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WORKERS' COMP · ARIZONA

Workers' comp in Arizona.

Arizona requires workers' comp from the first employee. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Arizona's exceptions. You buy coverage from carriers.

REQUIRED
From the first employee
RATING BUREAU
NCCI
CLASS CODES
NCCI codes
BUY FROM
Carriers
WHO MUST CARRY IT

Required from the first employee.

The rule

Arizona requires workers' comp from the first employee.

Source: Arizona Revised Statutes §23-902, Employers subject to chapter; exceptions, checked October 5, 2026.

Coverage rules: Industrial Commission of Arizona, Workers' Compensation Claims FAQs (PDF), checked October 5, 2026.

CLASS CODES HERE

Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Arizona's exceptions.

Rating bureau

NCCI is Arizona's rating organization.

NCCI (National Council on Compensation Insurance)

Class system

NCCI's codes, with Arizona's exceptions.

Manual: NCCI Basic Manual for Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Insurance, with state exceptions (subscription)

Codes on our pages

Not confirmed for Arizona: NCCI states use NCCI's codes with their own exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.

All class codes, by industry

List: NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic states, read from an archived copy dated September 29, 2026; not confirmed for the codes on our pages.

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Your payroll, your rate, before discounts and assessments.

Your rate comes from carriers that actively write the class.

Payroll in this class
Codes on our pages; not confirmed for Arizona. An advisor confirms your class codes.
Gross pay for the work in this class. Pre-tax deductions (401(k), Section 125) count. Overtime premium (the extra half) usually does not. Check your state's rules.
For the cost per employee.
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From your quote or policy. Where loss costs are filed instead of rates, as in Texas, they leave out the carrier's expenses and are lower than your rate.
Compares your payroll and claims with the average employer in the same class codes. At 1.00 premium is unchanged; below 1.00 it drops, above 1.00 it rises.
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Before discounts and assessments.

Worklio Insurance bills pay-as-you-go comp with each payroll, no deposit; the audit usually confirms what you've already paid.

Not included: premium discount on larger policies, state assessments, terrorism and catastrophe charges, minimum premium.Get a real quote

COMMON QUESTIONS

Do I need workers' comp in Arizona?
Yes. Arizona requires workers' comp from the first employee.
Who sets class codes in Arizona?
NCCI, as Arizona's rating organization. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Arizona's exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
Is Worklio Insurance licensed in Arizona?
Worklio Insurance Services LLC's producer is licensed in Arizona, and the agency license there is active. See insurance licenses

SOURCES

Figures as of September 29, 2026.

For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.

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