2022 NAICS national industry in sector 52 Finance and Insurance
524130 Reinsurance Carriers
NAICS 524130 is the US industry code for reinsurance carriers. It covers establishments primarily engaged in assuming all or part of the risk associated with existing insurance policies originally underwritten by other insurance carriers.
- Code
- 524130 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Reinsurance Carriers
- Part of
- Insurance Carriers
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $47 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 65201, 65202 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in assuming all or part of the risk associated with existing insurance policies originally underwritten by other insurance carriers.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Initially underwriting annuities and life insurance policies, disability income insurance policies, accidental death and dismemberment insurance policies, and health and medical insurance policies are classified in Industry 52411, Direct Life, Health, and Medical Insurance Carriers.
- Initially underwriting various types of insurance policies (except life, disability income, accidental death and dismemberment, and health and medical insurance policies) are classified in Industry 52412, Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers.
Activities listed under 524130
The Census index assigns these 6 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Accidental and health reinsurance carriers
- Life reinsurance carriers
- Marine reinsurance carriers
- Medical reinsurance carriers
- Property and casualty reinsurance carriers
- Reinsurance carriers
SBA size standard for 524130
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 524130, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $47 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 6520), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.