Visana in canton Nidwalden: twelve years of premiums
In canton Nidwalden, the lowest Visana premium went from CHF 294.30 a month in 2015 to CHF 416.80 in 2026 — a rise of +41.6 %. The table below places it next to the canton's cheapest insurer, year by year.
| Year | This insurer | The cheapest | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | CHF 294.30 | CHF 233.00 | CHF 61.30 |
| 2016 | CHF 303.30 | CHF 245.60 | CHF 57.70 |
| 2017 | CHF 315.70 | CHF 273.10 | CHF 42.60 |
| 2018 | CHF 330.20 | CHF 287.20 | CHF 43.00 |
| 2019 | CHF 334.90 | CHF 298.50 | CHF 36.40 |
| 2020 | CHF 344.90 | CHF 301.20 | CHF 43.70 |
| 2021 | CHF 352.70 | CHF 310.80 | CHF 41.90 |
| 2022 | CHF 354.30 | CHF 319.30 | CHF 35.00 |
| 2023 | CHF 375.20 | CHF 336.20 | CHF 39.00 |
| 2024 | CHF 415.30 | CHF 357.10 | CHF 58.20 |
| 2025 | CHF 419.90 | CHF 368.00 | CHF 51.90 |
| 2026 | CHF 416.80 | CHF 385.40 | CHF 31.40 |
Faster or slower than the rest?
Visana rose +41.6 % over the period, against +65.4 % 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 2024: +10.7 % 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.