Manage Your Performance and Costs

How claims affect your premium

Small business employers
(less than $15,000 in premiums over 3 years)

Claim Type
(within 5 years)
Number of Claims Impact
Claims with no time lost (NTL) No impact No impact
Time-lost (TL) claims 0 5% discount (after 5 years and NTL claims)
Time-lost (TL) claims 1 - 4 No discount or surcharge
(base rate)
Time-lost (TL) claims 5+ 5% surcharge

New employers will be eligible for a 5% discount after 5 years with no time lost claims. Employers receive a 5% surcharge as soon as they have 5 or more time lost claims.

Large business employers
($15,000 or more in premiums over 3 years)

Claim Type (within 3 years) Impact
No time lost, costs < $1,000 No impact
No time lost, costs => $1,000 Costs included in your experience rating
Time lost claims (TL) Costs included in your experience rating

Costs are totaled and compared with the average costs of an employer’s size and industry. Employers with less than average costs receive discounts; employers with higher costs receive surcharges.

For more information please reference our pricing guide (pdf, 179KB).