vivacare in the canton of Nidwalden
vivacare disappeared from the official file after 2025. In the canton of Nidwalden its last known premium was CHF 448.50 a month, for an adult with a CHF 300 deductible and accident cover.
What it costs today
In the same place, the cheapest insurer in 2026 is Agrisano, at CHF 385.40 a month. That is the price a former vivacare policyholder should compare against what they actually pay — an automatic transfer puts nobody with the cheapest.
The market average there is CHF 440.06: someone who does not compare pays CHF 655.92 more per year.
What it had done with its prices
Between 2015 and 2025, the lowest vivacare premium went from CHF 278.70 to CHF 448.50 a month — a rise of +60.9 %. The table below places it next to the cheapest insurer in the same place, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 278.70 | CHF 233.00 |
| 2016 | CHF 296.30 | CHF 245.60 |
| 2017 | CHF 306.10 | CHF 273.10 |
| 2018 | CHF 313.00 | CHF 287.20 |
| 2019 | CHF 325.50 | CHF 298.50 |
| 2020 | CHF 344.10 | CHF 301.20 |
| 2021 | CHF 351.40 | CHF 310.80 |
| 2022 | CHF 362.50 | CHF 319.30 |
| 2023 | CHF 390.80 | CHF 336.20 |
| 2024 | CHF 430.10 | CHF 357.10 |
| 2025 | CHF 448.50 | CHF 368.00 |
Where did the portfolio go?
We do not say, because we do not know it from an official source. The FOPH publishes premiums, not portfolio transfers. Your current policy and statements carry the name of the insurer covering you today: that is the only reliable answer, and it is in your own paperwork.
vivacare, canton by canton
Other insurers that closed
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.