Accident insurer

According to Art. 57 of the Law on Compulsory Accident Insurance (UVersG), compulsory accident insurance is provided by insurers who are entered in the register. The register is maintained by the Office of Public Health.

Insurers are entered in the register upon request if they:

A) are licensed as accident insurers under the Insurance Supervision Act;

B) agree to properly provide accident insurance under this Act; and

C) agree to join the contract between insurers under subsection 3.

Pursuant to Article 80b of the Ordinance on Compulsory Accident Insurance, an application must be submitted to the Office of Public Health by June 30 of each year in order for compulsory accident insurance to be implemented from the beginning of the following year. The application must be submitted in writing and in three copies, together with the required documents showing that the requirements pursuant to Art. 57 UVersG have been met.

The application will be reviewed by the Office of Public Health. In the case that all requirements are met, an entry is made in the register. A refusal of the registration is opened to the insurer with order.   

The contract between the insurers contains regulations on the joint implementation of mandatory accident insurance in accordance with Art. 81 of the Ordinance to the UVersG (UVersV).