Sanitas in canton Ticino: twelve years of premiums
In canton Ticino, the lowest Sanitas premium went from CHF 318.90 a month in 2015 to CHF 586.05 in 2026 — a rise of +83.8 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 318.90 | CHF 278.20 | CHF 40.70 |
| 2016 | CHF 352.50 | CHF 331.80 | CHF 20.70 |
| 2017 | CHF 421.20 | CHF 366.20 | CHF 55.00 |
| 2018 | CHF 436.80 | CHF 382.50 | CHF 54.30 |
| 2019 | CHF 436.80 | CHF 397.10 | CHF 39.70 |
| 2020 | CHF 432.40 | CHF 405.80 | CHF 26.60 |
| 2021 | CHF 458.30 | CHF 408.20 | CHF 50.10 |
| 2022 | CHF 458.30 | CHF 411.60 | CHF 46.70 |
| 2023 | CHF 470.20 | CHF 428.80 | CHF 41.40 |
| 2024 | CHF 512.30 | CHF 463.20 | CHF 49.10 |
| 2025 | CHF 557.50 | CHF 495.50 | CHF 62.00 |
| 2026 | CHF 586.05 | CHF 539.00 | CHF 47.05 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Sanitas rose +83.8 % over the period, against +93.8 % 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 2017: +19.5 % in one go. The premium did not move in 2019, 2022.
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.
Ticino, canton by canton
Sanitas, canton by canton
Other insurers
Source: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), premium files from 2015 to today.