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All Kentucky Employers are required to carry Workers' Compensation Insurance with only a few exceptions.
Sole Proprietors and Partners are excluded from coverage, but can elect to be included.
Corporate Officers are automatically included in coverage, but they may elect to be excluded.
LLC Members are excluded from coverage, but qualified members may elect to be included. To be a qualified member one must participate in the decision making process and the profit and losses of the company.
Sole Proprietors, Partners and LLC members who elect to be included for coverage must do so at a payroll amout of $52,900 for 2024.
Corporate Officers who are included in coverage must utilize a minimum payroll of $1,000 per week ($52,000 Annually) and a maximum payroll of $4,100 per week ($213,200 Annually) for 2024.
The state of Kentucky provides a free online tool for verifying workers' compensation insurance coverage. Anyone can search by business name or FEIN. The results will only show the business name and address for employers who have coverage in the state being searched. It will also show the address and whether or not they are insured. The information is managed by the Kentucky Department of Workers' Claims.
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Workers' compensation is a commercial insurance product categorized as Property & Casualty insurance (P&C Insurance). Even though workers' comp is calculated using estimated payroll wages and class codes, premium is still a separate business expense from the cost of payroll. Kentucky Employers may treat the cost of coverage as an expense on their taxes.
Work comp rates for all job classification codes are always expressed as a percentage of $100 in wages. An annual policy is always subject to an audit because it was based on estimated wages and not actual wages.
Here is an example using two class codes with different estimated payroll for each class code:
In order to calculate the cost of the policy you only need to multiply each rate with its divided payroll. It benefits employers to re-calculate their premium as their payroll becomes larger than originally anticipated.
* Additional premium costs may also include an expenses constant, terrorism charges, catastrophe charges and other state surcharges such as a second injury fund or other state assessment fees.
Every state has their own laws to determine how employees must be covered and how they must be classified for rating premium. A lot of states use state specific class codes and have different requirements for who is obligated to carry workers' compensation insurance.
If you have employees that travel out of state for work, or they work in multiple states throughout the year, you may need to buy a policy for each of the states where your employees are located and working. In most cases, you can cover multiple states on one policy.
Workers' Compensation Insurance in Kentucky can be purchased from private insurance companies authorized by the state to provide coverage. The Assigned Risk Pool, or an alternate State Insurance Fund, is available for businesses that are unable to find coverage from a private company. Our specialists help will help you navigate your best options.
Policy premium is based on numerous factors including: class codes assigned to your business and employees, estimated payroll, covered states, prior policies, owner experience and previous workers compensation claims.
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Kentucky workers' compensation insurance helps pay claim expenses when an employee, or a covered sub-contractor, is injured while working for your business. It also shields your business from other legal liabilities associated with an injured employee. Work comp coverage includes:
Medical Costs
Workers' comp insurance pays for the medical expenses associated with claims or injured workers. The cost of an ER visit, required surgeries and drug prescriptions are some of the covered expenses included under a policy. An employee injured due to a slip and fall would be covered, for example. Coverage for medical benefits can also include longer term expenses such as physical therapy or rehabilitation.
Employee Wages- Income Benefits
Most business owners can't afford to continue paying employees if they are unable to work while they are injured. Workers' comp income benefits in Kentucky will replace most of your employees missing income if they are away from work due to an injury or illness. For example, if a construction employee broke his arm and could not perform the job for 8 weeks, the coverage would make payments to the employee to help replace the lost wages.
Short-Term and Long-Term Disabilities
Sometimes an injury can cause a partial disability or a more permanent disability. Workers' compensation steps in to help pay the cost of ongoing medical bills and may even replace a portion of wages lost due to the disability. If an employee had a finger amputated due to a work related injury. The employee could be paid a sum (known as an Impairment Rating) for the loss of the finger for permanent disability as well as some temporary disability coverage while recuperating.
Occupational Illness
Some types of work environments can include occupational exposures that have unforeseen circumstances. A chemical mixing operation, for example, may expose employees to chemical irritants and cause harmful reactions that make them sick. A workers' comp policy would cover the cost of treating an illness caused while performing the job.
Funeral Expenses
Nearly 50,000 deaths happen at work each year. Many of these are in the construction and trucking industries. A workers' compensation policy is designed to cover the cost of these funerals and to provide death benefits to the employees family. State guidelines often determine the dollar amount of coverage.
Workers' compensation coverage is a No-Fault system designed to prevent costly employee lawsuits related to on-the-job-injuries. Many state provisions include Exclusive Remedy rules that protect covered businesses from these lawsuits in exchange for providing workers' comp coverage for their employees. Claims should be reported to a supervisor with 30 days. Employers should also report any claims or accidents to their insurance company within 30 days from notification.
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We've developed Pay As You Go workers' compensation programs that reduce or eliminate premium deposits and allow Kentucky employers to report and pay premium based on actual payroll wages. Protect your business from audits.
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We've negotiated special deals with many of our insurance partners. We offer more flexible payment options, like 12 equal installments plans and monthly reporting programs, to help improve cash flow for our business owners.
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With over 35 top rated insurance carriers to quote your work comp coverage, chances are we've got the best rates in the state. We can find the most complete coverage at the lowest rates around for most work comp class code in Kentucky.
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In Kentucky, rates on Workers' Comp Insurance are very low. Rates are about33% percent better than the national average. Still there are many additional ways to save on your work comp coverage. At Workers' Compensation Shop we have several different programs designed to help you get the best price for your worker' comp coverage.
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Insurance rates vary significantly between NCCI classification codes. Let our KY Workers' Compensation Specialists help you determine your correct workers' compensation class codes before you buy a policy. We'll help make sure your business is properly covered.
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