Federal Insurance Court
The Federal Insurance Court, based in Lucerne, was established in 1917. Its task is to hear appeals relating to social insurance. Initially, this body was only called on to hear appeals against cantonal decisions relating to mandatory accident insurance and military insurance. Subsequently, when new forms of social insurance were introduced, its powers were extended to include old-age and survivors’ insurance, sickness insurance and unemployment benefits.
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