This type of insurance is typically required by law and can help cover the cost of medical expenses and lost wages for employees who are injured on the job.
Key Considerations
Workers’ compensation is a form of employer insurance coverage that pays benefits to workers who are injured or become disabled as a result of their job. By accepting workers’ compensation benefits, the employee waives the right to sue their employer for damages.The compensation may include partial salary repayment and coverage of medical costs. Workers’ comp is not the same as unemployment benefits or disability insurance.
Applicability
In the United States, workers’ compensation is handled primarily by the individual states. The required benefits vary greatly state by state.
*Texas is the only state that does not require employers to maintain workers’ compensation insurance.
According to a Moody's Ratings survey, reinsurance buyers are showing a strong preference for catastrophe bonds, with over 80% expecting to use them in the coming year, marking the highest demand in four years. Sidecars are also expected to see elevated demand, while collateralized reinsurance remains attractive but slightly less preferred than the previous year. Despite the shift toward alternative capital markets, buyers still value long-term relationships with traditional reinsurers.
Fitch Ratings expects strong growth in the alternative reinsurance capital market, particularly for catastrophe bonds and other insurance-linked securities (ILS), into 2025, unless significant catastrophe losses occur in the second half of 2024. Investor demand remains high due to attractive returns and limited recent loss activity, with a growing interest in private ILS and collateralized reinsurance.
The insurance-linked securities (ILS) market set new records in the first half of 2024, driven by strong demand from investors and robust catastrophe bond issuance, with over $12.3 billion issued across 49 transactions. Despite heightened catastrophe activity and significant insured losses, the ILS market remained resilient, with minimal impact on outstanding bonds. Swiss Re notes that the cat bond market continues to offer attractive relative value, with strong returns reflecting sustained investor confidence.
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