What's the difference between social insurance and commercial insurance?

Social insurance is a social and economic system that provides income or compensation for those who lose their ability to work, are temporarily unemployed or suffer losses due to health reasons. The social insurance plan is organized by the government, forcing a certain group to use part of its income as social insurance tax (fee) to form a social insurance fund. Under certain conditions, the insured can get fixed income or loss compensation from the fund. It is a redistribution system, and its goal is to ensure the reproduction of material and labor and social stability. The main items of social insurance include old-age social insurance, medical social insurance, unemployment insurance, industrial injury insurance and maternity insurance. \x0d\ Commercial insurance refers to the form of for-profit insurance operated by professional insurance enterprises through the conclusion of insurance contracts. Commercial insurance relationship is a contractual relationship concluded by the parties voluntarily. The insured pays the insurance premium to the insurance company according to the contract, and the insurance company shall be liable for the property losses caused by the possible accidents agreed in the contract, or the death, disability, illness or reaching the agreed age and time limit of the insured. \x0d\ The main differences between social insurance and commercial insurance are: \x0d\ 1, and the implementation purposes are different. Social insurance is the basic guarantee for social members when necessary, not for profit; Commercial insurance is the commercial operation of insurance companies, aiming at profit; \x0d\2, the implementation is different. Social insurance is compulsory according to national legislation, while commercial insurance follows the principle of "freedom of contract" and is voluntarily insured by enterprises and individuals; \x0d\3。 The subject and object of implementation are different. Social insurance is raised, managed and distributed by special institutions set up by the state, targeting social members within the legal scope; Commercial insurance is managed by insurance companies, and the applicant can be anyone who meets the underwriting conditions; \x0d\4。 Different levels of protection. Social insurance provides the most basic protection for the insured, which is higher than the social poverty line and lower than 50% of the average social wage, with a low degree of protection; The level of protection provided by commercial insurance depends entirely on the agreement of both parties and the amount of premium paid by the insured. As long as the insured meets the insurance conditions and has a certain ability to pay, he can get a high level of protection.