---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-23-263212"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AMSF"
cik: "0001018979"
company_name: "AMERISAFE INC"
filed_at: "2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T07:36:42.437192+00:00"
event_type: "dividend"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# AMERISAFE Q3 net income down 12% to $10M; declares $3.50 special dividend

## Summary
- Net income $9.96M ($0.52 diluted EPS) vs $11.36M ($0.59) in Q3 2022, down 12.3%.
- Gross premiums written up 3.9% to $70.8M; net combined ratio 90.6% vs 85.4% last year.
- Special cash dividend of $3.50/share declared, payable Dec 15 to holders of record Dec 1.
- Regular quarterly dividend $0.34/share, up 9.7% from prior year.
- Book value per share $17.51, up 5.7% from year-end 2022.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-23-263212
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AMSF
- cik: 0001018979
- company_name: AMERISAFE INC
- filed_at: 2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: dividend
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018979/000119312523263212/0001193125-23-263212-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018979/000119312523263212/d558908d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-263212
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-263212.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-23-263212.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  AMERISAFE INC reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On October 25, 2023, AMERISAFE, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018979/000119312523263212/0001193125-23-263212-index.htm

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