Indiana Self-Insured Employers are companies in the state of Indiana that have chosen to assume the financial risk of providing workers' compensation insurance to their employees, rather than purchasing insurance from an outside provider. Self-insurance enables employers to pay for claims out of their own funds and eliminates the need to pay premiums to an insurance provider. The Indiana Department of Insurance regulates these employers and requires them to meet certain criteria to be eligible for self-insurance. There are two types of Indiana Self-Insured Employers: Group Self-Insurers and Individual Self-Insurers. Group Self-Insurers are companies that have formed a separate legal entity to assume the risk of providing workers' compensation insurance to their employees. Individual Self-Insurers are companies that have chosen to assume the financial risk of providing worker's compensation insurance to their employees on their own.