CONNECTICUT AND INSURANCE –
PARTNERS IN JOBS
Connecticut’s identity in other states is closely tied to insurance – with good reason. For over 100 years, the insurance industry has been one of the state’s leading employers. By the end of the 19th century, Connecticut was the insurance capital of the world, and by any ranking we remain one of the top three states in the business.
Today, there are more than 100 insurance companies in Connecticut, employing nearly 68,000 people. And that doesn’t include the thousands more jobs in Connecticut businesses that work with insurance companies, including everything from printers and accounting firms to shipping haulers and caterers. It also doesn’t include the jobs created by businesses patronized by those 68,000 employees. That number is estimated to be more than 91,000.
