Workers' comp in Idaho.
Idaho requires workers' comp from the first employee. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Idaho's exceptions. You buy coverage from carriers, including Idaho State Insurance Fund.
- REQUIRED
- From the first employee
- RATING BUREAU
- NCCI
- CLASS CODES
- NCCI codes
- BUY FROM
- Carriers, including Idaho State Insurance Fund
Required from the first employee.
The rule
Idaho requires workers' comp from the first employee.
Source: Business.Idaho.gov (State of Idaho business portal), Insurance: Workers Compensation Insurance, checked October 5, 2026.
Coverage rules: Business.Idaho.gov (State of Idaho business portal), Insurance: Workers Compensation Insurance, checked October 5, 2026.
Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Idaho's exceptions.
Class system
NCCI's codes, with Idaho's exceptions.
Codes on our pages
Not confirmed for Idaho: NCCI states use NCCI's codes with their own exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
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.
Your payroll, your rate, before discounts and assessments.
Your rate comes from carriers that actively write the class.
Worklio Insurance bills pay-as-you-go comp with each payroll, no deposit; the audit usually confirms what you've already paid.
COMMON QUESTIONS
- Do I need workers' comp in Idaho?
- Yes. Idaho requires workers' comp from the first employee.
- Who sets class codes in Idaho?
- NCCI, as Idaho's rating organization. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Idaho's exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
- Can I buy from Idaho State Insurance Fund?
- Yes. Idaho State Insurance Fund writes workers' comp in Idaho, alongside other carriers.
- Is Worklio Insurance licensed in Idaho?
- Worklio Insurance Services LLC's producer is licensed in Idaho, and the agency license there has been applied for. See insurance licenses
SOURCES
- Business.Idaho.gov (State of Idaho business portal), Insurance: Workers Compensation InsuranceWho must carry it, coverage rules, checked October 5, 2026.
- NCCI State Map: NCCI, independent bureau and monopolistic statesRating bureau, class system, class codes (not confirmed), read from an archived copy dated September 29, 2026.
Figures as of September 29, 2026.
For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.