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Insurances and Pension

In Denmark there are three insurances which are mandatory by law. You must have a liability insurance if you own a vehicle. You must have a dog insurance if you have a dog, and you must have an insurance covering property in the case of fire.

All other private insurances are voluntary. In other words, you decide yourself whether you e.g. want a so-called family insurance/home insurance, normally covering personal property in the case of theft, fire or water damage, personal liability, and legal protection.

However, as a wage earner you are also subject to paying into a supplementary pension of your state pension, ATP. 

The contribution to ATP will automatically be deducted from your wages depending on the number of working hours and method of pay. The employer must pay 2/3 and the employee 1/3 of the ATP contribution. Under the section “How much do I pay to ATP?” you will be able to see the actual CONTRIBUTION RATES. 

Many wage earners choose to take out a private pension insurance, and in some industries a pension scheme is also part of the COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT.

You are covered by the public HEALTH INSURANCE when you reside in Denmark and have a civil registration number, but private health insurances can also be taken out.

Click here for information about the most general types of insurances, including pension schemes.

There may be big differences in insurance premiums in the various insurance companies, so you may ask your employer, colleagues or friends for advice regarding choice of insurance and insurance company.

During working hours, you are covered by your employer’s mandatory commercial liability insurance.

 

Ioana and Sorin

 
Romanian Family:

We have been made very welcome

”We love our country, Romania, but we have also grown very fond of Denmark which has become our home,” says 37-year-old Sorin Ungureanu who - together with his wife Ioana and their two children - find themselves so much at home that in the autumn of 2017 they bought the house of their dreams in Borris. Borris is a town with approximately 800 inhabitants in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality – geographically the biggest municipality in Denmark.

“We have been living here since 2011 and our children are fully integrated in the local community and gradually, so are we. We have been made to feel really welcome in this town. People gladly help us and we are very happy about living here,” Sorin says whilst simultaneously smiling at Erling Søndergaard - one of the passionate locals who likes to give a lending hand. Erling has helped the family with the purchase of their house, and as a friend of the family he joins our conversation as to why Sorin and Ioana came to Denmark and what it is like for a foreign family to move to Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality.

”We are also happy having you here. We can tell that you like being here, and you have also done a great deal to become a part of the community,” Erling points out referring to the fact that Sorin among others has been active in leading a father-child gymnastics team and a table tennis team in town.

Ioana und Sorin - Read the full story here

 

Iwona and Jarek

 
Polish family:

Nature and good conditions for the children are crucial

It is first and foremost the good conditions for the children and the clean and beautiful nature that Iwona and Jarek emphasize when expressing why they have chosen to settle in Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality in Denmark. In the past two years Iwona and Jarek have been living in the village of Finderup together with their joint child Diego and Jarek’s son Manuel and his daughter Karolina.

”The child-care facilities here are simply so good. They do so much for the development of children. For instance, they are allowed to cook and do woodwork when they can handle a knife– even though it may be a little dangerous. Besides, they also spend a lot of time in nature. In all sorts of weather. It is so healthy for them”, says Iwona who is also really happy with the schools.

”However, the best thing is that you exist to live here – which means that you don’t just constantly work, but you work in order to also live in your spare time”, says Iwona, and Jarek agrees. That was the very reason why he came to Denmark to work, since - as a self-employed motor mechanic with his own construction firm - he just worked and worked without earning sufficient to live on. On top of that he did not have any spare time whatsoever.

 

Iwona og Jarek - Read the full story here