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You are self-employed? Make sure you and your dependents have sufficient insurance coverage (e.g. health insurance, pension insurance or long-term care insurance). We will also inform you about the cases in which you are exempt from insurance.

Formalities

Here you will find information about formalities related to this subject:

• Retirement benefit plans; information on management and representation
  The Bayerische Versorgungskammer manages the business of twelve professional and municipal pension institutions that provide retirement, occupational disability and survivors' benefits for their members and insured persons.
• Sickness benefit in the statutory health insurance; application for self-employed persons

  Even if you are self-employed, you can insure yourself at the general contribution rate with statutory sick pay entitlement from the 7th week onwards, just like employees who are subject to compulsory insurance. To do so, you must submit an election declaration to your health insurance fund.

• Artists' social insurance fund; advice for self-employed persons who are not insured

  The Künstlersozialkasse will advise you on all issues relating to artists' social insurance.

• Agricultural old-age insurance; receipt of a contribution subsidy.
  Farmers subject to compulsory insurance receive a subsidy on their contribution under certain conditions.
• Membership in the Bayerische Ingenieurversorgung-Bau with provision for psychotherapists; transmission of information
  The Bayerische Ingenieurversorgung-Bau with psychotherapist pension plan provides pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependents. For this purpose, it requires certain information from the new member.
• Membership in the Bavarian Pharmacists' Association; transmission of information

  Bayerische Apothekerversorgung provides pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependents. For this purpose, it requires certain information from the new member.

• Membership in the Bavarian Architects' Pension Fund; transmission of information

  The Bavarian Architects' Pension Plan provides pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependents. For this purpose, it requires certain information from the new member.

• Membership of the Bayerische Ärzteversorgung; transmission of information

  The Bayerische Ärzteversorgung grants pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependants. To do so, it requires certain information from the new member.

• Membership in the Bavarian Lawyers' and Tax Consultants' Association; Transmission of Information

  The Bavarian Lawyers' and Tax Consultants' Pension Scheme grants pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependents. For this purpose, it requires certain information from the new member.

• Membership in the Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Bühnen; transmission of information

  The Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Bühnen grants pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependents. For this purpose, it requires certain information from the new member.

• Membership in the Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Kulturorchester; transmission of information

  The Versorgungsanstalt der deutschen Kulturorchester grants pension benefits in old age, in the event of occupational disability and to surviving dependents. For this purpose, it requires certain information from the new member.

• Self-employed artists and publicists; registration for social security insurance

  As an artist or publicist, you can register for social security via the Artists’ Social Security Fund (KSK).

• Status clarification; application

  If you want to check whether you are self-employed or employed, you can submit an application to determine your employment status.

• Compulsory insurance in the statutory pension insurance; application as a self-employed person

  If you are self-employed and do not pay contributions, you may lose any benefit entitlements you have already acquired under the statutory pension insurance scheme. You can prevent this by applying for compulsory insurance.