BNET Industries

Market Cap:$152.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$192.3M
  • Public
  • BM
Dow Jones Description

We are a specialty insurance company that provides customized insurance products and solutions to small and medium sized businesses in industries which we believe are underserved by the standard insurance market. For twenty years, we have developed specialized insurance coverages and alternative risk transfer products not generally available to our customers because of the unique characteristics of the risks involved and the associated needs of the insureds. We currently specialize in developing and underwriting these products for environmental risks, residential and commercial construction companies, specialty programs, fully-funded policies and other specialty classes of risks.

President & CEO
Stephen R. Crim
Number of Employees 182
Contact Information

31 Queen Street 2nd Floor

Hamilton HM 11

www.americansaf...

(441) 296 8560

NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210

Recent Events

  • A.M. Best Affirms Ratings of American Safety Insurance Group

    12/01/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Reports Net Earnings of $5.0 Million

    10/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • ASI Raises $60,000 for Habitat for Humanity, American Heart Association

    10/08/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance ASI Announces Resignation of CAO

    8/31/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Finance - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Appoints Chief Financial Officer

    8/11/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Announces the

    8/10/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • 5. American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Announces Appointment of Marilyn V.

    8/03/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story

  • Raymond James Downgrades American Safety Insurance ASI to Market Perform

    7/22/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Reports Net Earnings of $6.9 Million

    7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Stephen R. Crim President & CEO
Joseph D. Scollo COO & Executive Vice President
Julia Davis Chief Information Officer
Laura Ervin Chief Accounting Officer & Controller & Interim CFO
Steven B. Mathis CFO
Ambuj Jain Senior Vice President, Corp Planning & Dev
Thomas M. Callahan Senior Vice President, Reinsurance
Gary J. Campbell Vice President, Finance
Cherry Hill
Frank Dunne
Fred J. Pinckney General Counsel & Secretary
Larry Howard
Randolph L.M. Hutto General Counsel & Secretary
Frank D. Lackner Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Thomas W. Mueller Deputy Chairman
Harris K. Chorney Board of Directors
Lawrence I. Geneen Board of Directors
Steven L. Groot Board of Directors

Stephen R. Crim became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in January 2003 and became President of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance operations in January 2002. Prior to becoming President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Crim was responsible for all of the Company’s underwriting functions since joining the Company in 1990. Previously, Mr. Crim was employed in the underwriting departments of Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. and The Hartford Insurance Co. between 1986 and 1990. Mr. Crim has over 19 years experience in the insurance industry.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. President & CEO Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Indiana University Bachelor of Science Degree In Mathematics Former

Joseph D. Scollo, Jr. serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Scollo served as Executive Vice President of the Company since January 2003 and served as Senior Vice President — Operations since November 1998. Previously, Mr. Scollo served as Senior Vice President — Operations of United Coastal Insurance Company, New Britain, Connecticut since 1989. Mr. Scollo has over 17 years of experience in the insurance industry. Mr. Scollo holds a certified public accountant certificate.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. COO & Executive Vice President Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. President and Chief Operating Officer Former
United Coastal Insurance Company Senior Vice President of Operations Former

Ms. Davis joined American Safety Insurance in 2008 with more than 20 years of experience in information technology. Prior to joining ASI, she was with General Electric for 10 years, where she was the Chief Information Officer for the GE Healthcare Financial Services Equipment Finance division and GE Capital's Business Productivity Solutions division. She also has experience consulting to Fortune 500 companies on strategic technology initatives and has served as an officer in the United States Air Force. Ms. Davis received her Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Lehigh University in 1985 and her Masters of Science degree in Systems Administration from St. Mary's University in 1988.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Chief Information Officer Current
St. Mary's University Masters of Science Degree In Systems Administration Former

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Chief Accounting Officer & Controller & Interim CFO Current

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. CFO Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Vice President, Planning & Treasurer Former

Mr. Jain joined American Safety Insurance in 2004, and is responsible for overseeing the yearly corporate planning and integration of acquisitions, as well as overseeing the Company's healthcare division. He has served as a consultant to the Company's Executive Management since 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Jain was Senior Vice President, Marketing and Planning for RCI. He has also served as Senior Manager with Deloitte Consulting, Partner with WorldMark Group, Inc., and a marketing professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Mr. Jain has more than 20 years of marketing and operations experience. He received his MBA in 1985 and Ph.D. in Marketing and Social Psychology in 1990 from the State University of New York-Buffalo.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Corp Planning & Dev Current
Deloitte Consulting Llp Senior Manager Former

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Senior Vice President, Reinsurance Current

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. General Counsel & Secretary Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Secretary Former

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Current

Mr. Hutto joined ASI in 2006 with more than ten years of experience as general counsel for publicly traded companies, as well as twelve years of experience in private practice in the fields of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining ASI, he was with NDCHealth Corp., where he served in various executive-level capacities including Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development. He also has held executive-level legal positions with First Financial Management Co. from 1992 until the company’s merger with First Data Corporation. Following the merger, Mr. Hutto was Senior Vice President- Strategic Planning and Corporate Development with First Data until 1997. Additionally, he has 13 years’ experience in private practice. He received his Juris Doctor, with distinction, from the Emory University School of Law in 1978. He was a member of the Order of the Coif and served as the Managing Editor of the Emory Law Journal. He received his B.S. in Biology from Washington & Lee University in 1972.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. General Counsel & Secretary Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Current
NDCHealth Corporation General Counsel, Executive Vice President & Secretary Former
Emory Law Journal Managing Editor Former
The Order of the Coif Board of Directors Former
Emory University School of Law Juris Doctor Former
Washington and Lee University B.S. In Biology Former

Thomas W. Mueller has served as a director of the Company since 1986. Mr. Mueller has been vice president of Cardinal Industrial Insulation Co., Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky, since 1975, which is engaged in industrial insulation and asbestos and sound abatement. Mr. Mueller has over 29 years experience in construction business.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Deputy Chairman Current
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Former

Frank D. Lackner has been a director of the Company since 2004. Since 2001, Mr. Lackner has been a managing director with Torsiello Capital Partners LLC in New York, New York, engaged in providing investment banking and financial advisory services to the global insurance and financial services industry. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Lackner was co-founder and president of RiskContinuum, Inc., an online reinsurance exchange start-up venture established to facilitate reinsurance opportunities for insurance brokers, corporate risk managers, insurance and reinsurance companies, which has ceased operations. From 1993 to 1997, he was a vice president with Insurance Partners L.P., a private equity investment partnership specializing in financial services. From 1992 to 1993, Mr. Lackner was an assistant underwriter with Centre Reinsurance Companies, a subsidiary of Zurich Financial Services, engaged in finite risk reinsurance and insurance transactions. Prior to joining Centre Re, Mr. Lackner was an investment banking analyst in the insurance group at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. from 1990 to 1992. Mr. Lackner has over 16 years experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Director Current
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd Board of Directors Current
Torsiello Securities, Inc. Managing Director Former
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation Investment Banker Former
Hofstra University Bba In Banking and Finance Former

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Lawrence I. Geneen has served as a director of the Company since 2003. He is president and owner of an insurance risk management and strategic consulting firm in Scarsdale, New York. From 1999 to 2001, he was executive vice president and chief operating officer of American Management Association in New York, New York, which is engaged in management training and publishing. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Geneen was a managing director of Marsh & McLennan, Inc. in New York, where he was responsible for global sales and client management leadership in its insurance brokerage business. From 1992 to 1997 he was a managing principal and owner of Johnson and Higgins, and from 1974 to 1992 he was employed in a number of executive sales positions and management positions in its insurance brokerage business. Mr. Geneen has over 39 years experience in the insurance business.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Steven L. Groot served in various positions at Allstate Insurance Company in Northbrook, Illinois from 1970 to 2002, most recently as President of Direct Distribution and e-Commerce and as a member of its board of directors. Mr. Groot has over 35 years of experience in the insurance industry.

Organization Position Status
American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Executive News

  • Ervin Steps Down as American Safety Chief Accounting Officer

    Insurance Journal - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance (ASI) Announces Resignation of CAO

    Street Insider - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Reports Resignation of Chief Accounting Officer

    Business Wire - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Taps Duck Creek Rating Solution

    Insurance and Technology - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Selects Duck Creek Technologies Solution

    PR Newswire - 8/21/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Announces the Appointment of Mark W. Haushill as Chief...

    Forbes.com - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Announces the

    Business Wire via MSN Money - 8/10/09 - View Story

  • American Safety Insurance Holdings, Ltd. Announces the Appointment of Mark W. Haushill as Chief Financial Officer

    Stockwatch - 8/10/09 - View Story

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ASI $14.73 +0.43 (3.01% )
Volume 185,985
Shares Outstanding 10.3M
Market Cap 152.4M
Year High 17.44
Year Low 8.43
Earnings Per Share 0.86
P/E Ratio 17.1279
Dividend 0.00
Yield 0.00
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