Workers' comp in Indiana.
Indiana requires workers' comp from the first employee. Indiana's own rating bureau uses NCCI's codes. You buy coverage from carriers.
- REQUIRED
- From the first employee
- RATING BUREAU
- ICRB
- CLASS CODES
- NCCI codes
- BUY FROM
- Carriers
Required from the first employee.
The rule
Indiana requires workers' comp from the first employee.
Source: Indiana Worker's Compensation Board, Compliance, checked October 5, 2026.
Coverage rules: Indiana Worker's Compensation Board, Compliance, checked October 5, 2026.
Indiana's own rating bureau uses NCCI's codes.
Rating bureau
Indiana has its own rating bureau, the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau (ICRB).
Class system
NCCI's codes, with codes specific to Indiana.
Manual: NCCI Basic Manual with Indiana-specific codes (subscription); ICRB look-up page
Codes on our pages
Most codes on our pages are in Indiana's list; the exceptions are below.
Not in Indiana's list
In Indiana's list
- 8810 Clerical office
- 8742 Outside sales
- 8803 Traveling auditors and accountants
- 8820 Law firms
- 8601 Consulting architects and engineers
- 8832 Physician and dental offices
- 8835 Home and traveling health care
- 8824 Retirement living, care staff
- 8864 Social services organizations
- 8869 Child day care
- 8868 Schools, teaching and office staff
- 9101 Schools, all other staff
- 9082 Restaurants
- 9083 Fast food restaurants
- 9052 Hotels, all other staff
- 9058 Hotel restaurant staff
- 9014 Janitorial contractors
- 8292 Storage warehouses
- 7219 Trucking
- 7380 Commercial drivers
- 8018 Wholesale stores
- 2802 Carpentry shops
- 3724 Machinery erection and repair
- 3632 Machine shops
- 3400 Stamped metal goods manufacturing
- 3179 Electrical equipment manufacturing
- 2883 Wood furniture manufacturing
- 2003 Bakeries
- 4299 Printing
- 8748 Auto salespersons
- 8380 Auto service and repair centers
- 5606 Construction executives and superintendents
- 5645 Residential carpentry
- 5403 Carpentry, commercial and taller dwellings
- 5437 Cabinet and interior trim installation
- 5474 Painting
- 5445 Drywall installation
- 5478 Floor covering installation
- 5348 Ceramic tile and indoor stone
- 5183 Plumbing
- 5537 HVAC and refrigeration
- 5190 Electrical wiring
- 5221 Concrete flatwork
- 5213 Concrete construction
- 5022 Masonry
- 5551 Roofing
- 5057 Iron or steel erection
- 5102 Door and window installation
- 5506 Road paving
- 5507 Road subsurface work
- 6217 Excavation
- 5610 Construction debris removal
- 6400 Fence installation
- 0042 Landscape gardening
List: ICRB, January 1, 2026 rate filing (approved by IDOI 2025-09-30, ICRB Circular 2025-08), checked October 5, 2026.
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 Indiana?
- Yes. Indiana requires workers' comp from the first employee.
- Who sets class codes in Indiana?
- Indiana's own rating bureau, the Indiana Compensation Rating Bureau (ICRB). NCCI's codes, with codes specific to Indiana. An advisor confirms your class codes.
- Is Worklio Insurance licensed in Indiana?
- Worklio Insurance Services LLC's producer is licensed in Indiana, and the agency license there has been applied for. See insurance licenses
SOURCES
- Indiana Worker's Compensation Board, ComplianceWho must carry it, coverage rules, checked October 5, 2026.
- ICRB, Classification Code Rates & Look-upRating bureau, class system, checked October 5, 2026.
- ICRB, January 1, 2026 rate filing (approved by IDOI 2025-09-30, ICRB Circular 2025-08)Class codes, checked October 5, 2026.
Figures as of October 5, 2026.
For planning, not a quote or a classification ruling. An advisor confirms your class codes with your carrier.