- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Coben Jerome L	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ZENITH NATIONAL INSURANCE CORP [ ZNT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 5482 WILSHIRE BLVD., #1579	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/20/2010
(Street) LOS ANGELES, CA 90036 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	5/20/2010		D (1)		3180	D	$38.00	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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
Phantom Stock	(2)	5/20/2010		M   (2)			1298.23	(2)	(2)	Common Stock	1298.23	$38.00	0	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 17, 2010, among Zenith National Insurance Corp., Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and Fairfax Investments II USA Corp. for cash consideration equal to $38 per share.
( 2)	Each share of phantom stock is a deferred stock unit payable only in cash and is the economic equivalent of a share of the Issuer's common stock. Reporting Person's director compensation was deferred into deferred stock units pursuant to the terms of the Zenith National Insurance Corp. 2003 Non-employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan. Dividends payable on the common stock are deemed received on the deferred stock units and reinvested in deferred stock units. Pursuant to the terms of the plan, deferred stock units became payable in cash in a lump sum upon the Reporting Person's termination of service as a director on May 20, 2010.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Coben Jerome L 5482 WILSHIRE BLVD., #1579 LOS ANGELES, CA 90036	X

Signatures
/s/ Hyman J. Lee Jr., attorney-in-fact		5/24/2010
** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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