AMERISAFE, Inc. (AMSF) CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Company Celebrates Listing


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Allen Bradley, CEO of AMERISAFE, Inc. (AMSF) will preside over the
 opening bell to celebrate AMERISAFE's listing on the NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday August 8th, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Geoff Banta, CFO
 337-463-9052
 gbanta@amerisafe.com

 Ken Dennard
 DRG&E, LLC
 713-529-6600
 ksdennard@drg-e.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA-5 C-band/transponder 14. The downlink frequency is 3980 horizontal; audio: 6.2/6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About AMERISAFE, Inc. (AMSF):

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 markets workers' compensation insurance in 27 states and the District of Columbia.