In Austria, a distinction is made between different pension insurance institutions:
- the Pension insurance institutionPVA for short, is the largest pension and social insurance provider.
- the Insurance Institution for Public Employees, Railways and MinesBVAEB for short.
- the Social insurance for the self-employedSVS for short.
- the Pension institution of the Austrian notary's officeVAN for short.
Since 2020, tradespeople, newly self-employed persons and farmers have been insured with the new SVS.