AMERISAFE to Present at BURKENROAD REPORTS Investment Conference

DERIDDER, La., April 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMERISAFE, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMSF), a specialty provider of high hazard workers' compensation insurance, today announced that Geoffrey R. Banta, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Vincent Gagliano, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, will present at the 17th Annual BURKENROAD REPORTS Investment Conference hosted by Tulane University'sFreeman School of Business. The event will be held on Friday, April 26, 2013 at the Westin New Orleans Canal Place Hotel.

The event is free and open to the public. To see the conference agenda and register please go to www.burkenroad.org. AMERISAFE's presentation will be webcast live at 11:00 a.m. Central time (12:00 p.m. Eastern). To listen to the audio webcast and view accompanying presentation materials, visit the Investor Relations section of the AMERISAFE website at www.amerisafe.com. A replay will be archived on the site shortly after the presentation concludes.

About AMERISAFE

AMERISAFE, Inc. is a specialty provider of workers' compensation insurance focused on small to mid-sized employers engaged in hazardous industries, principally construction, trucking, manufacturing and agriculture. AMERISAFE actively markets workers' compensation insurance in 30 states and the District of Columbia.

CONTACT: Janelle Frost, EVP & CFO          AMERISAFE, Inc.          337-463-9052

Source: AMERISAFE, Inc.