The Suva, headquartered in

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, is the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund. It is a

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and leading provider of health care coverage for employees in case of accidents in

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Name

The name is the abbreviation of ''Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt'' (

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for ''Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund'', in French ''Caisse nationale suisse d'assurance en cas d'accidents'' or CNA; in

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''Istituto nazionale svizzero di assicurazione contro gli infortuni'').

History

It was founded 1912 and it's active since 1918. For a long time, it held a monopoly for compulsory coverage for employees in high-risk professions. Its surplus income is distributed to insureds in the form of premium reductions. Its three missions are prevention, insurance and rehabilitation. About half of people working in Switzerland are insurance by the Suva in case of accidents (128,000 companies and 2,000,000 people insured).

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people are insured against accidents by the Suva. Since 2005, the

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are also insured against accidents by the Suva.

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Official website

Swiss Institute for Accident Insurance (SUVA)
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