Stock Options and Restricted Stock	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]
Stock Options and Restricted Stock	Note 2. Stock Options and Restricted Stock As of March 31, 2019, the Company has three equity incentive plans: the AMERISAFE 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Incentive Plan”), the AMERISAFE Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (the “Restricted Stock Plan”) and the AMERISAFE 2012 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2012 Incentive Plan”). In connection with the approval of the 2012 Incentive Plan by the Company’s shareholders, no further grants will be made under the 2005 Incentive Plan. All grants made under the 2005 Incentive plan will continue in effect, subject to the terms and conditions of the 2005 Incentive Plan. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information regarding the Company’s incentive plans. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, options to purchase 5,000 and 15,000 shares of common stock were exercised, respectively. In connection with these exercises, the Company received minimal stock option proceeds in the current year and $0.1 million of stock option proceeds in the same period of 2018. The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $0.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and $17.8 thousand in the quarter ended March 31, 2018.

Stock Options and Restricted Stock

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Note 2. Stock Options and Restricted Stock

As of March 31, 2019, the Company has three equity incentive plans: the AMERISAFE 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2005 Incentive Plan”), the AMERISAFE Non-Employee Director Restricted Stock Plan (the “Restricted Stock Plan”) and the AMERISAFE 2012 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “2012 Incentive Plan”). In connection with the approval of the 2012 Incentive Plan by the Company’s shareholders, no further grants will be made under the 2005 Incentive Plan. All grants made under the 2005 Incentive plan will continue in effect, subject to the terms and conditions of the 2005 Incentive Plan. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 for additional information regarding the Company’s incentive plans.

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, options to purchase 5,000 and 15,000 shares of common stock were exercised, respectively. In connection with these exercises, the Company received minimal stock option proceeds in the current year and $0.1 million of stock option proceeds in the same period of 2018.

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense of $0.6 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2019 and $17.8 thousand in the quarter ended March 31, 2018.