The Risk Management division is responsible for the administration of the insurance program, workers compensation and claims processing for the State of Nebraska. The division looks to minimize the risk of financial loss to the State through identification and analysis of risk to State teammates and State property.
Claims against the State of Nebraska and/or a State teammate must be filed with the Office of Risk Management. The State Risk Manager with the State Claims Board has the authority to approve/deny any tort, miscellaneous or contract claim filed against the State of Nebraska.
State Claims Board
The Nebraska Legislature created the State Claims Board to provide uniform procedures for filing claims against the State and/or employee of the State. The Board has the authority to approve, deny, and adjust claims between $5,000.01 and $50,000.00.
- Nebraska Open Meetings Act: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 84-1407 through 84-1414
- State Claims Board: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-8,296 to 81-8,300
Next State Claims Board Meeting: TBD
Time:
Location:
1526 K Street, 2nd Floor, Conference Room B
Lincoln, NE 68509-4974
Claims: Check Your Claim Status/Upload The Notarized Signed Release
- State Tort Claims Act at Neb. Rev. Stat §§81-8,209 to 81-8,235.
- Tort/Misc. Claim Form
- Standard Operating Procedures – How to File A Tort Claim
- State Miscellaneous Claims Act (includes uncashed warrants): Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81- 8,294 to 81-8,301
- Tort/Misc. Claim Form
- Tort/Misc. Claim Form for inmates at NDCS Only
- Standard Operating Procedures – How to File a Miscellaneous Claim
- State Contract Claims Act: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 81-8,302 to 81-8306
- Contract Claim Form
- Standard Operating Procedures – How to File a Contract Claim
A claim for first responders killed in the line of duty. (Program Begins 1 January 2022).