Business Insurance Requirements by State
State law mainly decides workers' compensation. Choose your state for its rules, regulator links and coverage tips.
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Updated Oct 2026
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Alabama Business Insurance RequirementsAlabama requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 5 or more employees. General liability isn't required...Read guide
Alaska Business Insurance RequirementsAlaska requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required...Read guide
Arizona Business Insurance RequirementsArizona requires workers' compensation for employers with any employees. General liability isn't required by Arizona law for most...Read guide
Arkansas Business Insurance RequirementsArkansas requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 3 or more employees. General liability isn't require...Read guide
California Business Insurance RequirementsCalifornia requires workers' compensation for every employer with even one employee, and roofing and tree-service contractors need...Read guide
Colorado Business Insurance RequirementsColorado requires workers' compensation for employers with 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required by Colorado law f...Read guide
Connecticut Business Insurance RequirementsConnecticut requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't requ...Read guide
Delaware Business Insurance RequirementsDelaware requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't require...Read guide
D.C. Business Insurance RequirementsD.C. requires employers to carry workers' compensation for their employees. General liability isn't required by local law for most...Read guide
Florida Business Insurance RequirementsIn Florida, most non-construction businesses must carry workers' compensation once they have 4 or more employees, and construction...Read guide
Georgia Business Insurance RequirementsGeorgia requires most businesses to carry workers' compensation once they have 3 or more employees, counting part-time workers. Ge...Read guide
Hawaii Business Insurance RequirementsHawaii requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required...Read guide
Idaho Business Insurance RequirementsIdaho requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required b...Read guide
Illinois Business Insurance RequirementsIllinois requires workers' compensation for employers with 1 or more employees, including part-time workers. General liability isn...Read guide
Indiana Business Insurance RequirementsIndiana requires workers' compensation for employers with 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required by Indiana law for...Read guide
Iowa Business Insurance RequirementsIowa requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required by...Read guide
Kansas Business Insurance RequirementsKansas requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once your annual payroll is over $20,000. General liability isn't re...Read guide
Kentucky Business Insurance RequirementsKentucky requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't require...Read guide
Louisiana Business Insurance RequirementsLouisiana requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have any employees. General liability isn't required by...Read guide
Maine Business Insurance RequirementsMaine requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required b...Read guide
Maryland Business Insurance RequirementsMaryland requires workers' compensation for employers with 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required by Maryland law f...Read guide
Massachusetts Business Insurance RequirementsMassachusetts requires workers' compensation for employers with any employees. General liability isn't required by Massachusetts l...Read guide
Michigan Business Insurance RequirementsMichigan requires workers' compensation for employers with 3 or more employees, or with at least 1 employee working 35 or more hou...Read guide
Minnesota Business Insurance RequirementsMinnesota requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't requir...Read guide
Mississippi Business Insurance RequirementsMississippi requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 5 or more employees. General liability isn't requ...Read guide
Missouri Business Insurance RequirementsIn Missouri, most businesses must carry workers' compensation once they have 5 or more employees, while construction businesses ne...Read guide
Montana Business Insurance RequirementsMontana requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have any employees. General liability isn't required by st...Read guide
Nebraska Business Insurance RequirementsNebraska requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't require...Read guide
Nevada Business Insurance RequirementsNevada requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required...Read guide
New Hampshire Business Insurance RequirementsNew Hampshire requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have any employees. General liability isn't required...Read guide
New Jersey Business Insurance RequirementsNew Jersey requires workers' compensation for employers with 1 or more employees, and employers also take part in the state's temp...Read guide
New Mexico Business Insurance RequirementsNew Mexico requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 3 or more employees (1 or more in construction). G...Read guide
New York Business Insurance RequirementsNew York requires almost every employer to carry workers' compensation, plus disability benefits (DBL) and paid family leave (PFL)...Read guide
North Carolina Business Insurance RequirementsNorth Carolina requires most businesses to carry workers' compensation once they have 3 or more employees. General liability isn't...Read guide
North Dakota Business Insurance RequirementsNorth Dakota requires most employers to carry workers' compensation from the state fund once you have any employees. General liabi...Read guide
Ohio Business Insurance RequirementsOhio requires workers' compensation for employers with any employees, and coverage must be bought from the state fund (Ohio Bureau...Read guide
Oklahoma Business Insurance RequirementsOklahoma requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have any employees. General liability isn't required by s...Read guide
Oregon Business Insurance RequirementsOregon requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have any employees. General liability isn't required by sta...Read guide
Pennsylvania Business Insurance RequirementsPennsylvania requires workers' compensation for employers with any employees, including part-time workers. General liability isn't...Read guide
Rhode Island Business Insurance RequirementsRhode Island requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't req...Read guide
South Carolina Business Insurance RequirementsSouth Carolina requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 4 or more employees. General liability isn't r...Read guide
South Dakota Business Insurance RequirementsSouth Dakota's workers' compensation rules are listed differently by different sources, so confirm with the Department of Labor &...Read guide
Tennessee Business Insurance RequirementsTennessee requires workers' compensation for employers with 5 or more employees, and for construction employers with 1 or more emp...Read guide
Texas Business Insurance RequirementsTexas is the only state where most private employers can choose not to carry workers' compensation. Employers who opt out (non-sub...Read guide
Utah Business Insurance RequirementsUtah requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have any employees. General liability isn't required by state...Read guide
Vermont Business Insurance RequirementsVermont requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't required...Read guide
Virginia Business Insurance RequirementsVirginia requires workers' compensation for employers with 3 or more employees. General liability isn't required by Virginia law f...Read guide
Washington Business Insurance RequirementsWashington requires workers' compensation for employers with any employees, and coverage must be bought from the state fund run by...Read guide
West Virginia Business Insurance RequirementsWest Virginia requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 1 or more employees. General liability isn't re...Read guide
Wisconsin Business Insurance RequirementsWisconsin requires most employers to carry workers' compensation once you have 3 or more employees. General liability isn't requir...Read guide
Wyoming Business Insurance RequirementsWyoming requires most employers to carry workers' compensation from the state fund once you have any employees. General liability...Read guide