CO unemployment reimbursement bonds.
Flat 3%. Enter your amount.
A nonprofit (or government) employer that elects to reimburse Colorado for UI benefits in lieu of paying premiums must file a surety bond with the Division of Unemployment Insurance (CDLE) under C.R.S. 8-76-110. The division sets the amount from your payroll and benefit history; we issue it at a flat 3%.
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No underwriting queue for the standard reimbursement bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with CDLE. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your organization details, the bond amount CDLE set, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick review.
File with CDLE
Submit the executed bond to the Division of Unemployment Insurance to back your reimbursing election. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the division insists.
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Bond amount × 3% = your premium, one-time, $275 minimum. Enter the figure on your CDLE notice and the premium updates.
What it is and who needs it.
What the reimbursement bond actually covers
Most Colorado employers pay unemployment insurance premiums. But a nonprofit organization (and certain government entities) can instead elect to be a reimbursing employer — repaying the state for the actual UI benefits charged to its account, in lieu of premiums. Under C.R.S. 8-76-110, an electing nonprofit must file a surety bond with the division within fifteen days of its election.
The amount is computed by the division, not chosen by you: broadly, it is tied to the benefits attributable to your employment (the statute uses three times the prior year's regular benefits plus a share of extended benefits, or a multi-year sum, subject to a percentage-of-payroll cap and floor). The bond guarantees that, if you don't reimburse the benefits you owe, the state can recover against it.
Instead of a surety bond, the statute also lets an electing employer deposit money or securities with the division — but a surety bond is usually far cheaper, since you pay the 3% premium rather than tying up the full amount in cash. Enter the figure CDLE set on your notice and we issue it at a flat 3% with no credit check.
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Five minutes, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount CDLE set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with the Division of Unemployment Insurance.
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Five-minute application, flat 3%, $275 minimum. Enter the amount CDLE set and file the same day.