Operating in the country is a system of insurance that takes two forms State social insurance and voluntary social insurance (article 215 of the Labour Code).

Social insurance

The term social tax was substituted by social insurance contributions, thus emphasizing principles of social insurance.

The range of socially insured persons was systematized, i.e., persons subject to social insurance were divided into two categories persons subject to compulsory social insurance and persons who joined the state pension insurance system on voluntary basis.

The reform of public finance included not only a new tax system but also a new health and social insurance system.

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3) social insurance and assistance

The new social policy had replaced paternalism by a system of compulsory insurance together with optional additional insurance, which was an important stabilizing factor, a system of social support focusing on those genuinely in need, and a system of social assistance aimed at combating poverty and sociopathological phenomena and protecting vulnerable groups.

The payment of pensions is financed by social insurance contribution payments (the state social insurance special budget).

Thus, the contribution of every employee in social insurance was not related to the scale of social insurance services and the employee was not interested in developing her his social insurance.

If a business partnership was involved, spouses could pay social insurance and build up their own social insurance record.

The payment of disability pensions is financed from the social insurance contribution payments (the state social insurance special budget.

The payment of survivor's pensions is financed from the social insurance contribution payments (the state social insurance special budget).

In 1998, the Law On State Social Insurance became effective, introducing changes in the area of financing social insurance.

Israel has an advanced social insurance system, protecting against major contingencies of income loss prevalent in a modern society.

As a result, the following improvements of the welfare system were achieved the balance of the social insurance budget, the administration of the social insurance fund servicing the social insurance clients the quality of the formulation and analysis of the social policy the provision of information to the Saeima, the Government and the population about social policy developments in the country.

In accordance with the Law On State Social Insurance, social insurance is compulsory also for persons who receive maternity benefits.

Insurance companies, insurance brokers, and institutions involved with private pension plans or social security

Transition to market economy required changes in the social insurance system and a new source of funding was necessary for the development of an independent system.

Social security may refer to social insurance, where people receive benefits or services in recognition of contributions to an insurance program.

76. The Estonian Minister of Social Affairs focused on the current level of unemployment and explained the system of unemployment insurance.

Sakareli, Sofia, Department of Social Protection and Insurance

Tatsi, Eleni, Department of Social Protection and Insurance

Vendi, Stavroula, Department of Social Protection and Insurance

Sickness and maternity insurance occupational risks insurance invalidity and life insurance retirement, cessation of employment at an advanced age and old age insurance, and day care and social benefits insurance.

Social insurance was not just pointless it was counterproductive.

Katsivardakou, Theodora, Head, Department of Social Protection and Insurance

They had no health or social insurance coverage whatsoever.

Concerning social insurance, the Charter on Social Insurance has been revised in 2003 to include more provisions beneficial to female workers as mentioned above.

Social Insurance mitigates risks associated with unemployment, ill health, disability, work related injury and old age, such as health insurance or unemployment insurance.

The second tier of the pension system the compulsory funded State pension scheme is based on the principle of investing individual social insurance contribution payments, providing that part of the person's social insurance contribution payments for old age pensions will be invested.

The National Insurance Institute (NII) is the governmental body responsible for the administration of the social insurance programs.

Therefore, compulsory contributions to a social insurance scheme must not necessarily result in the payment of insurance benefits.

Family benefits are administered by the State Social Insurance Agency.

However, owing to a lack of information and resources, rural communities do not have sufficient access to the social security system guaranteed by insurance.

Pakistan does not have an established system of medical insurance.

In 1994, the State Social Insurance Fund was established to administer the social tax and to provide social services, and was transformed into a non profit organisation, public joint stock company State Social Insurance Agency in 1998.

But a tax cut could instead contract the welfare state social assistance and social insurance, which constitute social wealth.

At present, 51 out of 64 provinces grant social insurance to teachers of non state education system with the participation of including 32 woman teachers.

Beginning 1 January 2005, Kazakhstan will introduce a system of compulsory social insurance against loss of ability to work and loss of breadwinner or job.

Cash transfers, like social security and unemployment insurance, are highly equalizing.

Social welfare, child protection and family protection Health care, health insurance

Sarri, Stamatina Amalia, Head, Directorate of Employment, Social Protection and Insurance

The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) comprises five branches of insurance

The law on health care insurance determines the system of mandatory and expended health care insurance, rights gained by this insurance, means of exercising these rights, and principles of private health care insurance.