AMERISAFE INC
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $473.92M
- P/E (TTM)
- 10.2
- Dividend yield
- 6.16%
About Amerisafe
Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance, SIC 6331
AMERISAFE, Inc. is an insurance holding company that provides workers' compensation insurance to small and mid-sized employers operating in hazardous industries. Its insurance coverage provides statutory medical, disability, and death benefits to workers injured on the job. The company primarily targets employers in construction, trucking, logging and lumber, agriculture, manufacturing, maritime, and specialized services. In addition to underwriting insurance policies, it offers risk management services including workplace safety inspections, proactive claims administration, and payroll audit services to help policyholders identify hazards and manage claim expenses.
The company serves more than 10,200 voluntary policyholders and distributes products through roughly 1,400 independent agencies alongside an agency subsidiary licensed in 32 states. Geographically, it actively markets policies in 27 states and holds licenses across 47 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Operating subsidiaries are domiciled in Nebraska and Texas, though the provided text does not specify the corporate headquarters location.
Summary of the business section of Amerisafe's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- AMERISAFE INC
- Founded
- 1985
- Headquarters
- Deridder, LA
- Address
- 2301 Highway 190 West 70634
- Phone
- (337) 463-9052
- Website
- amerisafe.com
- Employees
- 55, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
- Incorporated in
- Texas
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, New Orleans, Louisiana
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- AMSF
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- IPO date
- Nov 18, 2005
- Shares outstanding
- 19M, Jul 17, 2026
- Public float
- $819.60M, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1018979
- CUSIP
- 03071H100
- ISIN
- US03071H1005
- LEI
- 2549002B4EXPBLGMNN22
- EIN
- 75-2069407
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| G. Janelle Frost | President & CEO, Director | 140,040 |
| Raymond F. Wise Jr. | EVP - CSO | 10,818 |
| Guillermo A. Ramos | EVP / Chief Financial Officer | – |
| Henry O. Lestage IV | EVP / Chief Claims Officer | – |
| Vincent J. Gagliano | EVP - Chief Risk Officer | 31,523 |
| Kathryn Housh Shirley | EVP - CAO | 27,252 |
| Anastasios Omiridis | EVP-CFO | 2,539 |
| Michael J. Brown | Director | 15,761 |
| Teri G. Fontenot | Director | 14,008 |
| Philip A. Garcia | Director | 27,243 |
| Billy B. Greer | Director | 8,861 |
| Jared A. Morris | Director | 86,428 |
| Sean Traynor | Director | 18,326 |
| Randy Roach | Director | 19,062 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 G. Janelle Frost | $2.37M | $2.75M | $865.12K | $102 | $169 |
| FY2024 G. Janelle Frost | $2.29M | $2.71M | $937.92K | $129 | $151 |
| FY2023 G. Janelle Frost | $2.10M | $2.37M | $1.06M | $108 | $113 |
| FY2022 G. Janelle Frost | $1.53M | $2.19M | $817.89K | $109 | $107 |
| FY2021 G. Janelle Frost | $1.93M | $1.06M | $695.23K | $102 | $117 |
| FY2020 G. Janelle Frost | $1.94M | $2.09M | $701.50K | $159 | $182 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“The table below sets forth information about our executive officers and key employees as of February 27, 2026. … G. Janelle Frost 55”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
| Date | Event | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2005 | IPO | Initial public offering priced (424B4 prospectus) |
| Nov 6, 1996 | Deregistration | Termination of SEC registration (Form 15) |
| Sep 30, 1996 | Listing | Registration of securities on an exchange (Form 8-A) |