Workers’ Compensation Insurance - The 3 Limits
🧑🔧 Workers’ Compensation Insurance
Workers’ Comp has two parts:
Statutory Benefits (medical, lost wages, disability, death) – these are set by state law and don’t have dollar limits.
Employers’ Liability Coverage – this protects the business if an employee sues for a work-related injury or illness. This is where the three limits come in.
1️⃣ Bodily Injury by Accident – Per Accident
- The maximum the insurer will pay for all claims from a single accident, regardless of how many employees are injured.
Example: A machinery malfunction injures multiple workers at once.
2️⃣ Bodily Injury by Disease – Policy Limit
- The maximum the insurer will pay for all disease-related claims during the entire policy period.
Example: Several employees develop an occupational illness over time.
3️⃣ Bodily Injury by Disease – Per Employee
- The maximum the insurer will pay to any one employee for a disease claim.
Example: One worker develops long-term respiratory issues from exposure on the job.