SWICA or EGK in Region 2 of canton Bern?
In Region 2, EGK is CHF 8.40 a year cheaper than SWICA for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
EGK comes down to CHF 511.70 a month, SWICA to CHF 512.40. The gap is CHF 8.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Visana, at CHF 493.60 a month. Moving there rather than to EGK is worth CHF 217.20 more a year. Visana
Where they stand in the region
SWICA ranks 7 and EGK ranks 6, out of 26 active insurers in this region.
Deductible by deductible
With free choice of doctor, the one model every insurer offers — and therefore the only one where a row-by-row comparison compares the same thing.
| Deductible | SWICA | EGK | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 613.60 | CHF 620.60 | − 7.00 |
| 500 | CHF 602.00 | CHF 608.90 | − 6.90 |
| 1'000 | CHF 572.80 | CHF 579.80 | − 7.00 |
| 1'500 | CHF 543.60 | CHF 550.60 | − 7.00 |
| 2'000 | CHF 514.50 | CHF 521.40 | − 6.90 |
| 2'500 | CHF 485.30 | CHF 492.30 | − 7.00 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | SWICA | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 512.40 | CHF 558.60 |
| HMO practice | CHF 521.60 | — |
| Other model | CHF 550.80 | CHF 511.70 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 613.60 | CHF 620.60 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, SWICA moves by + 0.7 % and EGK by + 4.7 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.