Stock Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Stock Compensation [Abstract]

Stock Compensation

4. STOCK COMPENSATION

     AmerInst Professional Services Limited ("APSL"), a subsidiary of AmerInst, has entered into employment agreements with four key members of senior management, which grant them phantom shares of the Company. Under these agreements, these employees were initially granted a total of 75,018 phantom shares of the Company on the date of their employment. The phantom shares are eligible for phantom dividends paid at the same rate as regular dividends on the Company's common shares. The phantom dividends may be used only to purchase additional phantom shares with the purchase price of such phantom shares being the net book value of the Company's actual common shares as of the end of the previous quarter. During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012, 609 and 1,202 phantom shares were granted, respectively, arising from the dividends declared on the Company's common shares. 80,074 phantom shares were outstanding at September 30, 2012.

     The employees' interest in the phantom shares initially granted as well as any additional shares granted from dividends declared will vest on January 1, 2015. The liability payable to the employees under this phantom share plan is equal to the value of the phantom shares based on the net book value of the Company's actual common shares at the end of the previous quarter less the value of phantom shares initially granted and is payable in cash upon the earlier of the employee attaining 65 years of age or within 60 days of such employee's death or permanent disability, including if such death or permanent disability occurs before January 1, 2015.

     The liability relating to these phantom shares is recalculated quarterly based on the net book value of the Company's common shares at the end of each quarter. As a result of the overall decrease in the book value of the Company's common shares since the grant dates, no liability has been recorded by the Company relating to these phantom shares at September 30, 2012.