Helsana — Region 1, Zurich: twelve years of premiums
Region 1, Zurich: the lowest Helsana premium went from CHF 389.60 a month in 2015 to CHF 533.60 in 2026 — a rise of +37.0 %. The table below places it next to this region's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 389.60 | CHF 307.80 | CHF 81.80 |
| 2016 | CHF 438.20 | CHF 360.40 | CHF 77.80 |
| 2017 | CHF 418.30 | CHF 380.40 | CHF 37.90 |
| 2018 | CHF 428.20 | CHF 392.10 | CHF 36.10 |
| 2019 | CHF 438.20 | CHF 413.20 | CHF 25.00 |
| 2020 | CHF 444.80 | CHF 413.10 | CHF 31.70 |
| 2021 | CHF 437.60 | CHF 423.80 | CHF 13.80 |
| 2022 | CHF 435.10 | CHF 416.90 | CHF 18.20 |
| 2023 | CHF 472.90 | CHF 437.00 | CHF 35.90 |
| 2024 | CHF 501.50 | CHF 470.20 | CHF 31.30 |
| 2025 | CHF 506.60 | CHF 496.20 | CHF 10.40 |
| 2026 | CHF 533.60 | CHF 517.70 | CHF 15.90 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Helsana rose +37.0 % over the period, against +68.2 % 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: +12.5 % 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.