Risky Business Pays Off for Monoline Carrier Amerisafe

A company that sells only workers’ compensation insurance and focuses on high-hazard industries such as logging, construction and trucking might seem like a risky business. But Amerisafe has been successful doing just that, with results that have stood out in the work comp industry. Profits have climbed each of the last five years, and Amerisafe’s combined ratio has come in under 80 for the last two years. Amerisafe's underwriting results have “significantly outperformed” the workers' compensation composite, analysts with A.M. Best said in a June 2016 credit r...