Workers' comp in Maine.
Maine requires workers' comp from the first employee. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Maine's exceptions. You buy coverage from carriers, including Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC).
- REQUIRED
- From the first employee
- RATING BUREAU
- NCCI
- CLASS CODES
- NCCI codes
- BUY FROM
- Carriers, including Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC)
Required from the first employee.
The rule
Maine requires workers' comp from the first employee.
Source: Maine Bureau of Insurance, Employers Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance in Maine (PDF), checked October 5, 2026.
Coverage rules: Maine Bureau of Insurance, Employers Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance in Maine (PDF), checked October 5, 2026.
Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Maine's exceptions.
Class system
NCCI's codes, with Maine's exceptions.
Codes on our pages
Not confirmed for Maine: 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 Maine?
- Yes. Maine requires workers' comp from the first employee.
- Who sets class codes in Maine?
- NCCI, as Maine's rating organization. Class codes follow NCCI's manual, with Maine's exceptions. An advisor confirms your class codes.
- Can I buy from Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC)?
- Yes. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Company (MEMIC) writes workers' comp in Maine, alongside other carriers.
- Is Worklio Insurance licensed in Maine?
- Worklio Insurance Services LLC's producer is licensed in Maine, and the agency license there has been applied for. See insurance licenses
SOURCES
- Maine Bureau of Insurance, Employers Guide to Workers' Compensation Insurance in Maine (PDF)Who 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.