Switzerland’s largest health insurers have founded a new industry association which will begin work at the start of 2025. Do you want to read our weekly top stories? Subscribe here. The association is intended to end the existing duopoly of two umbrella organisations, according to a statement on Thursday. The aim is to strengthen the representation of interests in the health insurance industry, the new association announced, whose name has not yet been finalised and will be announced at a later date, according to a press release. + Six lessons from Swiss healthcare vote Founding members include health insurers Assura, Atupri, Concordia, CSS, EGK, Groupe Mutuel, Helsana, KPT, ÖKK, Sanitas, SWICA, Sympany and Visana. Existing memberships to the Santésuisse and Curafutura associations will respectively be terminated. The purpose of the new association is also to unite the health insurance industry. According to the press release, the founding members already represent more than 90% of ...
