Amerisafe Inc – IPO: ‘RW’ on 11/6/96

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Initial Public Offering (IPO):  Registration Withdrawal Request
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: RW          Request for Withdrawal of Registration                 4     12K 

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[JONES, DAY, REAVIS & POGUE LETTERHEAD] 

8463:mem                                                                        
956555-010-001                                                    (214) 969-3677
November 5, 1996

VIA EDGAR                                                                       

Securities and Exchange Commission                                              
450 Fifth Street, N.W.                                                          
Washington, D.C.  20549                                                         

Re:    AMERISAFE, Inc.                              
Registration Statement (No. 333-10099)

Ladies and Gentlemen:                                                           

             On behalf of AMERISAFE, Inc. (the "Company"), we enclose one copy
of each of (i) the Company's request for the withdrawal of the above-referenced 
Registration Statement and (ii) a letter of Smith Barney Inc. and Piper Jaffray 
Inc. joining in the Company's request.                                          

         As indicated in the enclosures, the Company has abandoned the
proposed initial public offering of its Class A Common Stock, and the Company   
and the underwriters confirm that no shares of the Company's Class A Common     
Stock have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.                    

           Please direct any comments or questions you may have concerning
this matter to the undersigned at (214) 969-3677 or James E. O'Bannon at (214)  
969-3766.                                                                       

                                     Very truly yours,

                                             /s/ CHRISTINE A. HATHAWAY

                                         Christine A. Hathaway

Enclosures                                                                      

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Securities and Exchange Commission                                              
November 5, 1996                                                                
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cc:    Ms. Shelley Parratt                                                      
Mr. George A. Zachariah                                           
Securities and Exchange Commission                            

Mr. Millard E. Morris                                             
Mr. Mark R. Anderson                                              
Arthur L. Hunt, Esq.                                              
AMERISAFE, Inc.                                               

James E. O'Bannon, Esq.                                           
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue                                    

Frederick W. Kanner, Esq.                                         
Dewey Ballantine                                              

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[AMERISAFE, INC. LETTERHEAD]

November 5, 1996

Securities and Exchange Commission                                              
450 Fifth Street, NW                                                            
Washington, DC  20549                                                           

Re:    AMERISAFE, Inc. Registration   
Statement on Form S-1   
    (Registration No. 333-10099)

Ladies and Gentlemen:                                                           

     Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, AMERISAFE, Inc. (the "Company") requests that the above-referenced     
Registration Statement be withdrawn.  The Registration Statement was declared   
effective at 4:30 p.m. on October 22, 1996; however, the Company has abandoned  
the proposed offering due to market conditions.                                 

           The Company confirms that no shares of its Class A Common Stock
have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement and there are no holders  
of record of the Class A Common Stock.  A letter from the underwriters          
confirming that there have been no sales of the Class A Common Stock pursuant   
to the Registration Statement and joining in the Company's request for the      
withdrawal of the Registration Statement is being delivered to the Commission   
with this letter.                                                               

         AMERISAFE, INC.

                       By:        /s/ ARTHUR L. HUNT
                                           -------------------------------------
                                    Arthur L. Hunt, Vice President

cc:    Ms. Shelley Parratt                                                      
Mr. George A. Zachariah                                           
Securities and Exchange Commission                            

James E. O'Bannon, Esq.                                           
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue                                    

Frederick W. Kanner, Esq.                                         
Dewey Ballantine                                              

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[SMITH BARNEY LETTERHEAD] 

                                                                November 5, 1996

AMERISAFE, Inc. 
Class A Common Stock

Securities and Exchange Commission                                              
450 Fifth Street, NW                                                            
Washington, DC  20549                                                           
Attn:  George A. Zachariah                                                      

Dear Sirs:                                                                      

The undersigned, as the representatives of the prospective Underwriters of the  
above-captioned Shares, hereby join in the request of Amerisafe, Inc.           
("AMERISAFE") for the withdrawal of the Registration Statement (Registration    
No. 333-10099).  The undersigned further confirm that no sales of the above-    
captioned Shares have been made pursuant to such Registration Statement.        

                       Very truly yours,

                       SMITH BARNEY INC.
                        PIPER JAFFRAY INC.

                      By: SMITH BARNEY

                                        By:    /s/ MARK J. AMRHEIN
                                                    ----------------------------
                                                 Mark J. Amrhein
                                          Director

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