AMSF AMERISAFE Inc

HOUSTON, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMERISAFE (NASDAQ:AMSF) announced today that it has been included in the new NASDAQ Global Select Market ("NGS"). The NASDAQ Global Select Market is a newly created market tier with higher initial listing standards based on financial and liquidity requirements. Prior to the change, AMERISAFE had been listed on the NASDAQ National Market. Allen Bradley, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMERISAFE, stated, "NGS has very high listing standards, and we are pleased to be included in this new tier of NASDAQ companies." The change went into effect on July 1, 2006. NASDAQ also plans to launch indexes based on its new tiers. For additional information about the NASDAQ Global Select Market, please go to: http://www.nasdaq.com/globalselect. AMERISAFE, Inc. is a specialty provider of workers' compensation insurance focused on small to mid-sized employers engaged in hazardous industries, principally construction, trucking, logging, agriculture, oil and gas, maritime and sawmills. AMERISAFE actively markets workers' compensation insurance in 27 states and the District of Columbia. Contact: Geoff Banta, EVP & CFO of AMERISAFE, Inc., +1-337-463-9052; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner, or Karen Roan, Sr. VP, both of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for AMERISAFE. DATASOURCE: AMERISAFE, Inc. CONTACT: Geoff Banta, EVP & CFO of AMERISAFE, Inc., +1-337-463-9052; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner, or Karen Roan, Sr. VP, both of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for AMERISAFE

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