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Schleswig-Holstein

Deregistering a company, self-employed or freelance activity with the statutory accident insurance

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

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

You must notify your employer's liability insurance association or accident insurance fund of any changes in your company. This also applies if your company ceases operations. You must also report if you end your freelance or self-employed activity.

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


Process flow

You can deregister your company or your self-employed or freelance activity online or by post.

Online service:

  • Call up the online service.
  • You will be guided through the process on the accident insurance service portal.
  • You can log in.
    • If you would like to receive a reply from your Berufsgenossenschaft or accident insurance fund in the mailbox of your BundID account or My Company Account, you must have an account and authenticate yourself.
    • If you would like to receive the reply by post, you can continue without registering.
  • Select your responsible employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund or find them using the industry search.
  • Upload the required documents.
  • Complete the online form and send it off.
  • Your notification will be automatically forwarded to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
  • You will receive feedback via the desired channel.

Online service of 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 can also submit the notification electronically there if necessary.

Message by post:

  • Send an informal letter to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
  • Make sure you provide the required information and enclose the necessary documents.
Requirements
  • Closure of your company
  • Cessation of self-employment or freelance work
Which documents are required?
  • Business deregistration or extract from the commercial register, if applicable
What are the fees?

There are no costs.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Consultation period: 4 Weeks

Processing duration

Processing time: 1 - 2 Weeks

Legal basis
Appeal
  • Appeal
  • Detailed information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification from your employer's liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
Applications / forms

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: Yes

What else should I know?

There are no indications or special features.

Author
Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

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

Process flow

You can deregister your company or your self-employed or freelance activity online or by post.

Online service:

  • Call up the online service.
  • You will be guided through the process on the accident insurance service portal.
  • You can log in.
    • If you would like to receive a reply from your Berufsgenossenschaft or accident insurance fund in the mailbox of your BundID account or My Company Account, you must have an account and authenticate yourself.
    • If you would like to receive the reply by post, you can continue without registering.
  • Select your responsible employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund or find them using the industry search.
  • Upload the required documents.
  • Complete the online form and send it off.
  • Your notification will be automatically forwarded to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
  • You will receive feedback via the desired channel.

Online service of 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 can also submit the notification electronically there if necessary.

Message by post:

  • Send an informal letter to your employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.
  • Make sure you provide the required information and enclose the necessary documents.

Requirements

  • Closure of your company
  • Cessation of self-employment or freelance work

Which documents are required?

  • Business deregistration or extract from the commercial register, if applicable

What are the fees?

There are no costs.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Consultation period: 4 Weeks

Processing duration

Processing time: 1 - 2 Weeks

Legal basis

Appeal

  • Appeal
  • Detailed information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the notification from your employer's liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

Applications / forms

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: Yes

What else should I know?

There are no indications or special features.

Author

Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV)

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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