AMWEST INSURANCE GROUP INC
SC 13G, 1996-02-02
SURETY INSURANCE
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                              Washington, DC 20549

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                                  Schedule 13G

             INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                    UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                               (Amendment No. 4) *

                          Amwest Insurance Group, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                          Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    032345100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)


           Check the  following  box if a fee is being  paid with the  statement
_____ . (A fee is not  required  only if the filing  person:  (1) has a previous
statement on file  reporting  beneficial  ownership of more than five percent of
the class of  securities  described  in Item 1; and (2) has  filed no  amendment
subsequent  thereto  reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of
such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)


                         (Continued on following pages)


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           * The  remainder  of  this  cover  page  shall  be  filled  out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
of securities,  and for any subsequent  amendment  containing  information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

           The  information  required on the  remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed"  for the  purpose  of  Section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act  (however,  see
the Notes).


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CUSIP No.  032345100             13G                               

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     1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
             S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                        Savage Family Trust

                        95-6772098


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     2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP *     (a)
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                                                                    (b)  X
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     3       SEC USE ONLY


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     4       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
                        United States of America

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                             5      SOLE VOTING POWER


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       NUMBER OF             6      SHARED VOTING POWER
        SHARES                                 823,115
     BENEFICIALLY
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       OWNED BY              7      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    EACH REPORTING

      PERSON WITH
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                             8      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                               823,115


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     9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
                        823,115
                         shares

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     10      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
             CERTAIN SHARES *
                                                                    

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     11      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
                        34.8


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     12      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
                        OO

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Item 1.     Name of Issuer:

            Amwest Insurance Group, Inc.

Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 300
            Woodland Hills, California  91367

Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

            Savage Family Trust

Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office:

            6320 Canoga Avenue, Suite 300
            Woodland Hills, California  91367

Item 2(c).  Citizenship or Place of Organization:

            California

Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Common Stock, $.01 par value

Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:

            032345100

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is:

           Not applicable

Item 4.       Ownership:

           (a)    Amount Beneficially Owned:

                  823,115 shares

           (b)    Percent of Class:

                  34.8%


           (c)    Number of shares to which such person has:
<TABLE>
                   <S>                                                                 <C>       
                   (i)     sole power to vote or to direct the vote:                   None
                   (ii)    shared power to vote or to direct the vote:                 823,115 shares
                   (iii)   sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:      None
                   (iv)   shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of :    823,115 shares

</TABLE>
                  The  information  provided  in  this  Item 4 is  based  on the
                  following:

                  The  Reporting  Person  owns  directly  126,274  shares of the
                  Issuer's Common Stock. Additionally, the Reporting Person also
                  owns  all  of  the   outstanding   common   stock  of   Savage
                  Diversified,   Inc.,  a  California  corporation,  which  owns
                  directly 696,841 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock.  Richard
                  H. Savage  beneficially  owns  823,115  shares of the Issuer's
                  Common  Stock and,  as Trustee of the  Reporting  Person,  has
                  voting  and   dispositive   power  over  such  823,115  shares
                  beneficially owned by the Reporting Person.

Item 5.       Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

              Not applicable

Item 6.       Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

           Included in the Reporting Person's aggregate amount of 823,115 shares
           beneficially  owned  are  696,841  shares  currently  held by  Savage
           Diversified,  Inc., a California corporation, which beneficially owns
           29.4% of the Issuer's Common Stock.

Item 7.       Identification and Classification of a Subsidiary Which Acquired 
              the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

              Not applicable

Item 8.       Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

              Not applicable

Item 9.       Notice of Dissolution of Group:

              Not applicable

Item 10.      Certification:

              Not applicable


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                                    SIGNATURE

           After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:  February 1, 1996



                                            /s/ RICHARD H. SAVAGE
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                                            Richard H. Savage
                                            Trustee





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