Accident insurance for empl­oyees

According to collective agreements, empl­oyers are obliged to compensate empl­oyees for accidents that occur during their work. Accident insurance for empl­oyees is tail­ored to the needs of empl­oyers to fulfill their obligations towards empl­oyees. Compensation amounts are based on collective bargaining agreements with unions.

In certain cases, the insurance is also valid during vacation time, if the collective agreements state it.

The insurance covers

  • If an empl­oyee has an accident, compensation is paid according to collective agreements. These can be daily allow­ances, disa­bility benefits and death benef­its.

Opti­onal Coverage:

  • Damage to empl­oyees' personal belong­ings.

The insurance does not cover

  • Accidents that occur during a compe­tition or during training for a compe­tition in any kind of sport that has a sports compe­tition as its purpose.

  • Accidents that occur in flight, unless the insured is a passenger on a scheduled or chart­ered flight operated by a party that has the necessary permits from the relevant aviation autho­rities.

  • Accidents that occur in a fight, unless the insured acted solely in self-d­efence.

  • Accidents that occur when participating in a crim­inal act.

  • Accidents that occur in work for someone other than the policyholder, whether it is paid work or not or profitable work for one's own benefit that involves the risk of occupati­onal accidents.

Please note that the information about the insurance is not exhaustive. More detailed information can be found in the insurance terms.

In case of a discrep­ancy between this information and the insurance terms, the insurance terms apply.

Insurance terms and other information

The insurance terms is your contract with VÍS. It is important to thoroughly read the terms and under­stand what is covered and what is not, before purchasing the insurance.

We point out that the information docu­ment contains a brief summary of the main aspects of the insurance. Further information about the insurance can be found in the insurance terms.