Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California
®
Third Party Entity Registration
Form 902 (Rev. 03/2019)
1221 Broadway, Suite 900 Voice 415.778.7241 contracts@wcirb.com
Oakland, CA 94612 wcirb.com
Form L902.19-0318
Instructions
About This Form
This form is for use by WCIRB member insurers (Insurers) only
to designate a Third Party Entity (TPE) to act on behalf of a specific
Insurer. Upon receipt of this completed form, the WCIRB will prepare
a Consent to Use Third Party Entity and Agreement to Indemnify (TPE
Agreement) based on the information provided.
Each Insurer must submit a separate registration form for each
TPE being authorized to act on its behalf. Sections A and B must
be completed on each form. The Insurer must also complete either
Section C, D, E, F, or any combination of these sections.
TPE Registration Requirements
A. Insurer Information
List the Company Name, Address, Primary Contact, Signatory, and
Legal Contact. The Primary Contact is the person with whom the
WCIRB will communicate regarding the registration process. The
Signatory must be an officer or attorney who has the authority to
legally bind the company and is authorized to sign the TPE Agreement
on the Insurer’s behalf. The Legal Contact is the person authorized to
accept legal notices on behalf of the Insurer and must be an officer of or
attorney affiliated with the Insurer.
The Primary Contact, Signatory, and Legal Contact must be
affiliated with the Insurer and not the TPE.
B. TPE Information
List the TPE’s name, address, Federal Employer Identification Number,
Primary Contact, and Systems/Technical Contact. The Primary
Contact is the person with whom the WCIRB will communicate with
as needed. The Systems/Technical Contact is the person with whom
WCIRB information technology staff will communicate with as needed.
C. Authorization for Information
The Insurer may authorize the TPE to submit the following to the
WCIRB: Policy data, Unit statistical data, Aggregate financial data,
Medical transaction data, Long Term Survey responses, Permanent
Disability, Workers’ Compensation Terrorism Policy Information
Survey responses, and/or policy forms for approval.
D. Authorization to Access WCIRB Connect™
Insurers with access to WCIRB Connect may authorize the TPE to
have one of the following four levels of access to the website:
Level 1 - Restricted Access - Policyholder Search
Level 2 - Restricted Access - Submitter
Level 3 - Restricted Access - BSI
Level 4 - Unrestricted Access - Insurer Level
By authorizing the TPE to have either Level 2, Level 3 or Level 4
Access, the Insurer’s System Administrator will have the ability to
authorize the TPE Authorized Users to respond to the Insurer’s work
queue items in Connect. If Level 2 – Restricted Access – Submitter
is authorized, the TPE will only be able to view and respond to
work queue items for the data submitted by that TPE. If Level 3 –
Restricted Access –BSI is authorized, the TPE will only be able to
view and respond to work queue items that relate to policy and/or unit
statistical data reported with the Business Segment Identifier (BSI)
assigned to that TPE. If Level 4 – Unrestricted Access – Insurer Level
is authorized, the TPE will be able to view and respond to all work
queue items for that Insurer. Additional details about what each level
of access includes are provided in Section D in the form below.
E. Authorization to Request and Receive Data via WCIRB
X-Mods and More™
Insurers with access to WCIRB X-Mods and More may authorize the
TPE to request and receive data via WCIRB X-Mods and More (API
Services). API Services authorization allows the TPE to request and
receive risk-level data including 10 years of experience modifications
with corresponding rating effective year, reported policyholder names
and addresses, and WCIRB assigned and reported classifications.
The TPE can also receive rating effective dates if the authorizing
Insurer is the insurer of record and pursuant to the TPE’s level of
access in WCIRB Connect. Additional details about what each level
of access includes is provided is Section E in the form below.
F. Authorization to Request and Receive Coverage
Information
The Insurer may authorize the TPE to request and receive coverage
information relating to a pending workers’ compensation claim.
Form Completion
This form can be completed electronically, printed or typed, and
emailed or mailed to the following:
Email contracts@wcirb.com
Mail WCIRB Legal Department
1221 Broadway, Suite 900
Oakland, CA 94612
If you have questions about this form, contact the WCIRB Contract
Administrator at 415.778.7241 or email
contracts@wcirb.com.