OCAS

What OCAS does

OCAS (Office cantonal des assurances sociales de Genève) is an autonomous public-law establishment of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, founded in 2002 and operating from Rue des Gares 12, Geneva. It is the single cantonal authority responsible for administering all four first-pillar Swiss social insurance regimes: AVS (old-age and survivors), AI (disability insurance), AF (family allowances), and APG (loss-of-earnings compensation including maternity, paternity, service, and care leave). The organization serves the entire Geneva resident and employer population, organized around distinct stakeholder personas: employers, employees, self-employed workers, pensioners, parents, doctors, AI beneficiaries, military/civil service personnel, and cross-border workers.

OCAS delivers its services through an integrated digital platform architecture comprising four interconnected products: AVSeasy (employer portal for affiliation, salary declarations, contribution payments, and certificates), MedAI (physician portal for AI medical report exchange, launched May 2026), the AI Reimbursement Portal (electronic invoicing with real-time status tracking for disability insurance providers), and a comprehensive E-démarches system covering all four insurance schemes. The technology stack integrates with federal authentication (AGOV), the Applicable Legislation Platform Switzerland (ALPS) for cross-border telecommuting, the European RINA network for cross-border family allowance coordination, and the Medical Invoice (MIC) format using Forum Datenaustausch standard for electronic billing. Recent digitization initiatives include a phased APG digital transformation running through 2026-2027.

OCAS is not a commercial enterprise. It is funded through mandatory statutory social insurance contributions paid by employers, employees, self-employed persons, and other insured individuals at federally mandated rates, supplemented by cantonal government appropriations. The organization does not charge fees for its core administrative services and does not generate commercial revenue. Its operating model is best characterized as a public utility with universal service obligations for the Geneva canton, and it operates under a statutory monopoly that cannot be replicated by private entities.

Name

OCAS

Legal name

Office cantonal des assurances sociales de Genève

Website

https://ocas.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

OCAS is a cantonal government agency of Geneva managing four Swiss first-pillar social insurance schemes (AVS, AI, AF, APG), serving all Geneva employers, employees, self-employed workers, pensioners, parents, and medical providers through digital self-service portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Insurance Administration

NAICS

Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292), Health and Welfare Funds (525120), Pension Funds (52511)

SIC

Accident & Health Insurance (6321), Life Insurance (6311)

akta.pro primary industry

Flexible Benefits Administration (FSA/HSA/HRA) (HLAEALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Economic Evaluation & Health Technology Assessment (Public Programs) (HLAJANAL)

Keywords

• Social insurance administration
• Pension management services
• Disability insurance claims
• Family allowance programs
• Employer contribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Geneva

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OCAS is a cantonal government agency in Geneva that administers four Swiss first-pillar social insurance schemes — old-age and survivors insurance (AVS), disability insurance (AI), family allowances (AF), and loss-of-earnings compensation (APG). It manages statutory contribution collection from employers, employees, and self-employed workers, processes benefit claims, and delivers services through dedicated digital portals (AVSeasy for employers, MedAI for physicians, AI Reimbursement Portal) and an e-démarches electronic procedure system.

Product overview

OCAS (Office cantonal des assurances sociales de Genève) is a Swiss cantonal government agency managing four social insurance schemes: AVS (old-age/survivors), AI (disability), AF (family allowances), and APG (loss of earnings). The digital service portfolio consists of AVSeasy employer portal, MedAI physician portal, AI Reimbursement Portal for electronic invoicing, and comprehensive e-démarches electronic procedures. These interconnected products serve employers, insured persons, self-employed individuals, and medical providers with digital processes for contributions, benefits, reimbursements, and administrative tasks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AVSeasy Self-service online portal for employers to manage AVS/AI/APG/AF affiliation, salary declarations, contribution payments, certificate requests, and AI reimbursements.
• MedAI Physician portal for digital submission and tracking of disability insurance (AI) medical reports between doctors and the AI insurance office.
• AI Reimbursement Portal (Portail Remboursement de prestations AI) Online platform for AI disability insurance beneficiaries, medical service providers, and doctors to submit invoices electronically with real-time status tracking.
• E-démarches (Electronic Procedures) Digital administrative procedures for AVS, AI, AF, and APG insurance schemes covering employer onboarding, salary declarations, family allowance applications, service compensation requests, and disability insurance claims.
• Procédure de Décompte Simplifiée (LTN) Simplified annual reporting procedure for domestic worker employers combining social contributions and 5% source tax in a single annual payment, with optional LTN+ accident insurance via SOLIDA partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• APG processing digitization reducing administrative burden through progressive digitization 2026-2027
• +2 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SOLIDAcoreTechnology or IntegrationSOLIDA provides mandatory accident insurance (LAA) for domestic worker employers through a simplified declaration process (LTN+). This partnership allows employers using the simplified declaration procedure to include accident insurance coverage through a single integrated process, streamlining compliance for domestic employers.
• AGOV (Federal Authentication Service)coreTechnology or IntegrationAGOV is the Swiss federal authentication platform used for identity verification when citizens access government digital services. OCAS integrates AGOV into its APG service digitization process, allowing users to verify their identity when completing APG applications online.
• Centrale de compensation (CdC) / ZentralAusgleichungsStellecoreTechnology or IntegrationThe Central Compensation Office is the federal body that coordinates compensation fund operations nationally. OCAS collaborates with CdC for APG services, centralized payments for AI benefits, and international coordination. The CdC operates the assistance team for APG digital system queries.
• Caisse d'Allocations Familiales de la Haute-Savoie (Caf 74)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCaf 74 is the French family allowance fund for Haute-Savoie department. OCAS hosts information sessions at their Geneva offices to assist cross-border workers with differential family allowance (ADI) applications and E411 attestations for Geneva residents working in Switzerland.
• Service Médical Régional (SMR)coreTechnology or IntegrationSMR provides independent medical evaluation services for disability insurance assessments. OCAS may consult SMR physicians to evaluate patients' health situations and make recommendations on rehabilitation measures and benefit eligibility.
• AI Service Providers (Prestataires AI)coreTechnology or IntegrationOver 50 external rehabilitation providers including institutions, schools, training centers, associations, and coaches deliver vocational rehabilitation services under AI mandates. OCAS manages contracts, quality assurance, and tariff negotiations with these providers.
• ai-pro-medico PlatformminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint information platform developed by the Swiss Medical Association (FMH), Conference of AI Offices, and Federal Social Insurance Office (OFAS) to support treating physicians with AI collaboration guidelines, FAQs, and terminology resources.
• Caisse suisse de compensation (Federal Compensation Fund)coreTechnology or IntegrationHandles international coordination for insured persons residing abroad and processes cross-border benefit claims. OCAS refers international cases to this federal body for coordination.
• ALPS (Applicable Legislation Platform Switzerland)coreTechnology or IntegrationFederal platform for cross-border telecommuting and detachment announcements. OCAS directs employers to ALPS for international work arrangement declarations, enabling compliance with social security coordination agreements.
• RINA Platform (Réseau Informatique des Nav)coreTechnology or IntegrationEuropean information exchange network for international social security coordination. OCAS uses RINA since 2021 to process cross-border family allowance (ADI) applications for frontier workers.

Direct peers

• Familienausgleichskasse Basel-Stadt: Cantonal family allowance fund for Basel-Stadt performing the AF and contribution collection role that OCAS handles within Geneva; comparable regulatory mandate and employer-facing service model.
• SVA Zürich (Sozialversicherungsanstalt des Kantons Zürich): Direct cantonal peer administering AVS/AI/APG/AF for the canton of Zürich, with a similar digital portal strategy and employer self-service focus; most directly comparable to OCAS by mandate, scale, and product mix.
• SVA St. Gallen: Cantonal social insurance office for St. Gallen administering AVS, AI, APG, family allowances and EO with e-services; comparable in mandate and digital posture to OCAS.
• Caisse cantonale vaudoise de compensation (CCVD): Cantonal compensation office for Vaud performing the same four 1st-pillar scheme administration; a French-language peer operating in an adjacent wealthy canton with significant cross-border (Geneva-area) worker flows.

Others

• MedicalInvoice (MIC): Third-party e-invoicing software vendor recommended by OCAS for AI providers; relevant ecosystem peer because OCAS's reimbursement speed depends on broad MIC / Forum Datenaustausch adoption.

Broad incumbents

• OFAS / BSV (Federal Social Insurance Office): Swiss federal supervisory and policy authority for AVS, AI, APG, and family allowances that OCAS implements at the cantonal level; comparable because it sets the legal framework OCAS operates within and has been a co-development partner on MedAI.
• Centrale de compensation (CdC): Federal coordination body for compensation funds; OCAS partners with CdC for APG, AI payments, and international cases, making it the closest federal operational counterpart.
• CNAV (Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Vieillesse, France): French national old-age insurance administrator; comparable in administering statutory pensions and coordinating cross-border benefits, given Geneva's large cross-border workforce and OCAS's cross-border integrations.
• DRV (Deutsche Rentenversicherung): German statutory pension administration handling contribution collection, benefit disbursement, and rehabilitation coordination — a functional analog to OCAS's AVS/AI remit and a benchmark for large-scale digital pension administration.

Emerging players

• Suva (Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt): Non-cantonal Swiss public accident insurer that OCAS interfaces with (and references via SOLIDA for LAA). Comparable as another autonomous public-law insurance institution with digitized employer services and medical reporting workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCMTIm6utEzqpvwJIbYTAVWw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ocas---caisse-cantonale-genevoise-de-compensation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about OCAS