Bismarckian Social Insurance in Imperial Germany (1883–1914)

1. Imperial Message frames social insurance agenda

   Nov 17, 1881Labels: Wilhelm I, Otto von, Kaiserliche Botschaft

   • Invalidity Law
   • Health Museum

2. Health Insurance Act promulgated for workers

   Jun 15, 1883Labels: Health Insurance, Workers' insurance

   • RGBl scan
   • KVG overview

3. Workers’ health insurance enters into force

   Dec 1, 1883Labels: Health Insurance, Local funds

   • Health Museum
   • GKV history

4. Imperial Insurance Office established for oversight

   Jan 1, 1884Labels: Reichsversicherungsamt, Imperial Insurance

   • RVA overview
   • Accident Act

5. Accident Insurance Act adopted

   Jul 6, 1884Labels: Accident Insurance, Berufsgenossenschaften

   • DGUV history
   • Accident Act

6. Law expands accident and sickness coverage

   May 28, 1885Labels: Insurance expansion

   • RVA law cite
   • Social Insur

7. Accident Insurance Act fully implemented

   Oct 1, 1885Labels: Accident Insurance, Reich ordinance

   • RGBl 1885
   • Social Insur

8. Insurance extended to agriculture and forestry workers

   May 5, 1886Labels: Agriculture insurance, Forestry insurance

   • Social Insur
   • AGRIS record

9. Construction workers added to accident insurance

   Jul 11, 1887Labels: Construction insurance

   • Wikisource
   • Social Insur

10. Seafarers brought under accident insurance

    Jul 13, 1887Labels: Seafarers insurance, Maritime statute

    • Wikisource
    • Social Insur

11. Old-age and disability insurance law enacted

    Jun 22, 1889Labels: Old-age insurance, Invalidit ts-

    • ISSA profile
    • Invalidity Law

12. Workers’ pension insurance takes effect

    Jan 1, 1891Labels: Pension implementation, Regional institutions

    • ISSA profile
    • Social Insur

13. Workmen’s Insurance Code passed to unify branches

    Jul 19, 1911Labels: Reichsversicherungsordnung, RVO

    • RVO overview
    • DRV Historie

14. RVO enters into force in core provisions

    Jan 1, 1912Labels: RVO implementation

    • DRV Historie
    • RVO overview