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Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund

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Swiss insurance company

The Suva, headquartered in Lucerne, is the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund. It is a public-sector insurer and leading provider of health care coverage for employees in case of accidents in Switzerland.2 It was founded by Hermann Häberlin.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1912Founded1
  • Industryaccident insurance1
  • HeadquartersLucerne1
  • Websitewww.suva.ch
  • Legal formAnstalt des öffentlichen Rechts1

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SUVA, Schw. Unfallversicherungsgesellschaft IMG 4964
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The Suva, headquartered in Lucerne, is the Swiss National Accident Insurance Fund. It is a public-sector insurer and leading provider of health care coverage for employees in case of accidents in Switzerland.2

The story

Founded by Hermann Häberlin in 1912.1

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 the people working in Switzerland are insured by the Suva in case of accidents (128,000 companies and 2,000,000 people insured).

Unemployed people are insured against accidents by the Suva. Since 2005, the Swiss Armed Forces are also insured against accidents by the Suva.

From Wikipedia’s article on Suva (insurer), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Employees over time

  • 20184,2001

Timeline

  1. 1912Founded Founded1

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