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Palomar Specialty Insurance Company · NAIC 20338

Where Palomar Specialty 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.

Palomar Specialty Insurance Company (NAIC 20338) is a property and casualty insurer domiciled in Oregon, part of Palomar Holdings Group. State regulators list it as licensed (admitted) in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin. It ranked #2 of 40 in Washington earthquake in 2025 (13.0% share). It ranked #3 of 128 in California earthquake in 2025 (11.3% share). It ranked #9 of 265 in Illinois earthquake in 2025 (1.8% share). The U.S. Treasury lists it as a certified surety with a $53.4M underwriting limit.

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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 Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, which doesn't by itself mean it isn't licensed there.

StateStatusLines licensedSinceSource
AlaskaAdmitted (licensed)——Alaska, 2026-10-18
CaliforniaAdmitted (licensed)Commercial auto, Earthquake, Farm and crop, Flood, Inland marine, General liability, Surety bonds, Workers' compensation—California Department of Insurance, 2026-10-17
ConnecticutAdmitted (licensed)——Connecticut, 2026-10-18
DelawareAdmitted (licensed)——Delaware, 2026-10-18
FloridaAdmitted (licensed)Personal auto, Commercial auto, Inland marine, General liability, Ocean marine, Surety bonds—Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, 2026-10-18
GeorgiaAdmitted (licensed)General liability, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Surety bonds, Workers' compensation—Georgia, 2026-10-18
HawaiiAdmitted (licensed)——Hawaii, 2026-10-18
IdahoAdmitted (licensed)Fidelity bonds, General liability, Ocean marine, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Surety bonds, Workers' compensation—Idaho, 2026-10-18
IllinoisAdmitted (licensed)Earthquake, Farm and crop, Flood, Inland marine, General liability—Illinois, 2026-10-18
IowaAdmitted (licensed)——Iowa, 2026-10-18
KentuckyAdmitted (licensed)——Kentucky Department of Insurance, 2026-10-17
MarylandAdmitted (licensed)——Maryland Insurance Administration, 2026-10-17
MassachusettsAdmitted (licensed)Fidelity bonds, Surety bonds—Massachusetts, 2026-10-18
MississippiAdmitted (licensed)Farm and crop, Homeowners, Inland marine, General liability, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Surety bonds02-19-2016Mississippi Insurance Department, 2026-10-17
MissouriAdmitted (licensed)Earthquake, Fidelity bonds, Inland marine, General liability, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Surety bonds—Missouri, 2026-10-18
NebraskaAdmitted (licensed)——Nebraska, 2026-10-18
NevadaAdmitted (licensed)General liability, Ocean marine, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Workers' compensation—Nevada Division of Insurance, 2026-10-17
New JerseyAdmitted (licensed)——New Jersey, 2026-10-18
New YorkAdmitted (licensed)——Excess Line Association of New York (DFS-licensed and eligible excess line insurers), 2026-10-17
North CarolinaAdmitted (licensed)Inland marine, General liability—North Carolina, 2026-10-18
North DakotaAdmitted (licensed)——North Dakota, 2026-10-18
OhioAdmitted (licensed)——Ohio Department of Insurance, 2026-10-17
OklahomaAdmitted (licensed)Earthquake, Flood, Inland marine—Oklahoma, 2026-10-18
OregonAdmitted (licensed)Earthquake, Farm and crop, Flood, Inland marine, General liability, Commercial property (fire and allied lines)—Oregon, 2026-10-18
Rhode IslandAdmitted (licensed)——Rhode Island, 2026-10-18
South CarolinaAdmitted (licensed)——South Carolina, 2026-10-18
South DakotaAdmitted (licensed)Farm and crop, General liability—South Dakota, 2026-10-18
TennesseeAdmitted (licensed)——Tennessee, 2026-10-18
TexasAdmitted (licensed)Aircraft and aviation, Personal auto, Equipment breakdown, Credit, Crime (burglary and theft), Earthquake, Farm and crop, Fidelity bonds, Glass, Homeowners, Inland marine, General liability, Ocean marine, Commercial property (fire and allied lines), Surety bonds, Workers' compensation1980/09/15Texas Department of Insurance, 2026-10-17
WashingtonAdmitted (licensed)Earthquake, Farm and crop—Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner and the Surplus Line Association of Washington, 2026-10-17
WisconsinAdmitted (licensed)General liability—Wisconsin, 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
Earthquake in California#3 of 128$253.3M11.33%2025
Flood in California#13 of 73$5.5M2.87%2025
Farm and crop in California#27 of 45$177,6060.02%2025
Inland marine in California#50 of 248$13.0M0.43%2025
General liability in California#87 of 353$25.1M0.29%2025
Surety bonds in California#98 of 148$204,6640.02%2025
Workers' compensation in California#142 of 245$8.0M0.07%2025
Commercial auto in California#155 of 232$2.3M0.04%2025
Earthquake in Illinois#9 of 265$2.0M1.79%2025
Farm and crop in Illinois#14 of 57$8.2M0.57%2025
Flood in Illinois#26 of 128$555,4321.08%2025
Inland marine in Illinois#241 of 452$256,3710.02%2025
General liability in Illinois#457 of 695$420,5050.01%2025
Inland marine in North Carolina#45 of 420$5.5M0.51%2025
General liability in North Carolina#320 of 621$903,8360.03%2025
Farm and crop in South Dakota#24 of 47$4.3M0.29%2025
General liability in South Dakota#222 of 356$42,0040.02%2025
Farm and crop in Texas#13 of 41$24.8M0.93%2025
Earthquake in Texas#32 of 130$71,6510.26%2025
Inland marine in Texas#49 of 356$16.2M0.50%2025
Commercial property (fire and allied lines) in Texas#50 of 260$15.8M0.31%2025
Homeowners in Texas#63 of 148$40.7M0.20%2025
General liability in Texas#247 of 463$2.2M0.03%2025
Earthquake in Washington#2 of 40$38.4M12.96%2025
Farm and crop in Washington#31 of 39$618,0000.13%2025
General liability in Wisconsin#249 of 429$234,8330.02%2024
Standing

Where it's a top-10 writer

Palomar Holdings Group (NAIC group 04977), the group Palomar Specialty 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
Earthquake in California
Earthquake
#1$442.6M18.64%2025
Flood in Hawaii
Private Flood
#1$5.8M42.67%2025
Farm and crop in Massachusetts
Private Crop
#1$2,000100.00%2025
Flood in Utah
Private Flood
#1$669,00012.68%2025
Commercial property (fire and allied lines) in Hawaii
Allied Lines
#2$76.7M18.96%2025
Farm and crop in Hawaii
Multiple Peril Crop
#2$1.2M32.72%2025
Earthquake in Missouri
Earthquake
#3$12.5M8.10%2025
Farm and crop in New York
Private Crop
#3$17,0007.99%2025
Earthquake in Oklahoma
Earthquake
#3$860,0004.88%2025
Earthquake in Oregon
Earthquake
#3$20.7M10.49%2025
Farm and crop in Utah
Private Crop
#3$18,00018.54%2025
Earthquake in Utah
Earthquake
#3$10.0M6.92%2025
Earthquake in Washington
Earthquake
#3$50.4M11.02%2025
Farm and crop in Louisiana
Multiple Peril Crop
#4$10.6M5.78%2025
Farm and crop in Louisiana
Private Crop
#4$362,0003.56%2025
Farm and crop in Mississippi
Private Crop
#5$225,0002.81%2025
Farm and crop in New Mexico
Multiple Peril Crop
#5$11.7M9.31%2025
Farm and crop in Wisconsin
Private Crop
#5$2.6M12.84%2025
Farm and crop in Arkansas
Multiple Peril Crop
#6$12.6M4.79%2025
Flood in Kentucky
Private Flood
#6$601,0004.56%2025
Farm and crop in Oklahoma
Multiple Peril Crop
#6$23.4M6.60%2025
Farm and crop in Utah
Multiple Peril Crop
#6$2.1M3.76%2025
Farm and crop in Alabama
Multiple Peril Crop
#7$2.4M2.34%2025
Flood in California
Private Flood
#7$7.5M6.67%2025
Farm and crop in Colorado
Private Crop
#7$1.3M5.44%2025
Farm and crop in North Dakota
Private Crop
#7$2.7M2.17%2025
Farm and crop in Oklahoma
Private Crop
#7$346,0004.57%2025
Flood in Oregon
Private Flood
#7$680,0006.89%2025
Farm and crop in Tennessee
Multiple Peril Crop
#7$2.7M2.09%2025
Farm and crop in West Virginia
Multiple Peril Crop
#7$6,0000.09%2025
Farm and crop in Wisconsin
Multiple Peril Crop
#7$12.8M3.30%2025
Flood in Arizona
Private Flood
#8$887,0005.84%2025
Farm and crop in Arkansas
Private Crop
#8$569,0001.37%2025
Farm and crop in California
Private Crop
#8$3,0000.02%2025
Farm and crop in Colorado
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$15.5M4.87%2025
Farm and crop in Kentucky
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$8.4M3.82%2025
Farm and crop in Kentucky
Private Crop
#8$195,0002.23%2025
Farm and crop in Minnesota
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$13.1M1.20%2025
Farm and crop in Mississippi
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$4.4M2.21%2025
Farm and crop in Missouri
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$7.9M1.47%2025
Farm and crop in Missouri
Private Crop
#8$1.0M2.45%2025
Flood in Nevada
Private Flood
#8$278,0004.73%2025
Farm and crop in North Dakota
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$20.8M1.55%2025
Farm and crop in Oregon
Private Crop
#8$20,0000.69%2025
Farm and crop in Tennessee
Private Crop
#8$22,0000.63%2025
Flood in Tennessee
Private Flood
#8$1.0M6.59%2025
Earthquake in Tennessee
Earthquake
#8$3.2M2.33%2025
Farm and crop in Texas
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$24.8M1.25%2025
Farm and crop in Washington
Multiple Peril Crop
#8$618,0000.18%2025
Farm and crop in Washington
Private Crop
#8$1,0000.01%2025
Farm and crop in Arizona
Multiple Peril Crop
#9$1.8M1.08%2025
Farm and crop in California
Multiple Peril Crop
#9$178,0000.02%2025
Farm and crop in Georgia
Multiple Peril Crop
#9$586,0000.20%2025
Earthquake in Hawaii
Earthquake
#9$822,0002.69%2025
Farm and crop in Illinois
Multiple Peril Crop
#9$7.2M0.74%2025
Farm and crop in Kansas
Multiple Peril Crop
#9$18.9M1.59%2025
Farm and crop in Kansas
Private Crop
#9$2.1M2.83%2025
Farm and crop in Michigan
Multiple Peril Crop
#9$37,0000.01%2025
Farm and crop in Michigan
Private Crop
#9$263,0003.34%2025
Farm and crop in Minnesota
Private Crop
#9$2.6M1.90%2025

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Bonds

Treasury-certified surety

On the U.S. Treasury's Circular 570 (updated August 01, 2026) with an underwriting limit of $53.4M per bond, licensed to write surety in 44 states and territories: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.

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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