deregister a company, self-employed activity, or freelance work from the statutory accident insurance

If your company ceases operations, you must inform your trade association or accident insurance fund. The same applies if you terminate your freelance or self-employed activity.

You must report changes in your company to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund. This also applies if your company ceases operations. Likewise, you must report when you end your freelance or self-employed activity.

In both cases, membership in the employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund ends.

You can deregister your business or your self-employed or freelance activity online or by mail.

Online service:

• Access the online service.
• You will be guided through the process on the accident insurance service portal.
• You can log in.
  • If you want to receive the reply from your statutory accident insurance institution in the inbox of your BundID account or Mein Unternehmenskonto, you must have an account and authenticate yourself.
  • If you would like to receive the answer by mail, you can also proceed without registration.
• Select your responsible professional association or accident insurance institution or find it using the industry search.
• Upload the required documents.
• Fill out the online form and submit it.
• Your report will be automatically forwarded to your trade association or accident insurance institution.
• You will receive feedback via your preferred method.

Online service Your employers liability insurance association or accident insurance fund:

• If you have access to the portal of your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund, you may also be able to submit the report electronically there.

Message by mail:

• Contact your professional association or accident insurance fund with an informal letter.
• Pay attention to the required details and enclose the necessary documents.

There are no costs.

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• Detailed information on how to file an appeal can be found in the notice from your trade association or accident insurance institution.