Sanitas in canton Neuchâtel: twelve years of premiums
In canton Neuchâtel, the lowest Sanitas premium went from CHF 432.80 a month in 2015 to CHF 576.60 in 2026 — a rise of +33.2 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 432.80 | CHF 320.80 | CHF 112.00 |
| 2016 | CHF 453.40 | CHF 364.60 | CHF 88.80 |
| 2017 | CHF 463.70 | CHF 395.90 | CHF 67.80 |
| 2018 | CHF 518.40 | CHF 406.80 | CHF 111.60 |
| 2019 | CHF 518.40 | CHF 425.20 | CHF 93.20 |
| 2020 | CHF 498.20 | CHF 439.80 | CHF 58.40 |
| 2021 | CHF 513.20 | CHF 448.50 | CHF 64.70 |
| 2022 | CHF 519.90 | CHF 446.50 | CHF 73.40 |
| 2023 | CHF 517.50 | CHF 482.20 | CHF 35.30 |
| 2024 | CHF 526.50 | CHF 525.40 | CHF 1.10 |
| 2025 | CHF 564.30 | CHF 523.10 | CHF 41.20 |
| 2026 | CHF 576.60 | CHF 554.20 | CHF 22.40 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Sanitas rose +33.2 % 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: +11.8 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2019.
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.
Sanitas, canton by canton
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Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.