Insurance

Protect yourself, your family, and your belongings thanks to our essential information about mandatory and optional insurance coverage in Switzerland.

Home insurance in Switzerland: contents and liability

Find out your options for home insurance in Switzerland with this guide that explains what’s needed, what’s available and who provides it.

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Life insurance in Switzerland: Complete guide for expats

Life insurance is meant to give peace of mind, making sure your family has financial support if something happens to you. You might want cover that helps your partner or children manage day-to-day expenses, or a policy that takes care of bigger costs like paying off a mortgage or handling funeral arrangements. In Switzerland, policies […]

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Self-employed insurance in Switzerland: what expats need to know

Learn how to navigate mandatory and optional insurance requirements for freelancers in Switzerland. If you work for yourself in Switzerland, you need standard Swiss basic health insurance and may also opt to add in accident cover, income protection, and private or international cover as a supplement. While there’s no hard rule about what extra insurance […]

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Legal protection insurance in Switzerland for expats

Navigate the Swiss legal landscape, from policy coverage and waiting periods to comparing insurance providers effectively. Legal disputes in Switzerland can get expensive quickly, especially if you need a lawyer, expert report, or court action. To give peace of mind, expats in Switzerland may choose to take out legal protection insurance to help cover the […]

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International student insurance in Switzerland

The right international student insurance in Switzerland depends on your nationality, work status, and whether your existing cover can support a cantonal exemption request. Many students assume having an EHIC(European Health Insurance Card), home cover, or an existing international plan will be all that’s needed. In reality, Switzerland has compulsory Swiss health insurance, which you […]

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Dental insurance in Switzerland: what expats need to know

If you’re looking into dental insurance in Switzerland, the first thing to understand is that routine dental care is usually outside the country’s compulsory basic health insurance. For many expats, the practical choice is whether to pay for supplementary cover or keep enough savings aside for future dental treatment. Below, you’ll learn what dental insurance […]

Insurance in Switzerland

An introduction to compulsory and optional forms of insurance in Switzerland, from health insurance to car insurance and home and buildings insurance.

Car insurance in Switzerland

Car insurance in Switzerland is mandatory for drivers. This guide takes you through what’s available and how to take out the right policy.