Birchmeier in canton Aargau: twelve years of premiums
In canton Aargau, the lowest Birchmeier premium went from CHF 304.00 a month in 2015 to CHF 504.50 in 2026 — a rise of +66.0 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 304.00 | CHF 250.40 | CHF 53.60 |
| 2016 | CHF 313.00 | CHF 289.80 | CHF 23.20 |
| 2017 | CHF 368.00 | CHF 330.50 | CHF 37.50 |
| 2018 | CHF 390.00 | CHF 341.30 | CHF 48.70 |
| 2019 | CHF 415.40 | CHF 357.80 | CHF 57.60 |
| 2020 | CHF 423.60 | CHF 360.50 | CHF 63.10 |
| 2021 | CHF 423.60 | CHF 347.50 | CHF 76.10 |
| 2022 | CHF 419.40 | CHF 350.30 | CHF 69.10 |
| 2023 | CHF 419.40 | CHF 372.15 | CHF 47.25 |
| 2024 | CHF 432.00 | CHF 403.00 | CHF 29.00 |
| 2025 | CHF 449.40 | CHF 423.10 | CHF 26.30 |
| 2026 | CHF 504.50 | CHF 453.80 | CHF 50.70 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Birchmeier rose +66.0 % over the period, against +81.2 % 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 2017: +17.6 % in one go. The premium did not move in 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.
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Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.