SWICA or KPT in Region 3 of canton St. Gallen?
In Region 3, SWICA is CHF 6.00 a year cheaper than KPT for an adult on the same profile. Here is the detail — and what a third insurer would do.
The verdict, in this region
SWICA comes down to CHF 431.30 a month, KPT to CHF 431.80. The gap is CHF 6.00 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 401.60 a month. Moving there rather than to SWICA is worth CHF 356.40 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
SWICA ranks 2 and KPT ranks 3, 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 | KPT | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 508.90 | CHF 507.70 | + 1.20 |
| 500 | CHF 497.30 | CHF 496.10 | + 1.20 |
| 1'000 | CHF 468.10 | CHF 466.90 | + 1.20 |
| 1'500 | CHF 438.90 | CHF 437.70 | + 1.20 |
| 2'000 | CHF 409.80 | — | — |
| 2'500 | CHF 380.60 | CHF 379.40 | + 1.20 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | SWICA | KPT |
|---|---|---|
| HMO practice | CHF 431.30 | CHF 435.60 |
| Family doctor | CHF 442.80 | CHF 450.80 |
| Other model | CHF 461.90 | CHF 431.80 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 508.90 | CHF 507.70 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, SWICA moves by + 4.2 % and KPT by + 3.2 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.