About NYSIF

Mission Statement

• Provide timely and appropriate indemnity and medical payments to injured workers.
• Drive down the cost of workers' compensation insurance for businesses operating in New York State.
• Ensure that all New York businesses have a market for workers' compensation insurance available to them at a fair price.
• Maintain a solvent state insurance fund that is always available for New York businesses.
• Be a competitive force in the marketplace and an industry leader in price, quality, and service.

NYSIF is a non-profit agency of the State of New York, consisting of two separate "funds" -- the Workers' Compensation Fund, created in 1914, insuring employers against occupational injury and disease suffered by their employees, and the Disability Benefits Fund, established in 1949, which insures against disabling off-the-job sickness or injury sustained by employees.

New York voters approved the Workers' Compensation Act of 1914 by referendum. The law was spurred by two significant events in American history -- the 1909 Wainwright Commission that reported on the woeful labor conditions and treatment of injured workers, and the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911, among the most deadly in New York City history.

NYSIF was created as part of the law to guarantee the availability at all times of workers' compensation protection at the lowest possible cost to any employer seeking coverage. The law requires that "such premiums in NYSIF shall be fixed at the lowest possible rates consistent with the maintenance of a solvent fund and of reasonable reserves and surplus."

NYSIF is a self-supporting insurance carrier that competes with private insurers in the workers' compensation and disability benefits markets. Operating income is derived solely from insurance premiums and investments. NYSIF is the largest provider of workers' compensation insurance in New York State.

NYSIF offers quality insurance plans for all New York businesses. Services include claims case management and workplace safety programs at no extra cost. If you have employees located in New York State, NYSIF may be able to help you control the costs and losses incurred by on-the-job injuries.