Insurances

Information reagarding health insurance, social legislation (local staff & Swiss civil servants), Philippine social legislation (local staff & Swiss civil servants), EU social leglislation, third party insurance (vehicle and bicycle) and fire insurance.

Health insurance

Regulations applicable to staff members of the permanent missions (PM), staff members of the international organisations (IO) and their family members relative to the Swiss Federal Law on Compulsory Health Care (LAMal).

Social legislation - local staff

Regulations applicable to local employees of permanent missions with regard to mandatory Swiss social security insurance and Swiss income tax.

Social legislation - Swiss civil servants

Regulations pertaining to international civil servants of Swiss nationality with regard to social insurance, health insurance and income tax.

Philippines social legislation - private servants

Situation regarding Swiss social insurance coverage of private servants of Philippine nationality employed by members of the permanent missions and of private servants, regardless of nationality, employed by members of the Permanent Missions of the Philippines.

Philippines social legislation - local staff

Situation regarding Swiss social welfare insurance scheme of staff of Philippine nationality employed locally by permanent missions and of staff recruited locally by a permanent mission of the Philippines.

EU social legislation - local staff

Agreement on the free movement of persons between the EU and Switzerland.

Third party insurance (vehicle and bicycle)

Information relating to the obligation to conclude a third party insurance for vehicles and bicycles (vignette).

Fire insurance

In certain Swiss cantons, notably Berne and Vaud, property insurance against fire is compulsory for owners and for tenants, without exception.

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Permanent Mission of Switzerland to UNOG
Legal and Protocol Section
Rue de Varembé 9-11
P.O. Box 194
CH-1211 Geneva 20
Tel.: +41 (0)58 482 24 24

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