Social Insurance Institution of St. Gallen
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| legal form | Public law institution |
| founding | 1995 |
| Seat | St. Gallen , Switzerland |
| management | Ignaz Vinzens ( Director ) Bruno Leutenegger Peter Ringsisen Patrick Scheiwiller Adrian Rüesch (President of the Administrative Commission) |
| Number of employees | 420 (2015) |
| Branch | Social insurance |
| Website | www.svasg.ch |
The Social Insurance Institution St. Gallen ( SVA St. Gallen ) is responsible for the implementation of social insurance law on behalf of the federal government and the canton of St. Gallen. It is the cantonal competence center for social insurance with the status of an independent public-law institution. With around 400 employees, it provides services for around 350,000 customers with different requirements. The SVA St. Gallen pays out benefits totaling more than two billion francs every year. The SVA St. Gallen provides services for all sections of the population.
History and Development
The origins of the company go back to the establishment of the compensation office in connection with the introduction of old age and survivors' insurance (AHV) in 1948. 20 years after it was founded, the cantonal compensation office moved into a new building in the east of the city of St. Gallen. At this location at Brauerstrasse 54, the SVA St. Gallen still provides its services today. In 1988, the existing building had to be expanded in order to have enough space to provide the desired services. In 1995 the Social Insurance Institution (SVA) was founded. Since then, the IV office and the cantonal compensation office have been working under one roof. In the following year, the new building east could be occupied and in 2006 an extension.
organization
The SVA St. Gallen has AHV branches in all municipalities in the Canton of St. Gallen. The Administrative Commission is responsible for the strategic management of the SVA St. Gallen. The operational management lies with a four-person management. Various management processes report directly to the director. The compensation office provides benefits for the AHV and IV. A large number of members who settle their social security contributions via the SVA St. Gallen are also looked after. All other services for customers of SVA St. Gallen - with the exception of disability insurance - are also taken care of by the compensation office. The IV office is responsible for all questions relating to disability insurance benefits. A central task are professional measures and professional integration. It also assesses the award of helpless allowances and benefits in kind. Combating insurance fraud is also one of the tasks of the IV office. In addition to these two product areas, the third area is development and services. He is responsible for supporting services.
Products and services
The Old Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) since its launch in 1948, the most important pillar of social pension schemes in Switzerland. The old-age pension enables a financially largely independent withdrawal from professional life. The survivor's pension aims to prevent the suffering that the death of a parent or spouse brings with it from being combined with financial hardship.
The disability insurance (IV) is a Swiss compulsory insurance. Through integration measures, it enables disabled insured persons to secure their livelihood entirely or partially independently. If vocational integration is not or only partially possible, the IV pays a pension.
Supplementary benefits to the AHV and IV are individual benefits. The supplementary benefits are calculated on the basis of economic and personal circumstances. The supplementary benefits are not social assistance benefits; rather, there is a constitutional right to receive such benefits if the need is identified.
Care financing (PF) is the youngest business area of SVA St. Gallen. Since 2011, residents of an elderly and nursing home have only had to pay a limited proportion of the care costs themselves. Furthermore, the compulsory health insurance pays a share of the care costs. The remaining care costs are financed by the state. Care and subsistence costs are paid by the resident himself or through the supplementary services.
The income compensation scheme (EO) compensates for the loss of earnings for the time that someone spends in the military, civil defense or community service. During these services and also for leader courses for “Jugend + Sport” as well as for young rifle leader courses, the income compensation scheme ensures wage compensation.
The maternity allowance (MSE) has been introduced in the year of 2005. It is financed with the contributions to the income compensation scheme (EO), which are levied together with the AHV contributions.
Insured persons in modest economic circumstances are entitled to individual premium reductions (IPV). In this way, the burden of mandatory health insurance premiums can be reduced in a targeted manner.
Family allowances (FZ) are an income supplement that should help to balance the burden for families. A distinction is made between child allowances and training allowances. The child is entitled to child allowances until the child turns 16. For children in training, training allowances are paid out until they reach the age of 25 at the latest.