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Employer Workers’ Comp Insurance Verification Now Available Online

The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission has launched a new search feature on its website for checking the workers’ comp insurance coverage of businesses and sub-contractors. Contractors and the public can now check online to see if a particular business has current insurance coverage.

Note: This search verification system does not take the place of getting copies of “Certificates of Insurance” from your sub-contractors. It can be used to check that comp insurance remains in place after a certificate has been issued but before the end of the coverage term. This verification can help guard against the situation in which the sub’s insurance cancels mid-term, the sub is bare, an employee of the sub is injured, and the contractor winds up having to pay the claim. For additional official information, please visit the commission’s website at www.wcc.state.md.us under the Public Online Services section.