In good hands.
Your Statutory Accident Insurance
Functions, services and organization
(BGI/GUV-I 506 E)
 | DGUV Deutsche Gesetzliche Unfallversicherung Spitzenverband |
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Last updated: July 2008
"As a company, we consider ourselves very fortunate to have the German statutory accident insurance system. For an almost unbeatable price, we receive precisely the services that we need; something that many of our international subsidiaries can only dream of."
Ulrich Gerhart, Managing Director
STAEDTLER Mars GmbH & Co. KG
(writing and drawing aids), Nuremberg
By way of introduction
Dear Reader,
Is the German statutory accident insurance system something of a mystery to you? Are you baffled by how your premiums are calculated? Would you be interested in learning what the statutory accident insurance institutions actually do?
If so, this brochure is just what you need. In it, we have compiled the most important facts relating to accident insurance and to safety and health at work. Concisely, clearly and comprehensibly.
Our daily work involves a colourful variety of subjects. To outsiders, the German statutory accident insurance system may appear complex. Nevertheless, we invite you to take this opportunity of finding out more from us about it. Perhaps we will even awaken your curiosity and interest in the many exciting subjects which we deal with. Nothing would please us more.
At the same time, we would like to encourage you to contact the statutory accident insurance institutions directly with any more specific questions you may have. Their staff will be pleased to provide further assistance.
The Editorial Team
| Redaktionelle Inhaltsübersicht | Abschnitt |
|---|---|
| The German statutory accident insurance institutions - who we are. Organization and function | I |
| Companies and insured persons - those we care for. Facts and figures | II |
| Comprehensive insurance - when we help. Occupational and school accidents, and occupational diseases | III |
| A relationship based upon solidarity - who is behind us. Funding, premiums system | IV |
| Responsibility for safety and health - what we do. Functions and services | V |
| Preventive activity | V.1 |
| Rehabilitation | V.2 |
| Financial benefits | V.3 |
| Safety at home and abroad - where we are. | VI |
| A look back - where we have come from | VII |
| A look ahead - where we are going | VIII |