!!!Unfallversicherung

Accident Insurance, insurance branch of  Social Insurance besides  
Health Insurance and  Pension Insurance. Insurance benefits 
(therapeutic treatment for accident victims, rehabilitation, 
adjuvants, short-term payments, disability benefits, integrity 
settlement, surviving dependants' benefits) are granted in cases of 
industrial accidents and occupational diseases irrespective of who is 
responsible. Insurance institutions: AUVA (Allgemeine 
Unfallversicherungsanstalt, General Accident Insurance Company), 
Sozialversicherungsanstalt der Bauern (Social Insurance Company for 
Farmers), Versicherungsanstalt der Eisenbahner (Insurance Company for 
Railway Workers), Versicherungsanstalt oeffentlich Bediensteter 
(Insurance Company for Civil Servants). Insurance cases 1998: 142,530. 
Insured persons: 5,524,000. Pensions: 110,405. Balance 1998: receipts 
ATS 14.3 billion, expenditures ATS 13.3 billion.


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