What is the difference between insurance and social security?

Legal analysis: social security is the abbreviation of social insurance, and it is also the general name of "five insurances and one fund", namely: endowment insurance, medical insurance, insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance. Commercial insurance is a form of insurance that is operated by a professional insurance company through the conclusion of an insurance contract and aims at profit. Social security for flexible employees (individuals) provides the most basic social security for flexible employees, which mainly effectively promotes the rational flow of labor and urbanization, and effectively protects the social security rights and interests of flexible employees, a special labor group.

Legal basis: Article 31 of the Social Insurance Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) * * * According to the needs of management services, social insurance agencies can sign service agreements with medical institutions and pharmaceutical business units to regulate medical service behavior. Medical institutions shall provide reasonable and necessary medical services for the insured.