BNET Industries

Market Cap:$328.7M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$302.3M
  • Public
  • US
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Workers' Compensation Insurance for hazardous industries. Choosing the right Workers' Compensation Insurance is essential for your business. Amerisafe is experienced in providing Workers' Compensation Insurance to the toughest class of business there is - low frequency, high severity accounts. Click on the industry-picture above that best represents your business for more information and see how our experience in providing quality Workers' Compensation Insurance to hazardous industries can benefit you.

Chairman & CEO
C. Allen Bradley
Number of Employees 463
Contact Information

2301 Hwy 190 W

Deridder, Louisiana 70634-6004

amerisafe.com

(337) 463-9052

NAICS Code Insurance Agencies and Brokerages: 524210

Recent Events

  • AMERISAFE elects board member

    11/18/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • AMERISAFE Announces Election of Philip A. Garcia to Board of Directors

    11/18/09 - Board Member - Entering - View Story

  • EOG Resources Net Falls; CBS Sales Down 1%

    11/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • AMERISAFE Announces 2009 Second Quarter Results

    8/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • AMERISAFE Announces Appointment of Chief Investment Officer

    6/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • AMERISAFE Live With FirstBest UMS for Workers' Compensation

    6/08/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

News & Analysis

amerisafe inc. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
G. Janelle Frost CFO & Executive Vice President
Geoffrey R. Banta CFO & Executive Vice President
Craig P. Leach Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
David O. Narigon Executive Vice President
Todd Walker General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President
Allan E. Farr Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Mgmt
Cynthia P. Harris Senior Vice President, HR & Client Services
Cynthis P. Harris Senior Vice President
Edwin R. Longanacre Senior Vice President, It
Henry O. Lestage Senior Vice President, Claims Operations
Kelly R. Goins Senior Vice President, Underwriting Operations
Leon J. Lagneaux Senior Vice President, Safety Operations
Paula Granger Controller & Vice President
Peter T. Lemann Treasurer & Vice President, Finance
Vincent Gagliano Vice President, Operations Analysis
Don Tankersley Director
Paige Harper Deputy General Counsel
Austin P. Young Director
Sean M. Traynor Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
C. Allen Bradley Chairman & CEO
C. Allen Bradlley Jr. Board of Directors
Daniel Phillips Board of Directors
Jared A. Morris Board of Directors
Mark W. Anderson Board of Directors
Millard E. Morris Board of Directors
Randy Roach Board of Directors
Thomas W. Hallagan Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Chairman & CEO Current

G. Janelle Frost has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since November 2008. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Frost served as Controller since May 2004 and Vice President since May 2006. She has been employed with our company since 1992 and served as Assistant Vice President from May 2004 to May 2006 and Deputy Controller from 1998 to April 2004.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Amerisafe Inc. Controller & Vice President Former

Geoffrey R. Banta has served as our Chief Operating Officer since November 2008. From December 2003 to October 2008, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining our company in 2003, he held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer from 2001 until November 2003, and Chief Operating Officer from 1996 until 2001, at Scruggs Consulting, an actuarial and management consulting firm. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Banta was Chief Financial Officer of the Atlanta Casualty Companies, an issuer of non-standard auto insurance whose holding company was a subsidiary of American Financial Group, Inc.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. CFO & Executive Vice President Current

Craig P. Leach has served as our Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing since November 2002. He has served in a variety of sales and key marketing positions within our company since beginning his insurance career with a predecessor to our company in 1980, including Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing from 1997 until November 2002.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

David O. Narigon has served as an Executive Vice President with responsibility for Claims, Information Technology and Premium Audit since September 2006. Prior to joining our company, he provided consulting, mediation, arbitration and expert witness services to the insurance industry through his company, Narigon Consulting & Settlement Services, from March 2005 until August 2006. Prior to March 2005, Mr. Narigon was employed by EMC Insurance Companies where he held the positions of Vice President, Claims from 1988 to June 1998 and Senior Vice President, Claims from June 1998 until March 2005, and President of EMC Risk Services from 1993 until March 2005.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Executive Vice President Current

Todd Walker has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since September 2006. From 2002 through September 2006, he was engaged in the private practice of law. Prior to 2002, Mr. Walker held various legal positions with Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp., a New York Stock Exchange listed refining and marketing company, where he had been employed since 1987.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President Current

Allan E. Farr has served as our Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management since April 2004. He has been employed with our company since 1998 and served as Vice President, Underwriting Services from 1999 until 2004.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Mgmt Current

Cynthia P. Harris has served as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources/Client Services since January 2003. She has been employed with our company since 1977 and served as Vice President, Policyholder Services and Administration from 1992 until December 2002.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President, HR & Client Services Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President Current

Edwin R. Longanacre has served as our Senior Vice President, Information Technology since March 2005. He has been employed with our company since 2000 and held the position of Vice President, Information Technology from September 2004 until March 2005 and Information Technology Director from 2000 until September 2004.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President, It Current

Henry O. Lestage, IV has served as our Senior Vice President, Claims Operations since September 2000. He has been employed with our company since 1987 and served as Vice President, Claims Operations from 1998 until 2000.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President, Claims Operations Current

Kelly R. Goins has served as our Senior Vice President, Underwriting Operations since March 2005. She has been employed with our company since 1986 and served as Vice President, Underwriting Operations from 2000 until March 2005.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President, Underwriting Operations Current

Leon J. Lagneaux has served as our Senior Vice President, Safety Operations since March 2005. He has been employed with our company since 1994 and served as Vice President, Safety Operations from 1999 until March 2005.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Senior Vice President, Safety Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Controller & Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Treasurer & Vice President, Finance Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Vice President, Operations Analysis Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Deputy General Counsel Current

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The University of Texas Degree Former

C. Allen Bradley, Jr. has served as Chairman of our board of directors since October 2005, our President since November 2002, our Chief Executive Officer since December 2003 and a Director since June 2003. From November 2002 until December 2003 he served as our Chief Operating Officer. Since joining our company in 1994, Mr. Bradley has had principal responsibility for the management of our underwriting operations (December 2000 through June 2005) and safety services (September 2000 through November 2002) and has served as our General Counsel (September 1997 through December 2003) and Secretary (September 1997 through November 2002). Prior to joining our company, he was engaged in the private practice of law.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerisafe Inc. President & CEO Former

Daniel Phillips, age 60, is President and Chief Executive Officer of PAX, Inc., a supplier of fabricated heavy industrial steel to the petrochemical, petroleum refining, and power industries headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Phillips founded PAX, Inc. in 1979, and has been an owner and officer of that company since that time.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jared A. Morris has served as a Director since September 2005. Since 2002, Mr. Morris has been an officer and a principal owner of Dumont Land, LLC and Marine One Acceptance Corp., both of which are subprime finance companies. He was an Assistant Vice President, Underwriter of CIT Business Credit, a commercial finance company, from 2000 until 2002.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current
Amerisafe Inc. Chairman Former

Millard E. Morris, age 62, founded the Company in 1985, and was its Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and principal shareholder until it was sold to a private investment group in 1997. He continued to serve on the Company’s board of directors until 2005. He has been the managing member of Dumont Management Group, LLC, a privately held company that provides management services to various affiliated finance and investment companies, since 1996. Millard E. Morris is the father of Jared A. Morris.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current

Randy Roach currently serves as the Mayor of Lake Charles, Louisiana, a position he has held since 2000. In his many years of public service, Mr. Roach has held positions as Assistant City Attorney for the city of Lake Charles (1985-1987) and State Representative in the Louisiana Legislature (1988-1996), as well as serving on numerous committees and task forces for the state of Louisiana.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe General Partner Current
Universal American Financial Corp. Observer Current
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Amcomp Incorporated Director Current
Ameripath Texas, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Select Medical Corporation Director Current
Amerisafe Inc. Director Current
BT Alex. Brown Incorporated Investment Banking Groups Former
Coopers & Lybrand, L.L.P. Team Member Former
Wcas Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers Former
AmeriPath, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania MBA Former
Villanova University B.S. Former
Select Medical Corporation member Former

Thomas W. Hallagan has been a Director since May 2006. Mr. Hallagan is currently a private investor. He was Managing Director–Head of U.S. Private Equity for Najeti Ventures, LLC, a private equity investment firm, from May 2002 until December 2005. From 2000 until May 2002, Mr. Hallagan was a private investor. Mr. Hallagan has served on numerous public and private company boards and was a certified public accountant with Deloitte Haskins & Sells.

Organization Position Status
Amerisafe Inc. Board of Directors Current
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     AMSF $17.41 -0.40 (-2.25% )
Average Volume 115,302
Shares Outstanding 18.88M
Market Cap 328.7M
Year High 21.97
Year Low 13.12
Earnings Per Share 2.23
P/E Ratio 7.81
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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