Helsana in canton Geneva: twelve years of premiums
In canton Geneva, the lowest Helsana premium went from CHF 424.00 a month in 2015 to CHF 613.70 in 2026 — a rise of +44.7 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 424.00 | CHF 357.90 | CHF 66.10 |
| 2016 | CHF 472.20 | CHF 398.40 | CHF 73.80 |
| 2017 | CHF 495.50 | CHF 413.50 | CHF 82.00 |
| 2018 | CHF 512.90 | CHF 443.20 | CHF 69.70 |
| 2019 | CHF 520.40 | CHF 461.50 | CHF 58.90 |
| 2020 | CHF 512.90 | CHF 471.40 | CHF 41.50 |
| 2021 | CHF 523.30 | CHF 471.40 | CHF 51.90 |
| 2022 | CHF 500.60 | CHF 471.40 | CHF 29.20 |
| 2023 | CHF 543.40 | CHF 489.60 | CHF 53.80 |
| 2024 | CHF 574.60 | CHF 544.80 | CHF 29.80 |
| 2025 | CHF 593.30 | CHF 584.40 | CHF 8.90 |
| 2026 | CHF 613.70 | CHF 604.30 | CHF 9.40 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Helsana rose +44.7 % over the period, against +68.9 % 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 2016: +11.4 % 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.
Helsana, canton by canton
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Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.