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Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Georgia

Georgia requires coverage when an employer regularly employs three or more people, including part-time workers and officers or LLC members who have been exempted from coverage. A contractor who sublets work may also be liable for a subcontractor’s employees if that subcontractor has no coverage. 1,2

What Is Workers’ Compensation?

Workers’ compensation can pay medical care and part of an employee’s lost wages after a work-related injury or illness. If you have staff, check who is covered in each state; owners, contractors and some workers may be treated differently. Read the national Workers’ compensation guide.

Georgia Requirements

RequirementDetails
Employee thresholdThree or more persons regularly employed, part-time or full-time; excluded officers and LLC members still count 1,2

What to Watch for in Georgia

  • Regular Part-Time and Seasonal Workers Count

    Georgia’s Board says the three-person rule reaches regular part-time employees, including weekend workers, and seasonal workers hired as part of the business’s regular seasonal pattern. Count the regular busy-season crew when setting coverage, not only the year-round roster. 2,1

  • An Officer Waiver Does Not Lower the Headcount

    Up to five corporate officers or LLC members may file WC-10 to waive their own coverage, but the Board says those exemptions do not reduce the number counted toward three. Include them in the threshold calculation even when the policy excludes their personal benefits. 2,1

  • A Sole Proprietor or Partner Must Elect Personal Coverage

    Georgia treats a sole proprietor or partner as an employer rather than an employee unless they elect coverage and notify the insurance carrier in writing. Tell the broker whether an owner wants personal benefits; that election is separate from the employee threshold. 2

  • Farm Labor and Domestic Service Have Exceptions

    The Board lists farm laborers and domestic servants among the exceptions to coverage requirements. If your business mixes agricultural or household work with other operations, ask the broker to separate the covered employees and work instead of applying the exception to the whole business. 1

Who Regulates Insurance in Georgia

Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire

Georgia’s elected Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner licenses and regulates insurance companies and insurance professionals, investigates insurance fraud, and oversees consumer complaint services. The Office’s state license lookup covers agents, agencies, and companies. 3,4,5

Surplus-lines tax and stamping office

Reported tax rate: 4% of total premium when Georgia is the home state Georgia charges 4% on the total premium written and received by a surplus-lines broker when Georgia is the insured’s home state. Current fee treatment is not described here because the Department’s latest fee bulletin could not be retrieved as readable text; ask your broker for the policy-declaration and tax breakdown. This record does not state a Georgia-specific guaranty-fund conclusion. 6

Providers With Documented State Licenses

These providers publish a national listing for Workers’ compensation; the state records document licenses for the entities and roles shown below. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in Georgia. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

  • CorgiCorgi Insurance Services, Inc.Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28Corgi’s company producer-license table lists 50 jurisdictions: 49 states and the District of Columbia, including DC license 3003091619. New Mexico does not appear in the table and is not included here; the omission does not establish that Corgi is unlicensed there. The company-reported table has no stated as-of date and does not establish product availability. 9
  • ERGO NEXT InsuranceNext First Insurance Agency, Inc.Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28ERGO NEXT’s current license table lists Next First Insurance Agency, Inc. in 50 jurisdictions, including Washington, DC; New York is excluded because its table rows name Next Insurance Services and AP Intego, not Next First. The table is company-reported; it does not establish product availability or provide state-regulator verification for each entry. 11
  • HiscoxHiscox Insurance Company Inc.Insurer · checked 2026-09-28Hiscox’s U.S. company information states that Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is company-reported insurer authority for this entity and does not establish which company issues every Hiscox-branded product. 10
  • TechInsuranceSpecialty Program Group LLCInsurance producer · checked 2026-09-28TechInsurance’s current licensing page names Specialty Program Group LLC / SPG Insurance Solutions and lists state license numbers, but labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses” rather than identifying a license for the named agency. RI is omitted because this disclosure does not establish agency authority there; this is a search limitation, not an assertion that the company is unlicensed. The remaining state entries are company-reported and are not an insurance product availability map. 12
  • VouchVouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLCInsurance producer · checked 2026-09-28Vouch’s licenses page, effective January 16, 2025, lists producer licenses in all 50 states and DC. Its separate surplus-lines table includes Idaho number 870820, while a footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses. Because those statements conflict for Idaho, this record keeps Idaho producer-only and does not treat the table number as established agency surplus-lines authority. The page is company-reported and does not establish product availability. 13

Questions to Ask Before You Buy in Georgia

  1. Do we regularly have three or more workers when seasonal and regular weekend staff are included?
  2. If an officer or LLC member files WC-10, have we kept them in the three-person headcount?
  3. Does a sole proprietor or partner want personal coverage, and has that election been sent to the carrier in writing?
  4. Do any farm-labor or domestic-service roles qualify for an exception, and are they separate from our other operations?

Workers’ Compensation in Georgia: FAQ

Is workers’ compensation required at three employees in Georgia? 1,2

Yes, when an employer regularly employs three or more persons. Georgia counts part-time and full-time employees, and excluded corporate officers or LLC members do not reduce that count. 1,2

Do exempt Georgia corporate officers count toward the employee threshold? 1

Yes. An officer or LLC member may file WC-10 to exclude themselves from coverage, but the State Board says the exemption does not reduce the employee count used to determine whether coverage is required. 1

Workers’ Compensation in Other States

Other Coverage in Georgia

Sources

  1. Online Employer’s Workers’ Compensation Coverage Verification. Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation; Three-person threshold, full/part-time/seasonal count, owner count, exceptions. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. Workers’ Compensation Insurance FAQs. Georgia State Board of Workers’ Compensation; FAQs 1–7: thresholds, seasonal and part-time staff, officer waivers, sole proprietors/partners. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  3. Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire. Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire; Official homepage; regulator role, elected commissioner, complaint and license lookup links. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  4. Agents, Agencies and Licensing. Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire; Official state license lookup for agents, agencies, and companies. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. Report Complaints & Fraud. Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire; Consumer Services complaint instructions and official complaint portal. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Non-Admitted Insurance: Premium Tax FAQs. Georgia Office of Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire; 4% applies to total broker-written and received premium when GA is home state. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  7. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  8. Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
  9. Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  10. About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  11. Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  12. Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  13. Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

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