New Hampshire Workers' Compensation Insurance Profitability (2023)
In 2023, Workers' Compensation insurers earned $237.8M in premiums in New Hampshire and ran a 42.6% loss ratio — the 30th-highest of 51 states (a mid-range loss ratio for the line).
Source: NAIC 2023 Report on Profitability by Line by State. Loss ratio = incurred losses ÷ premiums earned.
Nationally, Workers' Compensation ran a 45.1% loss ratio in 2023, so New Hampshire is below the national average. See how every state compares on the Workers' Compensation market page.
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A higher loss ratio means carriers paid out more of each premium dollar in claims, which tends to push New Hampshire workers' compensation rates up and thin the field of carriers competing for the business; a lower one signals a more profitable, more competitive market. A 17.2% underwriting profit means the line stood on its own in New Hampshire without leaning on investment income. Counting investment income, carriers earned a 27.4% profit on workers' compensation insurance transactions in New Hampshire in 2023 — NAIC's broadest profitability measure for the line. Either way, these are industry aggregates — your own workers' compensation rate depends on your business, and the only way to see it is to compare filed rates and real quotes.
New Hampshire's $238M in workers' compensation premiums is the 41st-largest of the 51 states NAIC reports for the line. Across those states, loss ratios span from 72.8% in North Dakota — the toughest market for carriers — down to -3.9% in Ohio, the most profitable; New Hampshire's 42.6% places it 30th of 51. For buyers, a state near the top of that spread usually means firmer workers' compensation pricing and fewer competing carriers, while a state near the bottom tends to run softer and more competitive. By premium, New Hampshire is about 0.5% of the $50.5B national workers' compensation market, and its loss-ratio rank places it in the more profitable half of states for carrier profitability — context that shapes how aggressively carriers compete for New Hampshire workers' compensation business.
Key takeaways
- New Hampshire workers' compensation: $238M in 2023 premiums at a 42.6% loss ratio (NAIC).
- That ranks New Hampshire 30th of 51 states by loss ratio for the line — a mid-pack market.
- These are industry aggregates, not a quote — your workers' compensation rate depends on your business; compare filed rates and real quotes.
Getting Workers' Compensation coverage in New Hampshire
See recent New Hampshire rate filings on the New Hampshire rate page, learn how Workers' Compensation works in our Workers' Compensation guide, look up the filed loss cost for a specific class code in our workers' comp class code hub, see typical workers' comp costs, then compare real quotes for your business.
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