El sistema de seguro de invalidez en Chile es mucho menos conocido que el de pensiones, pero es igualmente innovador. Difiere de los sistemas más tradicionales de dos maneras: (1) las prestaciones son en gran medida financiadas por las cuentas individuales de retiro, y complementadas...

El año 1981 Chile adoptó su nuevo sistema de pensiones caracterizado por la existencia de cuentas de ahorro individual. En 1983 el nuevo sistema comenzó a pagar pensiones, existiendo un conjunto de reglas muy detalladas que se aplican al cálculo y procedimientos de contratación de los...

Chile offers an innovative approach to disability insurance within a multi-pillar social security system. The individual's retirement savings account is used as part of his disability insurance, but if he becomes disabled the account is topped up enough to finance a defined benefit annuity that...

In 1981 Chile adopted its new multi-pillar system, which featured privately managed individual accounts. Starting in 1983 payouts from the accounts were permitted and detailed rules about payouts were put in place. The Chilean scheme therefore gives us an opportunity to examine how pensioners...

Social security systems in many countries face problems of high and escalating disability costs. This paper analyzes how disability costs have been controlled in Chile. The disability insurance system in Chile is much less well-known than the pension part, but it is equally innovative. It...

Social security systems in many countries face problems of high and escalating disability costs. This paper analyzes how disability costs have been controlled in Chile. The disability insurance system in Chile is much less well-known than the pension part, but it is equally innovative. It...

In 1981 Chile adopted its new multi-pillar system, which featured privately managed individual accounts. Starting in 1983 payouts from the accounts were permitted and detailed rules about payouts were put in place. The Chilean scheme therefore gives us an opportunity to examine how pensioners...