ECAS Jura - Etablissement cantonal des assurances sociales

What ECAS Jura - Etablissement cantonal des assurances sociales does

ECAS Jura (Établissement cantonal des assurances sociales du Jura) is the legally designated cantonal social insurance agency for the Canton of Jura in Switzerland. It administers federal and cantonal social insurance schemes on behalf of residents and employers, functioning as four integrated units: a family allowance fund (caisse d'allocations familiales), a compensation fund (caisse de compensation) for AHV/IV/EO contributions and AVS benefits, an unemployment insurance fund (caisse de chômage), and a disability insurance office (office de l'assurance-invalidité). The agency also administers health insurance premium reductions (RPI), supplementary AVS/AI benefits, and transitional benefits for older unemployed persons. The organization serves every resident and employer of Canton of Jura, including the municipality of Moutier from January 1, 2026, as well as self-employed individuals, employees, retirees, and disabled persons.

The agency's service delivery combines physical offices (Saignelégier headquarters, Delémont, Moutier, Porrentruy) plus a decentralized network of communal AVS agencies (Agences communales AVS) with digital channels including the AVSeasy account portal, the CYBER DI disability insurance portal, an electronic invoicing system for disability insurance, online calculation tools for contributions and benefits, and public registries. The underlying technology stack is a web-based government services platform built on Artionet Sàrl's CMS, hosted on Infomaniak Network SA servers in Switzerland, with specialist application data hosted at Abraxas, and analytics provided by Friendly Analytics in compliance with Swiss nDSG and EU GDPR. Operating under federal mandates (AHVG, IVG, AVIG, KVG) and cantonal oversight from the Canton of Jura government, ECAS Jura processed 343 million CHF in federal CO2 tax redistributions to local businesses via compensation funds in 2026.

The agency's operating model is statutory rather than commercial: it does not generate revenue in the conventional sense, instead collecting mandated social insurance contributions from employers, employees, and self-employed persons, processing benefits and premium reductions, and redistributing federal funds (including CO2 compensation). Distribution of services occurs through direct physical offices, self-serve online e-portals (AVSeasy, CYBER DI, electronic billing), and channel partners in the form of municipal AVS agencies. No traditional GTM, pricing, or sales motion applies; the addressable market equals the population and employer base of Canton of Jura, expanded with the January 1, 2026 addition of Moutier.

Name

ECAS Jura - Etablissement cantonal des assurances sociales

Legal name

Établissement cantonal des assurances sociales du Jura (ECAS Jura)

Website

https://ecasjura.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ECAS Jura is the cantonal social insurance agency of Canton Jura, Switzerland, administering AHV, family allowances, unemployment, disability, and health insurance premium reductions for every resident and employer across its four offices and municipal AVS agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Social Insurance Administration

NAICS

Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds (5251), Health and Welfare Funds (525120)

SIC

Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Social insurance administration
• Cantonal insurance services
• Pension fund management
• Unemployment insurance services
• Disability insurance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Saignelégier

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Social Insurance Administration: ECAS Jura operates as a cantonal government agency administering federal and cantonal social insurance schemes. It does not generate commercial revenue but processes contributions, benefits, and premium reductions for the population of Jura canton. The organization redistributes federal funds including CO2 tax revenues (343 million CHF in 2026) to businesses via compensation funds.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

ECAS Jura is the official cantonal social insurance agency of the Canton of Jura, Switzerland, administering federal and cantonal social insurance schemes for residents and employers. It manages contributions, benefits, and premium reductions across family allowances, old-age and survivors insurance (AVS), disability insurance (IV), unemployment insurance (AC), health insurance premium reductions, supplementary benefits, and transitional benefits. It functions as a single cantonal point of contact for all AHV/IV/EO/APG/AC matters, operating both physical offices and online e-portals.

Product overview

ECAS Jura is a government social insurance office serving the Canton of Jura in Switzerland, operating as a unified platform for multiple social insurance services. The organization administers four main functions: family allowance fund (caisse d'allocations familiales), compensation fund (caisse de compensation), unemployment insurance fund (caisse de chômage), and disability insurance office (office de l'assurance-invalidité). The digital offering consists of online portals including AVSeasy for AVS account management, CYBER DI for disability insurance procedures, electronic invoicing systems, online calculation tools for contributions and benefits, and public registers. Core service offerings encompass family allowances, earnings loss insurance (maternity/paternity/care/adoption), unemployment insurance, disability insurance, health insurance premium reductions, AVS contributions and benefits, supplementary benefits, and transitional benefits for older unemployed persons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family allowances (Allocations familiales) Administration of family allowances, including child allowances and education allowances, for families and employers in the Canton of Jura.
• APG/AMat/AAP/APC/AAdop earnings loss insurance Administration of loss-of-earnings insurance schemes covering maternity (AMat), paternity/parental (AAP), care (APC), and adoption (AAdop) allowances for residents and employers in the Canton of Jura.
• Unemployment insurance (Assurance-chômage) Administration of unemployment insurance services including unemployment benefits, short-time work compensation (RHT), employer insolvency compensation (ICI), bad weather compensation, and labor market measures for residents and employers of the Canton of Jura.
• Disability insurance (Assurance-invalidité) Administration of disability insurance services including invalidity pensions, helplessness allowances, daily allowances, professional rehabilitation measures, auxiliary means, assistance contributions, and medical measures for minors in the Canton of Jura.
• Health insurance premium reductions (RPI) Administration of health insurance premium reductions (Réduction des primes d'assurance-maladie) helping eligible residents of the Canton of Jura reduce their health insurance costs based on income and assets.
• AVS contributions (AVS - Cotisations) Administration of AVS contribution collection from employers, employees, self-employed persons, domestic staff, non-active individuals, students, and international workers in the Canton of Jura.
• AVS benefits (AVS - Prestations) Administration of AVS benefits including old-age pensions, survivor pensions, helplessness allowances, and auxiliary means for residents of the Canton of Jura.
• Supplementary benefits AVS/AI (Prestations complémentaires) Administration of supplementary benefits to AVS/AI for individuals with insufficient income to cover basic needs, including reimbursement of medical expenses, for residents of the Canton of Jura.
• Transitional benefits (Prestations transitoires) Administration of transitional benefits for older unemployed persons approaching retirement, providing financial support during the transition to retirement in the Canton of Jura.
• AVSeasy online portal Online portal for AVS (Swiss old-age and survivors insurance) individual account management, allowing citizens to view their individual accounts and related information.
• CYBER DI electronic portal Electronic portal for disability insurance (AI) procedures, enabling digital processing of AI-related matters for healthcare providers, employers, and insured persons.
• Electronic invoicing for disability insurance (Facturation électronique AI) Electronic invoicing system for disability insurance (AI), allowing healthcare providers and employers to submit AI invoices digitally.
• Online calculation tools (Calculs en ligne) Online calculation tools for personal AVS/AI/APG/AC contributions, AVS/AI benefits, maternity allowance, and parental allowance, available to residents and employers.
• Public registers (Registres publics) Public registers providing access to official information and records managed by ECAS Jura, accessible to residents, employers, and the general public.

Quantifiable outcome

• 343 million CHF redistributed to Swiss businesses via compensation funds in 2026 (including 186 million for 2025 and 157 million for 2026)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Artionet SàrlcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite development and technical operation. Artionet Sàrl developed and maintains the ECAS Jura website using their CMS platform.
• Infomaniak Network SAcoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb hosting services. Infomaniak Network SA hosts the ECAS Jura website on servers located in Switzerland.
• AbraxascoreTechnology or IntegrationData hosting for specialist applications. The specialized applications used by ECAS Jura store data on servers at Abraxas.
• Federal Office for Social Insurance (OFAS/BSV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal oversight of social insurance schemes. ECAS Jura operates under federal mandates (AHVG, IVG, AVIG, KVG) administered by the Federal Office for Social Insurance.
• Canton of Jura GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCantonal supervision and administration. ECAS Jura is the official cantonal social insurance agency for the Canton of Jura.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sozialversicherungsanstalt des Kantons Luzern: Luzern's cantonal social insurance agency administering AHV, IV, EO, family allowances, unemployment benefits, and supplementary benefits under Swiss federal law — direct functional peer to ECAS Jura within the same regulatory regime.
• SVA Aargau (Sozialversicherungsanstalt Aargau): Cantonal social insurance institution of Aargau providing AHV/IV/EO administration, family allowances, unemployment insurance, and disability insurance services. Operates the same four-function structure (compensation fund, family fund, unemployment fund, disability office) as ECAS Jura.
• SVA Zürich (Sozialversicherungsanstalt des Kantons Zürich): The cantonal social insurance agency for Canton of Zürich, performing the same statutory functions as ECAS Jura (AHV/IV/EO, family allowances, unemployment, supplementary benefits) but at much larger scale. It is the most direct operational analogue, differing primarily in canton and volume.
• SVA St. Gallen (Sozialversicherungsanstalt des Kantons St. Gallen): Cantonal social insurance agency for St. Gallen administering AHV/IV/EO, family allowances, unemployment insurance, and supplementary benefits under federal mandate — same statutory framework and service portfolio as ECAS Jura.
• Caisse de compensation du canton de Genève: Geneva's cantonal social insurance compensation fund administering AHV/IV/EO and family allowances under Swiss federal law. Comparable in function and francophone administrative structure to ECAS Jura, though operating in a larger and more internationally-oriented canton.
• Caisse de compensation du canton de Vaud: Vaudois cantonal compensation fund performing AHV/IV/AI/APG administration for Vaud canton residents and employers. Closely comparable bilingual (French-speaking) administrative peer to ECAS Jura given shared language and similar federal mandate.
• Ausgleichskasse des Kantons Bern: Bern canton's compensation fund administering federal and cantonal social insurance schemes including AHV, IV, EO, and family allowances. Directly comparable in function and regulatory structure to ECAS Jura, and historically relevant given the 2026 Moutier transfer.
• AK Thurgau (Ausgleichskasse Thurgau): Cantonal compensation fund of Thurgau administering AHV/IV/EO and family allowances under the same Swiss federal legal framework as ECAS Jura. A smaller-canton analogue demonstrating the same structural model across Swiss cantons.

Broad incumbents

• Suva (Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt): Switzerland's national accident insurance fund, a broader-scale public insurance institution with overlapping responsibilities in disability, rehabilitation, and income replacement. Relevant as a larger-scale Swiss social insurance administrator under federal rather than cantonal mandate.
• Federal Social Insurance Office (BSV/OFAS): The federal supervisory authority that oversees and coordinates all cantonal compensation funds including ECAS Jura. It sets policy, distributes federal contributions, and would be the most relevant broader institutional counterpart given ECAS Jura's role as a cantonal implementing agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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