AMB in canton Basel-Stadt: twelve years of premiums
In canton Basel-Stadt, the lowest AMB premium went from CHF 530.00 a month in 2015 to CHF 612.00 in 2023 — a rise of +15.5 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 530.00 | CHF 370.80 | CHF 159.20 |
| 2016 | CHF 550.00 | CHF 402.00 | CHF 148.00 |
| 2017 | CHF 575.00 | CHF 433.30 | CHF 141.70 |
| 2018 | CHF 605.00 | CHF 454.10 | CHF 150.90 |
| 2019 | CHF 625.00 | CHF 470.20 | CHF 154.80 |
| 2020 | CHF 625.00 | CHF 486.60 | CHF 138.40 |
| 2021 | CHF 625.00 | CHF 486.30 | CHF 138.70 |
| 2022 | CHF 612.00 | CHF 481.40 | CHF 130.60 |
| 2023 | CHF 612.00 | CHF 501.60 | CHF 110.40 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
AMB rose +15.5 % over the period, against +35.3 % for the cheapest insurer in the same place. The gap narrowed — which does not mean this insurer is the cheapest today, only that it climbed more slowly.
The year that hurt — The steepest year-on-year jump was 2018: +5.2 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2020, 2021, 2023.
Figures for an adult, CHF 300 deductible, accident cover included — the only profile defined identically across all twelve years. Each year this is the lowest premium the insurer offered, all models combined.
AMB, canton by canton
Other insurers
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.