Wisconsin unemployment reimbursement bonds.
$720 flat.
A Wisconsin nonprofit that elects reimbursement financing for unemployment must file an assurance of reimbursement with the Department of Workforce Development under Wis. Stat. § 108.151 — a surety bond is one accepted form. We issue it at $720, one-time; a quick soft credit check may apply, and it never affects your score.
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How much does a Wisconsin unemployment reimbursement bond cost?
$720 at the $9,620 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps to filed.
Your DWD reimbursement election is waiting on this assurance. Here's the whole process:
Apply once, online
Your organization details, the assurance amount DWD required, and the effective date — plus 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.
E-sign & file with DWD
Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the unemployment fund's treasurer as your assurance of reimbursement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What it is and who needs it.
What the assurance bond actually guarantees
Most Wisconsin employers pay into the unemployment reserve fund through taxes. A nonprofit can instead elect reimbursement financing under Wis. Stat. § 108.151 — repaying the fund dollar-for-dollar for benefits charged to it — but only after filing an assurance of reimbursement with the fund's treasurer.
The assurance can be a surety bond, letter of credit, certificate of deposit, or other nonnegotiable instrument of fixed value, payable to the unemployment reserve fund. It guarantees the required reimbursement together with any interest and tardy-filing fees, so the fund is protected if a reimbursable employer doesn't pay.
The amount is set by the Department of Workforce Development — generally 4% of your prior-year payroll, or your anticipated current-year payroll, whichever is greater. If the treasurer liquidates part of the assurance to cover a delinquency, you must top it back up within 30 days. We issue the bond at $720 flat; a quick soft credit check may apply and never affects your score.
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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 $9,620 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The carrier issues this bond for a single 5-year term; the term cannot be changed at checkout.
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
E-sign & file with DWD. Pay online and receive the executed bond, ready to file with the unemployment fund's treasurer as your assurance of reimbursement. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever the department insists.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $720 at the $9,620 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or 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: approved instantly, or after a quick credit check.
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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Your reimbursement election is waiting on one document.
$720 flat, short application, soft pull only. File with DWD in 1–2 business days. Free until issued.