Workers' compensation appetite & industries
Choose Kinetic for your hard-to-place accounts in construction, transportation, hospitality, warehousing, and more.
Discover our appetite for safety-critical industries
Your toughest placements are our sweet spot. We write tailored coverage for mid-size to large accounts in safety-critical industries. Our injury management technology reduces claims and improves ex-mods so your clients get better outcomes, and you win and keep more business.
Our newest appetite includes construction in select states.
Kinetic's Workers' Compensation program
A (Excellent)-rated paper
National distribution
Best-in-class injury management technology
$50,000 minimum premium ($100,000 for construction)
Guaranteed cost and deductible options
Performance-based dividend eligibility
Explore our focus industries
From parcel delivery to manufacturing, we focus on industries where injury management matters. Explore our specialized coverage for:
Construction
Deliver unique injury management services, included for free in every policy, to construction and contracting companies.
Hotels
Protect employees in hotels, casinos, and restaurants with real-time injury prevention and faster RTW programs.
Janitorial
Minimize claims for janitorial teams with workers’ comp tailored to professional and residential cleaning staff.
Manufacturing
Improve loss ratios for manufacturing businesses with tailored workers’ comp coverage, covering food, plastics, automotive, and more.
Parcel delivery
Reduce claims costs for last-mile delivery companies with workers’ comp active claims management including tech-managed RTW.
Trucking & Waste Collection
Control claims costs for transportation businesses—from local truckers to garbage collection crews—with predictive risk management and faster RTW protocols.
Wholesale & Warehousing
Deliver a better mod for wholesalers and warehouses with claims-focused coverage for groceries, clothing, and beyond.
Where we are seeing success
Kinetic partners are writing tough workers' compensation accounts across the country and seeing measurable results.
Parcel Delivery
Class Code: 0808 State: PA
Bound Premium:
$444,028
Trucking
Class Code: 7219 State: MA
Bound Premium:
$124,898
Parcel Delivery
Class Code: 7231 State: MO
Bound Premium:
$309,522
Parcel Delivery
Class Code: 7231 State: MD
Bound Premium:
$380,142
Wholesaler & Warehouse
Class Code: 7360 State: CA
Bound Premium:
$119,432
Garbage/Refuse/Recycling
Class Code: 8500 State: CA
Bound Premium:
$102,500
Hotel
Class Code: 9050 State: CA
Bound Premium:
$184,924
Ready to write workers' comp with Kinetic?
Frequently asked questions from brokers
Is there a maximum experience modifier?
No, Kinetic Insurance does not have a maximum experience modifier. We specialize in hard-to-place accounts with challenging loss histories.
Will you consider underwriting industries outside your target sectors?
What is the minimum premium you can write?
The minimum manual premium is $50,000 in most industries. For construction accounts, the minimum manual premium is $100,000.
Are there dividend opportunities?
Yes, qualifying accounts are eligible for performance-based dividends when they follow our safety action plan, which is tailored to each account's risks and may include:
- Using safety technology like workplace wearable devices
- Participating in a tech-managed return-to-work program
- Engaging in claims review and loss control services
What type of accounts do you not write for?
Kinetic does not write for new ventures or accounts with gaps in coverage. We will consider mid-term moves on an exception basis only.
We also do not consider
- Business with less than 3 years of prior workers comp coverage upon policy inception date
- 1099 Exposure greater than 40%
- Risks coming out of a PEO, unless they have their own NCCI or state bureau ex-mod
- USL&H
- Jones Act
- Maritime Employers Liability
- Foreign Coverage
- Retroactive policies
- Large risk alternative rating option (LRARO)
Can Kinetic write deductible programs?
How do I submit accounts for underwriting review?
Submissions can be sent 120 days before the policy effective date. Email them to submissions@kineticcomp.com. Incomplete submissions won't be reserved.
What do you need to reserve an account?
To reserve an account, please submit:
- ACORD 130
- Current and 3 prior policy periods of loss runs
- Kinetic Supplemental
- Ex-mod worksheet (required for all parcel submissions, requested for other industries)
Incomplete submissions will not be reserved.
Note: The risk must have 3 years of business experience and workers’ comp coverage.