AMERISAFE NASDAQ: AMSF reported higher second-quarter premiums and continued policy growth, while executives said the workers' compensation insurer is navigating a profitable but increasingly competitive market marked by rate pressure and rising medical costs. On the company's second-quarter 2026 earnings call, President and CEO Janelle Frost said the workers' compensation market "remains profitable," but continues to show "gradual softening." She cited rate reductions, increasing medical costs, moderating ...