Report a Claim
EMPLOYERS® has two convenient ways to report a claim:
- Call our toll-free Call Center at: (800) 232-3085
- Fax your First Report of Injury to: (877) 329-2954
In order to expedite the claim reporting process and to ensure that we are able to respond to the needs of your injured worker efficiently, please have available as much of the following information as possible when reporting a claim through our Call Center:
- Policyholder's name and address
- Employee's name, address, social security number and birth date
- State in which employee was hired
- Employee's occupation (job title) at the time of injury
- Date of injury
- Address/location of accident
(Was the accident on employer's premises?)
- How did the accident occur?
- How many people were injured in the accident?
- Part(s) of the body injured
- Did the employee return to next scheduled shift after accident?
- Is the validity of the claim doubted? If so, state reason
- Are the injured employee's wages being paid during disability?
- Does the employee hold a 40-hour-per week position?
- Wage of employee on the date of injury
(salary per hour, day, week or month)
It is important that all work-related injuries and occupational illnesses be reported without delay. Promptly reporting claims allows EMPLOYERS to quickly investigate each claim, to determine compensability and begin to administer benefits without unnecessary delay.
Early intervention in the management of an employee's illness or injury is essential in successfully managing claims and reducing your workers' compensation costs.
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