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2017 Edition

national industry 524126

Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in initially underwriting (i.e., assuming the risk and assigning premiums) insurance policies that protect policyholders against losses that may occur as a result of property damage or liability.

The immediate parent of national industry 524126 is international industry 52412: Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers

Illustrative Examples

  • Automobile insurance carriers, direct
  • Malpractice insurance carriers, direct
  • Fidelity insurance carriers, direct
  • Mortgage guaranty insurance carriers, direct
  • Homeowners' insurance carriers, direct
  • Surety insurance carriers, direct
  • Liability insurance carriers, direct

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in reinsuring property and casualty insurance policies are classified in Industry 524130, Reinsurance Carriers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 524126 - Agricultural (i.e., crop, livestock) insurance carriers, direct
  2. 524126 - Automobile insurance carriers, direct
  3. 524126 - Bonding, fidelity or surety insurance, direct
  4. 524126 - Burglary and theft insurance carriers, direct
  5. 524126 - Casualty insurance carriers, direct
  6. 524126 - Credit and other financial responsibility insurance carriers, direct
  7. 524126 - Crop insurance carrier, direct
  8. 524126 - Fidelity insurance carriers, direct
  9. 524126 - Fire insurance carriers, direct
  10. 524126 - Homeowners' insurance carriers, direct
  11. 524126 - Insurance carriers, fidelity, direct
  12. 524126 - Insurance carriers, property and casualty, direct
  13. 524126 - Insurance carriers, surety, direct
  14. 524126 - Insurance underwriting, property and casualty, direct
  15. 524126 - Liability insurance carriers, direct
  16. 524126 - Malpractice insurance carriers, direct
  17. 524126 - Marine insurance carriers, direct
  18. 524126 - Mortgage guaranty insurance carriers, direct
  19. 524126 - Plate glass insurance carriers, direct
  20. 524126 - Property and casualty insurance carriers, direct
  21. 524126 - Property damage insurance carriers, direct
  22. 524126 - Surety insurance carriers, direct
  23. 524126 - Workers' compensation insurance underwriting

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 524126
2007 524126
2012 524126
2017 524126
2022 524126

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 6331 - Fire, Marine, and Casualty Insurance
  2. 6351 - Surety Insurance

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 524126, Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers:

  1. direct insurance except life health and medical carrier
  2. direct property and casualty insurance carrier
  3. finance and insurance
  4. fire marine and casualty insurance
  5. insurance carrier
  6. insurance carrier and related activity
  7. insurance co
  8. insurance co property and casualty
  9. insurance company
  10. surety insurance

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