CSS — Region 1, Vaud: twelve years of premiums
Region 1, Vaud: the lowest CSS premium went from CHF 407.20 a month in 2015 to CHF 575.90 in 2026 — a rise of +41.4 %. The table below places it next to this region's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 407.20 | CHF 344.30 | CHF 62.90 |
| 2016 | CHF 432.40 | CHF 364.00 | CHF 68.40 |
| 2017 | CHF 445.70 | CHF 378.50 | CHF 67.20 |
| 2018 | CHF 462.30 | CHF 404.60 | CHF 57.70 |
| 2019 | CHF 485.50 | CHF 442.50 | CHF 43.00 |
| 2020 | CHF 491.40 | CHF 445.90 | CHF 45.50 |
| 2021 | CHF 491.40 | CHF 440.80 | CHF 50.60 |
| 2022 | CHF 491.40 | CHF 444.80 | CHF 46.60 |
| 2023 | CHF 502.30 | CHF 469.00 | CHF 33.30 |
| 2024 | CHF 529.80 | CHF 520.60 | CHF 9.20 |
| 2025 | CHF 566.20 | CHF 546.70 | CHF 19.50 |
| 2026 | CHF 575.90 | CHF 570.10 | CHF 5.80 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
CSS rose +41.4 % over the period, against +65.6 % 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: +6.9 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2021, 2022.
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.