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Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Brendan McErlaine Brendan McErlaine New York, United States Last Updated: January 2025 NAICS 52519

Revenue

$56.6bn

2025

$56.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$X.Xbn

Employees

35,565

Businesses

334

Wages

$X.Xbn

Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry analysis

Workers’ compensation and other insurance funds businesses have experienced significant changes in recent years, largely driven by economic fluctuations and shifts in investment income. The crash of the US economy in 2020 due to pandemic-related restrictions placed immense pressure on the industry. Business formation plunged and unemployment soared, resulting in a diminished customer base for insurance funds and a steep drop in revenue. Regardless, the Federal Reserve's injection of liquidity into the financial system propelled stock prices upward, boosting investment income for insurance providers. This increase in investment income provided some relief for providers, enabling them to cover expenses and sustain profits despite revenue losses.

Trends and Insights

  • Economic conditions have been a rollercoaster for this industry lately. In 2020, the pandemic led to a revenue drop as consumer spending and business formations slowed, but bouncing economic conditions in 2021 saw a revenue surge. The tides turned again with rampant inflation in 2022, impacting businesses' willingness to invest in insurance, leading to another dip in revenue.
  • Liability insurance is booming as risk-averse consumers bolster demand. With consumers seeking greater financial protection against unforeseen events, liability policies like homeowners and medical malpractice insurance have seen increased popularity and revenue growth.
  • The Southeast is a hotspot for business due to its growing population. This surge attracts insurance funds, which look for large employee pools and thriving marketplaces, notably impacting states like North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida.
  • Prioritizing policy pricing enhances internal competition. As insurance funds and companies set premiums on their policies, establishing a competitive price appealing to customers is a crucial goal.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 0.2 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $56.6bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Changing economic conditions and shifts in investment income have affected the industry’s performance

  • The US economy crashed in 2020 as pandemic-related restrictions severely constrained consumer spending and corporate profit. To avoid a major economic collapse, the Federal Reserve injected massive liquidity into the financial system, causing stock prices to soar despite the pandemic. Growth in equity prices boosted investment income for providers, which has enabled them to cover more of their expenses and raise their profit. Regardless, falling economic activity caused business formation and the number of employees, reducing the supply of customers to insurance funds have access to and, consequently, culminating in a massive drop in revenue in 2020.
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Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The accelerated economic recovery is poised to bolster revenue

  • Despite recent challenges related to high interest rates and recessionary fears, the US economy is anticipated to perform well over the next five years as economic growth is anticipated to be stable. Solid GDP growth will bolster consumer spending, encouraging individuals to set up new companies to capture greater revenue streams, thus boosting the number of businesses. Greater business formation will boost the number of employees since these new companies will need workers. Higher business formation and employment will raise workers’ compensation and other insurance funds’ supply of customers, putting upward pressure on revenue growth.

Biggest companies in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue ($m)
2025
Profit ($m)
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025
4,805.5
133.2
2.8
2,605.5
425.3
16.3
1,765.8
70.5
4.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Workers' compensation, Liability and Automobile. Workers' compensation is the largest segment of the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US.

Trends and Insights

Growing risk aversion propensity among consumers has strengthened investment in liability insurance

  • This product segment generates revenue from the sale of liability insurance policies, such as private passenger, commercial auto, homeowners and medical malpractice insurance coverage.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This industry comprises legal entities (i.e. funds), except pensions and health and welfare-related employee benefit funds, organized to provide insurance exclusively for the fund’s sponsor, firm or its employees or members. Funds are generally established by state governments, industry associations, unions and large companies. Mutual insurance companies aren't included in this industry.

What's included in this industry?

Providing workers' compensation insurance fundsProviding liability insurance fundsProviding automobile insurance fundsProviding property and casualty insurance funds

Companies

Washington State Department of Labor & IndustriesNew York State Insurance FundState Compensation Insurance Fund

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Related Terms

CAPACITYCOMBINED RATIORESIDUAL MARKET MECHANISMRISK RETENTION GROUP (RRG)WORKERS' COMPENSATION INSURANCE

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 52519 - Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Economic conditions have been a rollercoaster for this industry lately. In 2020, the pandemic led to a revenue drop as consumer spending and business formations slowed, but b...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

Liability insurance is booming as risk-averse consumers bolster demand. With consumers seeking greater financial protection against unforeseen events, liability policies like...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The Southeast is a hotspot for business due to its growing population. This surge attracts insurance funds, which look for large employee pools and thriving marketplaces, not...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Prioritizing policy pricing enhances internal competition. As insurance funds and companies set premiums on their policies, establishing a competitive price appealing to cust...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

One company owns more than a 5.0% share of the market. The presence of a large employment base strengthens demand among state-wide insurance funds in Washington State and Ohi...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2021 through 2025
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2025
  • Overview of Washington State Department of Labor & Industries's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of New York State Insurance Fund's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025
  • Overview of State Compensation Insurance Fund's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2019 through 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for New York State Insurance Fund, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for State Compensation Insurance Fund, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Steady growth in the number of employees strengthens insurance fund performance. As more people enter the workforce, there's a larger base of coverage among employers, boosti...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Economic volatility plays a significant role in insurers' profit fluctuations. The ups and downs of investment income, driven by factors like Federal Reserve policies and inf...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States in 2025?

The market size of the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States is $56.6bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in 2025?

There are 334 businesses in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2020 and 2025.

Has the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States has been declining at a CAGR of 0.2 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds market in United States are Washington State Department of Labor & Industries, New York State Insurance Fund and State Compensation Insurance Fund

What does the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US in United States include?

Providing workers' compensation insurance funds and Providing liability insurance funds are part of the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Washington State Department of Labor & Industries.

How competitive is the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Workers' Compensation & Other Insurance Funds in the US industry in United States.

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