EGK in canton Solothurn: twelve years of premiums
In canton Solothurn, the lowest EGK premium went from CHF 357.60 a month in 2015 to CHF 516.60 in 2026 — a rise of +44.5 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 357.60 | CHF 288.10 | CHF 69.50 |
| 2016 | CHF 353.00 | CHF 306.60 | CHF 46.40 |
| 2017 | CHF 371.90 | CHF 347.90 | CHF 24.00 |
| 2018 | CHF 391.40 | CHF 357.20 | CHF 34.20 |
| 2019 | CHF 398.80 | CHF 371.70 | CHF 27.10 |
| 2020 | CHF 402.80 | CHF 378.00 | CHF 24.80 |
| 2021 | CHF 409.20 | CHF 380.20 | CHF 29.00 |
| 2022 | CHF 398.40 | CHF 390.80 | CHF 7.60 |
| 2023 | CHF 421.80 | CHF 404.10 | CHF 17.70 |
| 2024 | CHF 453.60 | CHF 419.80 | CHF 33.80 |
| 2025 | CHF 496.30 | CHF 445.00 | CHF 51.30 |
| 2026 | CHF 516.60 | CHF 486.20 | CHF 30.40 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
EGK rose +44.5 % over the period, against +68.8 % 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: +9.4 % in one go.
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.