Policyholder Payment Options

Pay online using EZ-Pay

Pay your premium invoice easily and securely via the myResource.

  • View and print invoices
  • Make instant payments or schedule automatic recurring payments
  • Pay online via checking, savings, and credit card
  • Set up multiple funding accounts
  • Get email notifications when invoices are posted and for payment confirmation
  • Export invoice history to Excel
  • Get started with EZ-Pay Quick Start Guide

EZ-Pay is a service offered in partnership with PNC Bank.

For questions about paying an invoice, contact ar@icwgroup.com

Pay by phone

To make a payment using our automated phone system, please call 888-339-0843.
A copy of your invoice will be needed to complete the transaction.

Your account number is the 10-digit number in the center of the invoice (to the right of policy number). For example 5000099999.

Refer to our automated phone system guide for additional information.

Use Guest Pay online

  • No login required
  • Access Guest Pay
  • Have invoice available to enter invoice number and zip code
  • Enroll in EZ-Pay for invoice notifications, save payment account(s), view invoices and access invoice history

Send a check by mail

Make your check payable to “ICW Group”. Please include your account # or policy # and coupon/remittance with your check.

Regular Delivery

ICW Group
PO Box 31001-3421
Pasadena, CA 91110-3421

Overnight Delivery

PNC Bank C/O Insurance Company of the West
Lockbox Number 913421
Pasadena Tech Center
465 N. Halstead St Ste. 160
Pasadena, CA 91107

Report interim payroll with EZ-Report

If you are a pay-as-you-go customer, use EZ-Report to report your interim payroll and calculate your premium.

Final Audit

At the end of the policy period, ICW will conduct a Final Audit to verify payroll classification reported along with a review of your operations to ensure the premium changed for your policy is accurate. The Final Audit may result in a premium adjustment.

Resources

EZ-Pay Quick Start Guide

Invoice Payment Automated Phone System

Enroll in Automatic Payments

Policyholder Payment Options

Automatic Payments Form

State exceptions

While most of the payroll rules are the same, see below for possible exceptions in your state.

Arizona: Do not include the value of lodging in payroll, except as specified in certain classifications. The value of meals should not be included. Exclude only Davis Bacon fringe benefit payments paid into an ERISA qualified third-party pension plan.
 

California: Do not include the value of lodging or meals, except as specified in certain class codes or if provided in lieu of wages. Exclude employee contributions to a section 125 plan (other than contributions to pension or deferred compensation plans). Include prevailing wage vacation and holiday fringe benefits, even when paid to a third party administrator.

Note about dual wage construction classifications

See the California Time Record Requirements (PDF). If the auditor is unable to verify classifications at the time of audit, all payroll must be placed in the highest rate, regardless of the wage level.

Colorado: Davis Bacon Act fringe benefits provided separately by employer should not be included.
 
Florida: Do not include awards for employee achievements or discoveries, pure gratuities, or results of a voluntary profit sharing program.
 
Kansas: Can exclude Vacation, Holiday or Sick pay if shown in records.
 
Kentucky: Payments/allowances for hand tools should not be included.
 
Louisiana: Exclude special reward for achievements or discovery, pure gratuities or the result of voluntary profit sharing arrangements if not part of an employment contract.
 
Mississippi: Include expense reimbursement if records do not confirm expense was incurred as a business expense.
 
Nevada: Do not allow for the exclusion of overtime, tips, gratuities, or severance pay. Payroll limitation of $36,000 applies for all employees. Report actual payroll up to the limitation and then you may discontinue reporting payroll for those employees.
 
New Jersey: Include gratuities except when specifically excluded by classification wording. Exclude pay at termination or retirement for unused personal or sick days.
 
New Mexico: Bonuses paid under a state approved safety program should not be included.
 
Oregon: Do not include vacation pay or unanticipated bonus pay, amounts payable under profit sharing agreements or payments that are part of a program to reward workers for safe working practices. Only Davis-Bacon fringe benefits paid into an ERISA qualified third-party pension plan may be excluded.
 
Pennsylvania: Do not allow for the exclusion of overtime. Exclude special rewards for discovery or invention.
 
Tennessee: Include bonuses only when paid in lieu of wages and specified as a part of a wage contract.
 
Texas: Exclude safety awards paid in accordance with a written safety plan and the value of special rewards for individual invention or discovery.
 
Virginia: Do not exclude Davis-Bacon wages even when paid to third-party pension trusts.