The Helsana Group’s history
The Helsana Group is Switzerland’s leading health insurer. Once a traditional health insurance company, the Group has developed into a full-service provider of personal insurance. It all began in 1899 with the foundation of the Helvetia health insurance company.
Today, the Helsana Group insures nearly 2.1 million people. Once a traditional health insurance company, the Group has developed into a full-service provider of personal insurance for private individuals and companies – with a premium volume of CHF 6.7 billion.
Milestones in the Helsana Group's History
- 1899 Helvetia founded as a health insurance company in Zurich
- 1914 Helvetia is recognised under the Swiss Health and Accident Insurance Act (Kranken- und Unfallversicherungsgesetz)
- 1928 The membership of Helvetia exceeds the 100,000 mark
- 1952 The health insurance company Artisana is established as a society in Bern
- 1971 The membership of Helvetia exceeds the one million mark
- 1991 Helvetia takes over the health insurer Progrès
- 1996 Helvetia and Artisana found the Helsana Insurance Company Ltd as of 1 January 1997
- 2003 Establishment of Sansan and Avanex
- 2006 Helsana takes over the health insurance company Aerosana
- 2008 Establishment of Maxi.ch
- 2010 Founding of the HSK Purchasing Cooperative (Helsana, Sanitas and KPT) for the purchase of outpatient health and inpatient hospital benefits
- 2011 Merger of Progrès and Aerosana
- 2016 Maxi.ch merges with Avanex
- 2017 Merger of Avanex with Helsana and Sansan with Progrès
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