559 net shares.
(3)	8,369 share surrendered to cover option exercise price on 23,000 options @ $6.00 per share.
(4)	Includes 65,195 shares of common stock owned by spouse and 144 shares of common stock held of record as custodian of a child.

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