Voluntary agricultural accident insurance may be terminated either at the insured's request or, in some cases, by the Social Security Centre (Centre commun de la sécurité sociale - CCSS).
Persons concerned
Persons who are affiliated with the CCSS voluntary agricultural accident insurance scheme.
How to proceed
Termination of the insurance at the insured's request
The insured person must send their request to terminate the voluntary agricultural accident insurance to the CCSS via the contact page or by post.
The insurance is always terminated on 31 December following receipt of the request and the contributions are due for the full year. Confirmation of the termination is sent to the insured by post.
Termination of the insurance by the CCSS
Voluntary agricultural accident insurance is terminated by the CCSS:
- in the event of non-payment of contributions;
If the voluntary agricultural accident insurance contributions are not paid before the end of the year for which they are due, the insurance is terminated on 31 December of the same year. The CCSS informs the insured by post that their insurance has been terminated and that they are excluded from the insurance for the following year. Re-admission to the insurance is possible under certain conditions. - if the census form is not returned;
If the insured fails to return the 'Information and census' form (in French 'Information et recensement' and in German 'Mitteilung und Erhebung') to the CCSS by 31 December of the year in question, the voluntary agricultural accident insurance is terminated on 31 December of the same year. The insured is informed by post that their insurance has ended and that they are excluded from the insurance for the following year. The contributions for the last year of affiliation remain due. Re-admission to the insurance after a year's exclusion is possible under certain conditions. - if the minimum number of hectares of land farmed is not reached for any of the 3 categories of land use;
If the 'Information and census' form (in French 'Information et recensement' and in German 'Mitteilung und Erhebung') shows that the minimum number of hectares farmed is not reached for any of the 3 categories of land use, the insured is informed by post that their insurance will terminate on 31 December and that they are excluded from the insurance for the following year. Re-admission is possible under certain conditions.
- in the event of the insured's death.
Voluntary affiliation is ended on the date of the insured's death. The insurance remains in effect for persons who continue to farm the land declared until 31 December of the year in question.
Example
If the voluntary agricultural accident insurance ended on 31.12.2019 for any one of the reasons given above (except for death), the insured is excluded from the insurance for 2020.
Subject to the number of hectares farmed in at least one of the three categories of land use reaching the minimum required to be insured, they can be re-admitted from 01.01.2021 if they have paid the outstanding contributions in full and submitted a new admission application form.
Conditions for re-admission to voluntary agricultural accident insurance
Re-admission to voluntary agricultural accident insurance, after a year's exclusion, is possible if:
- all debts are cleared;
- the number of hectares farmed in at least one of the 3 categories of land use has reached the minimum required to be insured.
Admission to voluntary agricultural accident insurance with retroactive effect is not possible.
See how to apply for affiliation for voluntary insurance here.