CSS — Region 2, Bern: twelve years of premiums
Region 2, Bern: the lowest CSS premium went from CHF 405.60 a month in 2015 to CHF 513.80 in 2026 — a rise of +26.7 %. The table below places it next to this region's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 405.60 | CHF 318.80 | CHF 86.80 |
| 2016 | CHF 431.30 | CHF 336.40 | CHF 94.90 |
| 2017 | CHF 426.40 | CHF 361.90 | CHF 64.50 |
| 2018 | CHF 434.10 | CHF 374.00 | CHF 60.10 |
| 2019 | CHF 439.30 | CHF 387.10 | CHF 52.20 |
| 2020 | CHF 442.00 | CHF 396.00 | CHF 46.00 |
| 2021 | CHF 442.00 | CHF 396.00 | CHF 46.00 |
| 2022 | CHF 439.50 | CHF 395.60 | CHF 43.90 |
| 2023 | CHF 424.20 | CHF 410.00 | CHF 14.20 |
| 2024 | CHF 454.50 | CHF 447.80 | CHF 6.70 |
| 2025 | CHF 490.60 | CHF 462.70 | CHF 27.90 |
| 2026 | CHF 513.80 | CHF 493.60 | CHF 20.20 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
CSS rose +26.7 % over the period, against +54.8 % 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 2025: +7.9 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2021.
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.