Ortskrankenkasse

English translation: Regional health insurance provider

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German term or phrase:Ortskrankenkasse
English translation:Regional health insurance provider
Entered by: Sebastian Witte

15:59 Oct 10, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / Geschäftsführer-Anstellungsvertrag
German term or phrase: Ortskrankenkasse
DE:
Besteht kein Anspruch auf Krankengeld, wird als Krankengeld im Sinne dieses Absatzes der Betrag zugrunde gelegt, den der Geschäftsführer durch eine seinem Einkommen gemäße Versicherung bei der zuständigen ***Ortskrankenkasse*** erhalten hätte.

If, however, I care to have a look here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOK_Niedersachsen , here https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AOK_Nordwest and so forth, I cannot discern any traces of a "local" insurance company anymore.

However, my question is, will I, as per your assessment, still get a complaint from the Dutch/Italian agency, if I put the following reality-checked translation:

EN:
If no claim to sick pay exists, within the meaning of this paragraph sick pay shall mean the amount that the Managing Director would have received at the competent ***regional health insurance company (AOK)*** commensurate with his income.

The source country is indeed Germany.

Best regards,
Sebastian Witte
Germany
Local time: 07:29
state/regional health insurance provider
Explanation:
Wikipedia:
Nach den Fusionswellen, ausgelöst durch das Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz von 1992, erreichten die AOKs eine Reduzierung von 300 auf 17 Kassen, die sich meist ***genau auf ein Bundesland"*** erstreckten. Da jedoch die Strukturen der Kassen teilweise historisch gewachsen sind, bestehen in Nordrhein-Westfalen zwei AOKs, nämlich die AOK Nordwest und die AOK Rheinland/Hamburg.

I think "regional" would also be an acceptable alternative, as "state" could be ambiguous.
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philgoddard
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1state/regional health insurance provider
philgoddard
3 +1Local Health Insurance Fund > DEU
Adrian MM.
2from a standard health insurance policy/provider
Ramey Rieger (X)


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from a standard health insurance policy/provider


Explanation:
I would toss the local and replace it with standard: ...he would receive from a standard insurance policy proportional to his income.
Why competent?

https://www.google.com/search?q=standard health insurance pr...
Standard Form or Standard Policy — an insurance policy form that is designed to be used by many different insurers and has exactly the same provisions, regardless of the insurer issuing the policy.

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 07:29
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
state/regional health insurance provider


Explanation:
Wikipedia:
Nach den Fusionswellen, ausgelöst durch das Gesundheitsstrukturgesetz von 1992, erreichten die AOKs eine Reduzierung von 300 auf 17 Kassen, die sich meist ***genau auf ein Bundesland"*** erstreckten. Da jedoch die Strukturen der Kassen teilweise historisch gewachsen sind, bestehen in Nordrhein-Westfalen zwei AOKs, nämlich die AOK Nordwest und die AOK Rheinland/Hamburg.

I think "regional" would also be an acceptable alternative, as "state" could be ambiguous.

philgoddard
United States
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Asker: Thanks.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cillie Swart: nice solution
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Ortskrankenkasse > DEU
Local Health Insurance Fund > DEU


Explanation:
I'd gravitate towards Local Health Ins. Fund for German consumption for two principal reasons: 1. local is confirmed as EU-fähig so fit and resilient by IATE and 2. regional could cause a mix-up with Gebietskrankenkasse in Austria - cut to WGKK > Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse of which I am a member: it's not an Ortskrankenkasse.

Example sentence(s):
  • AUT: regional health insurance funds (GKKs), currently one for each of the nine federal states (Bundesländer)
  • IATE: SOCIAL QUESTIONS EP de Ortskrankenkasse EP en local sickness fund EP

    Reference: http://www.linguee.com/english-german/translation/health+ins...
    Reference: http://iate.europa.eu/search/result/1633892355720/1
Adrian MM.
Austria
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: will delete mine as just seen you posted the same Adrian
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, David. 'Great minds' think alike whilst it is IMO unwise to stray from an official EU translation on IATE.

neutral  philgoddard: As Sebastian says, and my reference shows, they're not "local".
7 hrs
  -> It is IMO unwise to stray from an official EU translation on IATE.
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