Government Service Insurance System

Government Service Insurance System
Native name
Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan
Company typeGovernment-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC)
IndustryInsurance
FoundedNovember 14, 1936; 88 years ago (1936-11-14)
FounderCommonwealth of the Philippines
HeadquartersGSIS Building, Financial Center, Diokno Boulevard, ,
Key people
Jose Arnulfo "Wick" Veloso (President, General Manager, and Acting Chairman)[1]
ServicesGovernment employee insurance
Revenue₱311.3 billion[2] (2023)
₱113.3 billion[2] (2023)
Total assets₱1.7 trillion[2] (2023)
Total equity₱606.5 billion[2] (2020)
Websitewww.gsis.gov.ph

The Government Service Insurance System (Filipino: Paseguruhan ng mga Naglilingkod sa Pamahalaan, abbreviated as GSIS) is a Filipino government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in the Philippines aimed at government employees. Created by Commonwealth Act No. 186 and Republic Act No. 8291 (GSIS Act of 1997), GSIS is a social insurance institution that provides a defined benefit scheme. It insures its members against the occurrence of certain contingencies in exchange for their monthly premium contributions.

GSIS members are entitled to an array of social security benefits, such as life insurance benefits, separation or retirement benefits, and disability benefits.

GSIS is also the administrator of the General Insurance Fund by virtue of RA 656 (Property Insurance Law). It provides insurance coverage to government assets and properties that have government insurable interests.

It is not possible for non-government employees, self-employed or non-working persons to become members of the GSIS. Instead, they are covered by the Social Security System (SSS). Meanwhile government employees in addition to GSIS, can also become members of the SSS at their own cost.

  1. ^ "GSIS Board elects veteran banker as GSIS chief – Government Service Insurance System". Government Service Insurance System – Maaasahan ng Lingkod Bayan. July 21, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Government Service Insurance System (February 19, 2024). Financial Performance Overview: A Year of Growth and Stabilit (PDF) (Report).