🇨🇭 Switzerland · Insurance
Insurance in Switzerland — health, travel, and digital-nomad cover, what is mandatory, and how to choose a plan.
Switzerland's social-insurance system includes the old-age and survivors' insurance (AHV/AVS), disability insurance and occupational pensions, funded by contributions shared with the employer. Beyond compulsory health insurance, motor third-party liability insurance is mandatory for vehicles. Insurers and financial markets are supervised by FINMA.
- Social insurance includes AHV/AVS (old-age & survivors), disability insurance and occupational pensions.
- Motor third-party liability insurance is compulsory; basic health insurance is also mandatory (see Healthcare).
- Insurers and financial markets are supervised by FINMA.
Official authorities
- Swiss social insurance (AHV/IV)
Official social-insurance information.
- FINMA
Financial-market and insurer supervisor.
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.