It was until July 1, 2008. It is now a private market.
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No, for Worker's Compensation, South Dakota is an NCCI state.Employers must meet their Workers Compensation obligations by purchasing insurance from a private insurance company, or be authorized to self-insure.
A state-operated insurance fund where businesses are required to buy workers' compensation insurance from the state. Private insurers cannot operate in these monopolistic fund states. Rupp's Insurance & Risk Management Glossary. © 2002, NILS Publishing. All rights reserved.
As of 7/1/2008, there are 4 states in which the workers' compensation system is considered "monopolistic". This means that the individual state sets rates and operates a state administered fund of workers compensation insurance, vs. the coverage being written in a competitive market by private insurers. Currently the only monopolistic states are North Dakota, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming.
Unfortunately, under current laws, you cannot find one insurance carrier that can sell workers' compensation insurance in all 50 states. This is because five states (Ohio, West Virginia, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Washington) have monopolistic state funds. In these states, employers must buy their workers' compensation insurance directly from a fund that is run by the state government, and private insurance companies are not allowed to compete and sell insurance. Therefore, the maximum number of states in which any private insurance carrier could possibly sell workers' compensation insurance is 45.
The correct spelling of the form of insurance is Workers' Compensation.
...monopolistic states.
Concrete Form Work Workers Compensation (class code: 5213, 5214) Insurance - Workers Compensation Insurance
It means there is a monopoly of insurance carriers- One carrier. That is usually a state government agency. If you have employees in that state covered by Worker's Comp, you must buy insurance coverage from that state agency.
Workers Compensation
Joseph Shields has written: 'Workers' compensation insurance deductible programs' -- subject(s): States, Deductibles (Insurance), Workers' compensation 'Income replacement from temporary income benefits under the Texas workers' compensation system' -- subject(s): Workers' compensation
The following insurance companies provide workers compensation in the United States: ACE Group, HISCOX, Zenith Insurance Company, Texas Mutual Insurance Company, and The Hartford.