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1842 Insurance Company · NAIC 16862

Where 1842 Insurance Company is admitted, where it's eligible for surplus lines, the lines it's licensed for and how much of each it writes, from state regulators' public lists and market share reports.

1842 Insurance Company (NAIC 16862) is a property and casualty insurer domiciled in Maryland, part of Harford Group. State regulators list it as licensed (admitted) in Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee. It ranked #78 of 361 in North Carolina commercial package (BOP, CMP) in 2025 (0.3% share). It ranked #154 of 408 in North Carolina commercial auto in 2025 (0.1% share). It ranked #288 of 340 in North Carolina commercial property (fire and allied lines) in 2025 (0.0% share).

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By state

Where it's licensed

States whose regulator lists are loaded: Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming. Not on the lists we have for Alaska, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, which doesn't by itself mean it isn't licensed there.

StateStatusLines licensedSinceSource
DelawareAdmitted (licensed)——Delaware, 2026-10-18
GeorgiaAdmitted (licensed)General liability, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Surety bonds, Workers' compensation—Georgia, 2026-10-18
KentuckyAdmitted (licensed)——Kentucky Department of Insurance, 2026-10-17
MarylandAdmitted (licensed)——Maryland Insurance Administration, 2026-10-17
New JerseyAdmitted (licensed)——New Jersey, 2026-10-18
North CarolinaAdmitted (licensed)Personal auto, Commercial auto, Commercial package (BOP, CMP), Inland marine, General liability, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Workers' compensation—North Carolina, 2026-10-18
South CarolinaAdmitted (licensed)——South Carolina, 2026-10-18
TennesseeAdmitted (licensed)——Tennessee, 2026-10-18
What it writes

Premium and rank by line

From the regulators that publish every company's direct premium by line.

Line and stateRankPremium writtenShareYear
Commercial package (BOP, CMP) in North Carolina#78 of 361$4.6M0.27%2025
Commercial auto in North Carolina#154 of 408$1.5M0.07%2025
Commercial property (fire and allied lines) in North Carolina#288 of 340$11,5980.00%2025
Workers' compensation in North Carolina#315 of 347$51,6540.00%2025
Inland marine in North Carolina#374 of 420$5,0710.00%2025
General liability in North Carolina#459 of 621$162,7290.01%2025
Standing

Where it's a top-10 writer

Harford Group (NAIC group 00447), the group 1842 Insurance Company belongs to, ranks in the top 10 for these lines and states. Top 10 insurer groups by direct premium written in 2025, from the NAIC's Market Share Reports for Property/Casualty Groups and Companies by State. A group is the parent and its insurance companies together; share is the group's part of the state total for the line; loss ratio is losses incurred over premium earned.

Line and stateRankPremium writtenShareYear
Commercial package (BOP, CMP) in Delaware
Total Commercial Multiple Peril
#3$19.9M4.91%2025
Workers' compensation in Kentucky
Workers Compensation
#4$25.8M4.87%2025
Commercial package (BOP, CMP) in Maryland
Total Commercial Multiple Peril
#4$55.0M5.49%2025
Commercial auto in Delaware
Commercial Auto Physical Damage
#6$2.0M4.61%2025
Commercial package (BOP, CMP) in District of Columbia
Total Commercial Multiple Peril
#7$13.8M5.50%2025
Commercial auto in Delaware
Commercial Auto Liability
#8$7.9M3.93%2025
Commercial auto in Delaware
Total Commercial Auto
#8$10.0M4.05%2025

Method and source

Each row comes from the named regulator's public company list on the date shown, joined by NAIC number. "Admitted" means licensed by the state and backed by its guaranty fund; "surplus lines" means eligible to take risks the admitted market declines, without rate or form approval or guaranty fund protection. Premium and rank come from state market share reports that list every company. This is a public-records directory, not a rating or recommendation; for the company's own filings use the NAIC's Consumer Information Source.

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