An employer with a poor loss record cannot find any workers compensation insurer willing to quote it. Coverage is normally obtained through:
Explanation
Because compensation coverage is compulsory for covered employers, every competitive jurisdiction maintains a market of last resort that assigns hard-to-place employers to insurers or to a designated servicing carrier. Surplus lines exists for risks admitted carriers decline, but it is not the route for statutory compensation. Reinsurance protects the insurer rather than the employer, and a bank does not form a captive for its borrower.
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