Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger

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The Hauptverband der Sozialversicherungsträger was established in 1948 and later renamed Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger. Until the end of 2019 it was the umbrella organisation covering Austria’s health, accident and pension insurance. In a comprehensive reorganisation, by means of the Sozialversicherungs-Organisationsgesetz, the Hauptverband was renamed Dachverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger (Federation of Social Insurances) from 1 January 2020 and thoroughly restructured. Its legal entity, however, remained the same, which means that all existing contracts remain valid and in force for the time being.

Organisation and independent administration

Austrian social insurance is based on the principle of independent self-administration. Independent administration means that the State transfers certain administrative tasks to those groups of persons that take a direct interest in them. Representatives of these groups then establish administrative bodies whose tasks it is to manage the respective administrative areas without being subject to following directives from the State.

The self-administrating bodies of the Hauptverband were the Trägerkonferenz and the Verbandsvorstand.

Trägerkonferenz (Conference of Insurance Institutions)

The Trägerkonferenz consisted of the chairpersons and the first deputies of the insurance institutions as well as three pensioners’ representatives. Thus the individual social insurance institutions were included in the independent administration of the Hauptverband. The Trägerkonferenz was the legislative body of the Hauptverband. Its tasks were approving

– the annual budget,

– the annual report (consisting of the financial statements and the statistical evidence),

– the statute, the model statute, the model regulations of rights and duties of insured persons, and the model bylaws,

– guidelines,

– the objectives management for coordinating the administrative activities of the social insurance institutions,

– a mission statement for the Hauptverband.

Verbandsvorstand (Board of the association)

The Verbandsvorstand consisted of twelve members appointed by the Trägerkonferenz following suggestions of the employers’ and employees’ associations.

It included: 6 employees’ representatives

– 5 members were nominated by the Federal Chamber of Labour from amongst the employees

– 1 member was nominated by the public sector trade union

6 employers’ representatives

– 5 members were nominated by the Federal Austrian Economic Chamber from amongst the employers

– 1 member was nominated by the Präsidentenkonferenz of the Austrian Chambers of Agriculture (“Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich”).

The Verbandsvorstand was the management body of the Hauptverband. Its tasks were:

fulfilling all tasks not explicitly assigned to the Trägerkonferenz, and

representing the Hauptverband externally.

The term of office of the administrative bodies of the Hauptverband was four years.

Chairpersons of the 'Konferenz des Hauptverbandes der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger'

1949–1959: Johann Böhm

1959–1968: Friedrich Hillegeist

1968–1976: Gerhard Weißenberg

1976–1984: Franz Millendorfer

1984–1988: Adolf Czettel

1989–1990: Rudolf Sametz

1991–1997: Richard Leutner

1997–2001: Hans Sallmutter

2001–2005: Herwig Frad and Martin Gleitsmann (alternating every year)

2005–2009: Erich Laminger

2009–2014: Hans Jörg Schelling

2014–2015: Peter McDonald

2015–2017: Ulrike Rabmer-Koller

2017–2019: Alexander Biach

CEOs of the Hauptverband

1 January 1948 to 30 November 1949: Johann Böhm as a provisional administrator, Reinhold Melas provisionally appointed to manage the operations

1 December 1949 to 31 December 1970: Reinhold Melas

1 January 1971 to 31 May 1989: Alois Dragaschnig

1 June 1989 to 31. March 1991: Karl-Heinz Wolff

1 April 1991 to 31 December 2001: Walter Geppert

1 January 2002 to 31 March 2013: Josef Kandlhofer (from 1 January 2002 to 31 March 2005 as “Speaker of the Management”, from 1 January 2005 subject to following directives from the Verwaltungsrat), then, as a manager, member of the Verbandsmanagement, subject to following directives from the Verbandsvorstand (§ 441g ASVG)

1 April 2013 to 31 December 2019: Josef Probst

Weblinks

• Annual Report 2018 - Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger
• Annual Report 2017 - Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger

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