Galenos in canton Neuchâtel: twelve years of premiums
In canton Neuchâtel, the lowest Galenos premium went from CHF 395.00 a month in 2015 to CHF 587.30 in 2026 — a rise of +48.7 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 395.00 | CHF 320.80 | CHF 74.20 |
| 2016 | CHF 411.00 | CHF 364.60 | CHF 46.40 |
| 2017 | CHF 440.00 | CHF 395.90 | CHF 44.10 |
| 2018 | CHF 484.00 | CHF 406.80 | CHF 77.20 |
| 2019 | CHF 532.00 | CHF 425.20 | CHF 106.80 |
| 2020 | CHF 547.60 | CHF 439.80 | CHF 107.80 |
| 2021 | CHF 558.60 | CHF 448.50 | CHF 110.10 |
| 2022 | CHF 574.80 | CHF 446.50 | CHF 128.30 |
| 2023 | CHF 601.80 | CHF 482.20 | CHF 119.60 |
| 2024 | CHF 642.50 | CHF 525.40 | CHF 117.10 |
| 2025 | CHF 684.70 | CHF 523.10 | CHF 161.60 |
| 2026 | CHF 587.30 | CHF 554.20 | CHF 33.10 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Galenos rose +48.7 % over the period, against +72.8 % 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 2018: +10.0 % 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.
Galenos, canton by canton
Other insurers
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.