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Find common forms you or your employees need to file insurance claims, resources to help employees file claims, and information to help employees create and manage their account online. Remember, you or your employees can log in to check claim status or review existing claim activity.

Submit a group life insurance claim for yourself or an employee

The employer should sign in and submit the online life insurance claim form. The beneficiary can also submit the life insurance claim form online and upload the death certificate. 

Additional forms:

For individual life insurance policies, call us at 800-331-2213, and we’ll be happy to walk you through the process.

Submit a group disability insurance claim for yourself or an employee

The employer and employee should sign in and submit the online disability claim form for sickness, injury, pregnancy, or mental health conditions.

The doctor can also submit the claim online or the employee can provide them with the Attending Physician’s Statement (opens in AdobeSign).

For individual disability insurance policies, contact us and we’ll send you the forms you need.

To file a wellness claim, the employee should sign in and submit the online claim form.

Submit a PFML claim for an employee
Help employees submit a critical illness claim

To file a critical illness* claim, the employee must first sign in to their Principal.com account, and navigate to the online claim form. They'll need to have their doctor complete the Critical Illness Claim Form Attending Physician's Statement (PDF) and upload this with their claim submission. Once submitted, they’ll also receive a special link to the employer portion of the claim form to send to you to complete your portion of the claim.

If you wish to file a paper claim, you can open and complete the “Employer statement” of the Critical Illness Claim Form (PDF). New York customers, open and complete the Specified disease claim form (PDF). Once you complete the required information, submit via email to SBDClaims@principal.com or via fax to 800-255-6609.

*Specified disease in New York

Help employees file an accident claim

To file an accident claim, the employee must first sign in to their Principal.com account, and navigate to the online claim form. They'll need to have their doctor complete the part of the accident claim form (PDF) labeled “attending physician’s statement” and upload this with their claim submission. Once submitted, they’ll also receive a special link to the employer portion of the claim form to send to you to complete your portion of the claim.

If you wish to file a paper claim, you can open and complete the “Employer statement” of the accident claim form (PDF). Once you complete the required information, submit via email to SBDClaims@principal.com or via fax to 800-255-6609.

Submit a hospital indemnity claim

To file a hospital indemnity or wellness claim, the employee should sign in and submit the online claim form.

Help employees manage their beneficiaries
Help employees create and manage their online account
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