Recovering repatriation costs for deceased persons in statutory accident insurance

You do not have to apply for reimbursement of the transfer costs. The entitlement to reimbursement is examined ex officio by the relevant employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund.

• The employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund will inform the potential beneficiaries known to it to enable them to register their claims.

Nevertheless, you can contact the relevant employers' liability insurance association or accident insurance fund online or by post.

Online service:

• Call up the online service.
• You will be guided through the procedure 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 accident insurance institution.
• 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.

Notification 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.

Repatriation costs will be reimbursed if:

• the death is the result of an insured event under statutory accident insurance,
• reimbursable repatriation costs have actually been incurred,
• the death did not occur at the place of the insured person's permanent family residence,
• the insured person was staying there for reasons connected with the insured activity or with the consequences of the insured event
• and you have paid the repatriation costs.

• Proof of payment and amount of the transfer costs (e.g. the invoice)

There are no costs for you.

There is no deadline.

• § Section 63 of the Seventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB VII)
• § Section 64 of the Seventh Book of the German Social Code (SGB VII)

• 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.

Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance necessary: No

Online services available: Yes

There are no indications or special features.

06.01.2023