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<TYPE>EX-24.3_109936
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<FILENAME>poa.txt
<DESCRIPTION>POA DOCUMENT
<TEXT>
 POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Arthur L. Hunt, Paige M. Harper, Dayna Edwards, Larry D. Cannon, Todd J.
Thorson and Wendy W. Walton, or any of them, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on
behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer
and/or director of AMERISAFE, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;
(2)	do and perform any and all acts for and on
behalf of the undersigned that may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file any such form or forms
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(3)	take any other action of any type
whatsoever in connection with the foregoing that, in the opinion of such
attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally
required by the undersigned, it being understood that the documents
executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this power of attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms
and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's sole discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each
such attorney-in-fact and any of them full power and authority to do and
perform any and every act and deed whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that any such
attorney-in-fact, or any such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that none of the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, are assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This power of attorney shall
remain in full force and effect until revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this power of attorney to be executed
as of the 16th day of November, 2005.

						   /s/ Austin P. Young
III
						   Austin P. Young III
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