Missouri payment of contributions bonds.
From $100.
The Missouri Division of Employment Security can require an employer to post a bond guaranteeing its unemployment contributions or payments in lieu of contributions under RSMo Chapter 288. The division sets the amount, and pricing is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum.
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How much does a Missouri payment of contributions bond cost?
2% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps to filed.
Apply once, run one soft credit pull, and file with the division. Here is the whole thing — no broker phone tag:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the division required, and the effective date. The only extra step is a one-time consent to a soft credit pull.
Approved
Most are approved as soon as you apply. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score. If it needs a second look, one to two business days at most.
File with the division
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the Division of Employment Security. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the division insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What this bond actually guarantees
Missouri administers unemployment insurance through the Division of Employment Security under the Employment Security Law, RSMo Chapter 288. Most employers simply pay quarterly contributions, but some — nonprofit and governmental employers electing reimbursement, and employee-leasing companies — can be required to post security so the trust fund is protected.
For a leasing employer, the statute allows a surety bond in an amount equal to the contributions or payments in lieu of contributions for which the unit was liable in the last calendar year, or $100,000, whichever is greater, to ensure prompt payment of contributions, interest, penalties and surcharges. The exact figure comes from the division.
The bond runs to the State of Missouri for the benefit of the unemployment compensation fund — if you fail to remit what you owe, the division can recover against it, and if the surety pays, you repay the surety. We issue the amount the division set, priced at 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum, with one quick soft credit check.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the division. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the Division of Employment Security. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the division insists.
What sets the price
The premium is 2% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, one soft pull.
These are the actual underwriting fields, including a one-time consent to a soft credit pull. Submit once and your bond is issued when you pay.
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Contributions bond, filed this week.
Pricing from $100, soft pull only. Enter the amount the division set and see your price in 1–2 business days.