SWICA or Sanitas in Region 1 of canton Ticino?
In Region 1, Sanitas is CHF 536.40 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
Sanitas comes down to CHF 624.80 a month, SWICA to CHF 669.50. The gap is CHF 536.40 a year, 300-franc deductible, accident cover included.
What the question hides
Neither is the cheapest here: that is Agrisano, at CHF 583.90 a month. Moving there rather than to Sanitas is worth CHF 490.80 more a year. Agrisano
Where they stand in the region
SWICA ranks 16 and Sanitas ranks 8, out of 21 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 | Sanitas | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 300 | CHF 826.50 | CHF 726.40 | + 100.10 |
| 500 | CHF 814.90 | CHF 714.80 | + 100.10 |
| 1'000 | CHF 785.70 | CHF 685.60 | + 100.10 |
| 1'500 | CHF 756.50 | CHF 656.40 | + 100.10 |
| 2'000 | CHF 727.40 | CHF 627.30 | + 100.10 |
| 2'500 | CHF 698.20 | CHF 598.10 | + 100.10 |
Model by model
Each insurer’s lowest rate in each model type, 300-franc deductible.
| Model | SWICA | Sanitas |
|---|---|---|
| Family doctor | CHF 669.50 | CHF 631.95 |
| HMO practice | CHF 719.10 | CHF 661.10 |
| Other model | CHF 768.70 | CHF 624.80 |
| Free choice of doctor | CHF 826.50 | CHF 726.40 |
How they moved in this region
Against 2025, SWICA moves by + 7.5 % and Sanitas by + 7.3 % in this region.
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), official premiums.