Translation of "Obligatorische unfallversicherung" in English

Compulsory accident insurance covers occupational and non-occupational accidents and occupational illnesses.

Who pays the premiums for compulsory accident insurance?

In Switzerland we have a compulsory health and accident insurance.

Self-employed persons can opt to take out insurance that is equivalent to compulsory accident insurance.

Compulsory accident insurance is a key line of business for private insurers.

The law requires the employer to conclude compulsory accident insurance for all domestic employees.

Where necessary, mandatory accident insurance can be extended under a special agreement for individual staff.

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Compulsory industrial injury insurance is envisaged as the vehicle for these incentives, but unlike existing schemes premiums are linked to present and future risks rather than to past experience.

Supplementary accident insurance enables employers like you to add modules to this compulsory accident insurance, and on all three levels: treatment, daily allowances and long-term loss of earnings.

What compulsory accident insurance offers your employees and their family members is financial security after an accident or in the event of disability or even death.

Passenger accident insurance offers supplementary benefits such as private ward or a lump-sum integrity benefit for persons who already have accident insurance and also covers passengers from countries which might not have mandatory accident insurance.

For daily sickness indemnity insurance, mandatory accident insurance, UVG supplementary insurance and Global Business Traveller insurance, you will receive 15% of the annual premium invoiced (up to a maximum of CHF 5,000 per year).

For patients with basic health insurance residing in the canton of Zurich, inpatient treatment is covered by their compulsory health insurance or accident insurance.

For supplementary accident insurance, the policyholder can define any waiting period for the supplementary daily allowance as the compulsory accident insurance meets all the legal requirements.

Despite substantial growth in the number of policyholders in 2010 compared with 2009, gross benefits rose by only CHF 10.5 million, or 1.3%, with VVG insurance increas- ing by CHF 17.5 million and compulsory accident insurance by CHF 1.8 million.

Medical expenses (such as hospital or treatment costs) are covered by your company's compulsory accident insurance until the employee is healthy again.

Sumaindra Jarwadi, the lawyer representing Desmiria, told the Court that not only are the wages received by workers below the minimum wage provisions set by the Provincial Government but there is also no compliance with the compulsory Government work safety insurance scheme.

Where an accident was caused by gross negligence, exceptionally dangerous activities or hazardous behaviour, compulsory accident insurance may reduce benefits or refuse outright to pay them.

Together with our cooperation partner, Swiss Life, we can offer you occupational pensions, compulsory accident insurance and collective daily sickness allowance in one package.

Compulsory accident insurance (UVG) gives you and your employees only the legally required minimum of protection against the financial consequences of an accident or occupational illness.

The 2nd pillar includes the compulsory occupational pension (BVG) and the compulsory accident insurance (UVG).

The mandatory accident insurance from Sympany provides you and your employees with the security and protection required by law: in the event of an accident, it covers the loss of earnings as well as pension and nursing care benefits.

Suva is the largest provider of compulsory accident insurance in Switzerland.

The benefits paid by compulsory accident insurance may be extensive, but they do have limits.

What costs do employers have to bear even if they have compulsory accident insurance?

By contrast, the cover offered under compulsory accident insurance is always the same, no matter who provides it.

Where can I find full details of the benefits provided by compulsory accident insurance?

Supplementary UVG insurance expands the insurance cover provided under the mandatory accident insurance scheme.

The benefits payable under compulsory accident insurance are laid down by law.

The legal basis for mandatory accident insurance is the Federal Law on Accident Insurance (AIL).

This is in contrast to the obligatory accident insurance that is taken out via the employer.

The salary component above the threshold is not insured under compulsory accident insurance.

Benefits under compulsory accident insurance become payable from the third day after the accident.

Furthermore, each self-employed person has to pay contributions to accident insurance and the occupational old age scheme.

Those receiving pensions from compulsory accident insurance or military insurance are not entitled to a helplessness allowance.

Private insurers account for more than 70% of compulsory occupational accident insurance business.

Furthermore, each employee has to pay contributions to accident insurance and the occupational old age scheme.

The main programmes adopted relate to the updat ing of the level of benefits (Invalidity, pensions, retirement pensions, family allowances) or their extension to Include various social categories (extension to firms' directors of compulsory accident Insurance, for example).

If you want the same scope of benefits as for compulsory accident insurance, including pension benefits, then you need to opt for voluntary accident insurance based on the UVG instead.

Building on mandatory accident insurance, CSS offers insurance cover that is optimised to the legal framework and tailored to your needs.