Women In Business - MediaSpan

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2009
ADVERTISING SECTION
AMERICAN PRESS
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■ AMERISAFE, INC.
Turning workers’ compensation risk into opportunity
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AMERISAFE is an insurance
holding company and was
incorporated in Texas in 1985.
The company began operations
in 1986 by focusing on
workers compensation insurance
for logging contractors in
the southeast United States. In
1994, they expanded their
focus to include the other
hazardous industries they
serve today.
Two of their three insurance
subsidiaries, American
Interstate Insurance Company
and Silver Oak Casualty, are
domiciled in Louisiana. Their
other insurance subsidiary,
American Interstate Insurance
Company of Texas, is domiciled
in Texas.
Amerisafe is a leading
provider of workers' compensation
services, doing business
in more than 30 states with
approximately 460 employees
nationwide.
The companys’ success has
been achieved by the talent,
energy, effectiveness and team
spirit of its people.
As they continue to grow,
they constantly seek careerminded,
service-oriented professionals
to fill a range of
positions in a variety of locations.
Amerisafe has employees in
accounting and finance,
claims, information technology,
marketing, premium audit,
regulatory (legal), safety, sales,
and underwriting.
The company strongly
believes in the person-to-person
delivery of comprehensive
effective services to their
clients.
Half of their employees are
spread throughout the United
States located close to the
clients and their needs. The
other half serve in their
DeRidder headquarters, in
two modern office facilities in
a casual campus environment.
DeRidder is a family-friendly
small town with a moderate
climate and a reasonable cost
of living. Located in the west
central area of Louisiana,
DeRidder is surrounded by
pine forests, family farms and
gently rolling terrain.
Amerisafe is a specialty
provider of workers' compensation
insurance focused on
small- to mid-sized employers
engaged in hazardous industries,
principally construction,
trucking, agriculture, logging,
oil and gas, maritime and
sawmills. They provide coverage
to employers under state
and federal workers' compensation
laws. Their workers'
compensation insurance policies
provide benefits to injured
employees for, among other
things, temporary or permanent
disability, death and
medical and hospital expenses.
The company employs a
proactive, disciplined
approach in underwriting
employers and providing
comprehensive services
intended to lessen the overall
incidence and cost of workplace
injuries.
They provide safety services
at employers' workplaces as a
vital component of their
underwriting process and to
promote safer workplaces.
The Company utilizes intensive
claims management practices
that they believe reduce
the overall cost of their claims.
In addition, their audit services
ensure that their policyholders
pay the appropriate
premiums required under the
terms of their policies and
enable them to monitor payroll
patterns that cause underwriting,
safety or fraud concerns.
Their competitive advantages
include their experienced
underwriting team,
safety services, claims management
practices, their A.M.
Best rating of "A-" (Excellent),
their information technology
and their ability to reduce
claims through implementation
of their work safety programs.
In addition, Amerisafe
believes that their insurance is
competitively priced and their
premium rates are typically
lower than those for policyholders
assigned to the state
insurance pools, allowing
them to provide a viable alternative
for policyholders in
those pools.
Amerisafe’s mission is to
provide quality insurance
services to their customers
through diligent risk assessment.
They will deliver an
exceptional product with
integrity through professional,
knowledgeable, and dedicated
empolyees.
Amerisafe’s vision is to turn
risk into opportunity through
the efforts of their employees.
AMERISAFE, INC
2301 Hwy. 190 West
DeRidder, LA 70634-6006
(800) 256-9052, (337) 463-9052
www.amerisafe.com
Robin Bailey
Melody Bardwell
Rebekah Beasley
Liz Burks
April Burns
Donette Calcote
Lisa Crawford
Virginia Decker
Bridget Diron
Lisa Ernst
Lynn Erpelding
Barbara Foshee
Janelle Frost
Kelly Goins
Beverly Gott
Paula Granger
Cindy Harris
Tiffany Herron
Nancy Hunt
Teresa Hunt
Sherry Johnston
Premium Audit Administrator
Technical Writer II
Benefits & Work. Comp. Administrator
Accounting Manager- AGAI
Area Manager- Claims
Information & Document Management Coordinator
Imaging/Mail Services Supervisor
Premium Fraud Associate
Medical Services Team Leader
Treasury Services Supervisor
Commercial Lines Manager- AGAI
Senior Accountant II
Executive VP/Chief Financial Officer
Sr. VP of Underwriting
Audit Services Manager
VP/Controller
Sr VP of HR/Client Services/Training
Senior Accountant I
Group Leader- Underwriting
Administrative Team Leader- Claims
Accounts Payable Supervisor
Pam Lambert
Angela Lannen
Tiffany Lestage
Charity Lewing
Amanda Loftin
Barbra McCrary
Kim Midkiff
Colleen Olson
Marcy Peoples
Angie Picou
Cara Smith
Lori Stevenson
Theresa Stout
Missy Stuart
Ruth Suire
Hope Sun
Brenda Swain
June Toothman
Sheryl Victor
Kathy Wells
Joyce Whiddon
PST Manager- Underwriting
Director, Treasury Services
Area Manager- Claims
Premium Audit Administrator
Area Manager- Claims
Premium Audit Manager
First Report Team Leader
Audit Services Associate
Licensing Services Coordinator
Senior Accountant II
Audit Account Administrator
Team Leader- Claims
Operations Manager- AGAI
Logistics Supervisor
Payroll Supervisor
Database Administrator
Group Leader- Underwriting
Senior Accountant I
CIS Team Leader- Claims
Filing Services Coordinator
Group Leader- Underwriting
2301 Hwy 190 W
DeRidder, LA 70634
(337) 463-9052
www.amerisafe.com
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