Military insurance

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The military insurance (MV) is the social insurance for members of the Swiss army and the humanitarian branches of the Confederation.

history

On June 28, 1901, the first federal law on military insurance (MVG) was passed. It goes back to the law of 1852, revised in 1874, on pensions and compensation for those who have died in military service . The MVG is the first social security law in Switzerland. The federal government thus complied with the requirement of the federal constitution, according to which it had to take action in the event of accidents and illnesses affecting members of the army; since 1962 also for civil defense . Since January 1, 1994, people in peacebuilding operations and members of the Swiss Disaster Relief Corps and, since 1996, those doing community service have also been insured.

So far, the MVG has been revised twice; this in the years 1949 and 1992. The Federal Office for Military Insurance ran this insurance until its abolition on July 1, 2005. Since then, it has been the responsibility of the Swiss Accident Insurance Fund (SUVA).

literature

  • WA Immer: The development of Swiss military disabled and surviving dependents . 1921.
  • J. Bassegoda: 75 years of military insurance . 1976.

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