SWICA or EGK in Region 2 of canton Lucerne?
In Region 2, EGK is CHF 304.80 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 451.20 a month, SWICA to CHF 476.60. The gap is CHF 304.80 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 425.70 a month. Moving there rather than to EGK is worth CHF 306.00 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
SWICA ranks 19 and EGK ranks 9, out of 25 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 550.90 | CHF 521.60 | + 29.30 |
| 500 | CHF 539.30 | CHF 509.90 | + 29.40 |
| 1'000 | CHF 510.10 | CHF 480.80 | + 29.30 |
| 1'500 | CHF 480.90 | CHF 451.60 | + 29.30 |
| 2'000 | CHF 451.80 | CHF 422.40 | + 29.40 |
| 2'500 | CHF 422.60 | CHF 393.30 | + 29.30 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | SWICA | EGK |
|---|---|---|
| HMO practice | CHF 476.60 | — |
| Family doctor | CHF 482.10 | CHF 466.90 |
| Other model | CHF 512.40 | CHF 451.20 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 550.90 | CHF 521.60 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, SWICA moves by + 1.9 % and EGK by + 7.0 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.