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Excess weight remains a major public health issue in Switzerland. According to a recent survey by Groupe Mutuel, 61% of Swiss people have tried to gain or lose weight over the past year, and nearly half of the population consider themselves to be overweight. At the same time, Swiss people rate their own knowledge of nutrition and exercise as high.

A new study conducted by the University of St. Gallen on behalf of Fondation Groupe Mutuel provides a new basis in favour of supra-regional hospital planning. It shows that in 25-50% of cases, patients already seek treatment outside their canton and are therefore willing to travel longer distances. On this basis, Groupe Mutuel calls for comprehensive healthcare planning in five to seven healthcare regions.

Today's closing event marks the end of the fifth edition of Tech4Eva, Switzerland's first FemTech accelerator. Over the past five years, 110 start-ups from 71 countries have received support, raising a total of more than CHF 294 million for their businesses, and thus taking women's health another step forward.

Given a choice, the Swiss would rather raise the retirement age than reduce their pension benefits. This surprising result is the main finding of an MIS Trend survey conducted in June on behalf of Groupe Mutuel and Le Temps, as part of the 6th Forum Prévoyance to be held on 9 September 2025.

Groupe Mutuel reports a positive result of CHF 29 million for 2024. The supplemental insurance and life insurance sectors have strengthened their position. What’s more, the corporate insurance sector has exceeded CHF 1 billion in revenue for the first time.

Tech4Eva, Switzerland's first start-up accelerator in the field of women's health, is entering its fifth round. This year's edition has once again seen a record number of applications, with 195 start-ups from 42 countries. Among the 16 selected companies, four start-ups are from Switzerland.

Let's start with the good news: a majority of Swiss people feel healthy and are satisfied with their lives. However, according to a representative survey by Groupe Mutuel, women and young people in particular are in comparatively poor mental and physical health, are often stressed and feel lonely.

Following the departure of Sophie Revaz, the Board of Groupe Mutuel has appointed Stéphan Studer as Head of Individual Health and member of the Executive Board. Groupe Mutuel would like to thank Sophie Revaz for her dedication to the company and wishes her every success for the future.

WTW Switzerland and Groupe Mutuel are pleased to announce a collaboration agreement, which marks another major step in the development of the two companies’ operations in Switzerland. This agreement reflects the shared commitment to offer innovative, complementary and tailored occupational pension solutions.

The fourth edition of Tech4Eva, the only FemTech start-up accelerator in Switzerland, comes to an end today with a closing ceremony to be held at the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) on the topic of maternal health. To date, the start-ups who took part in the four editions have raised more than CHF 200 million.

Groupe Mutuel and Hôpital de La Tour are pleased to announce that they have signed a three-year rates agreement, effective from 1 October 2024 until the end of 2027, aimed at offering high-quality healthcare to patients insured with Groupe Mutuel for private and semi-private hospitalisation, without any restrictions.

A new model from the University of Lucerne, using data from a pilot project run by Groupe Mutuel and the University Hospital Basel, shows how healthcare services can be remunerated according to their quality. Cost-neutral pricing is based on a bonus financed by savings of CHF 1.7 to 8.5 million a year (extrapolated to Switzerland). The joint project, based on the principles of "Value-based Healthcare", is now entering its second phase with new partners such as the Luzerner Kantonspital.

The fate of the reform of the second pillar pension scheme (LPP/BVG), to be put to the vote on 22 September, remains highly uncertain. Swiss people remain extremely divided at a time when adjustments to the system are more urgent than ever. This is the result of an exclusive survey conducted by the MIS Trend institute, in partnership with Le Temps and Groupe Mutuel. The results of this survey will be presented in detail at the fifth edition of Forum Prévoyance, due to take place on Tuesday 3 September 2024 at the IMD in Lausanne.

The Swiss population is finding it increasingly difficult to access healthcare, in particular because of the high costs involved. According to a recent study by the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH)*, 15 to 20% of the population forego healthcare for financial reasons. In Geneva, Groupe Mutuel and Réseau Delta are strengthening their partnership to provide new solutions to patients, in particular through the insurer's OptiMed alternative model.

Launched two years ago, the PrimaFlex alternative basic insurance model enables Groupe Mutuel policyholders to choose their first point of contact when seeking medical care: a family doctor, a telemedicine partner or a consultation in a pharmacy. For this third option, insureds may choose to visit new partner pharmacies, most of which are independent. Our network of partners now covers over half of the pharmacies in Switzerland.

Switzerland’s biggest health insurers are joining forces to found a new trade association, which will start work at the beginning of 2025. This new association is intended to end the duality of the two umbrella organisations and thus strengthen the representation of interests in the health insurance industry. The stakeholders will present a unified front in the future.

Groupe Mutuel has published its first ever Sustainability Report with the aim of highlighting its corporate citizenship policy. The aim is to ensure transparency on environmental, social, staff and human rights issues. This report, which covers the year 2023, is an assessment of Groupe Mutuel's commitment to sustainability and the starting point for its future strategy and action plan.

With the acquisition of 63,000 new insured persons in 2023, Groupe Mutuel has strengthened its position as Switzerland's third largest health insurer. Our Corporate Sector also continued to grow, now recording 29,500 corporate customers (+1,500), which consolidates our position as the fifth largest insurer in Switzerland in this sector. The same applies to life insurance. A new feature this year is the publication of our first comprehensive sustainability report.

The only Swiss-based FemTech accelerator, Tech4Eva, is entering its fourth edition with another record number of applications. In its 2024 edition, the start-up acceleration programme of Groupe Mutuel and the EPFL Innovation Park will be supporting 17 start-ups from a wide range of fields of women’s health.

On behalf of Groupe Mutuel, the University of St. Gallen has analysed for the first time in Switzerland whether insured persons make more use of medical services after having reached their deductible. The study concluded that the health insurance deductible system does not create any significant financial incentives for overuse of medical care.

The global FemTech market is growing fast. In Switzerland, too, where the FemTech start-up accelerator Tech4Eva closes its third season this week.

A study conducted by Zurich University Hospital in collaboration with Groupe Mutuel reveals that only around 19% of at-risk patients in Switzerland are vaccinated against the flu.

Philips and Groupe Mutuel announce a new partnership, giving expectant parents access to vital pregnancy resources through the Pregnancy+ app. Customized for Groupe Mutuel policyholders, they will also benefit from special rates on Philips pregnancy and baby products.

Human support plays a major role in life, particularly during pregnancy. For this reason, Groupe Mutuel and the Swiss doula association “Doula CH” have signed an innovative agreement that will allow women and their families to benefit from customised support, the costs of which will be reimbursed by supplemental insurance.

Concern about retirement pensions continues to grow. The Swiss people remain extremely divided at a time when adjustments to the system are more urgent than ever. This is the result of an exclusive survey conducted by the MIS Trend institute, in partnership with Le Temps and Groupe Mutuel. The survey results will be presented in detail at the fourth edition of the pension forum “Forum Prévoyance”, due to take place on Thursday 31 August 2023 at the IMD in Lausanne.

After having served on the Board of Groupe Mutuel since 2015, Urs Schwaller has decided to step down. Karin Perraudin, President of the Board, took this opportunity to bid farewell and thank the Fribourg native for the quality of his work over the past eight years. To replace him, the members of Fondation Groupe Mutuel elected Petra Feigl-Fässler at the last general meeting, held on Friday 16 June 2023 in Martigny.

A representative survey by Groupe Mutuel shows that approximately one in five Swiss women suffer from severe menstrual pain and that more than half of those surveyed take painkillers to help them cope. In addition, many women feel restricted in their daily lives during their periods. In particular, they may give up sports and sexual intercourse and choose to wear dark-coloured clothes.

Excellent business results (+67,500 insured persons for basic insurance and +1,000 companies which have placed their trust in us) in a context where financial results are impacted by financial markets and the continuing increase in health costs. The Board of Groupe Mutuel welcomes a new member.

Building on the success of its first two years, Tech4Eva, a unique international accelerator in Switzerland, is now entering its third season. As a result of a partnership between Groupe Mutuel and the EPFL Innovation Park, Tech4Eva has attracted 147 projects from 40 countries for 2023, an increase of 18.5% with respect to the second edition and 33.6% compared to the first edition. Like the second edition, 80% of start-ups were created by women. The kick-off of the third edition will take place in Kaiseraugst near Basel, in partnership with Roche.

Excessive or inappropriate medical treatment is considered to be an avoidable risk and costs factor in the health system. A study carried out by the University of St. Gallen, using data from Groupe Mutuel, shows in concrete terms by means of two clinical models how patients can receive better care while limiting costs.

The second edition of Tech4Eva, a unique innovation platform and FemTech acceleration programme in Switzerland, was a great success. The result of a partnership between Groupe Mutuel and the EPFL Innovation Park, Tech4Eva Is focusing today's event on gender medicine and women's health in the workplace.

According to a new representative survey conducted by Groupe Mutuel, the health system does not take patients' opinions into account. Approximately two out of three patients have never been asked about whether they are satisfied with their treatment. Most 15-29 year olds are not prescribed any generic drugs.

Unemployment, digital nomadism, freelancing or self-employment: work patterns and lifestyles are more and more diverse in Switzerland. For many people, to plan their pension provision in line with their current situation is a time-consuming task. Young people in particular often tend to overlook this reality. With VariaInvest, Groupe Mutuel is launching a pension solution that can be adapted to modern life thanks to its modular components.

With Premium, Groupe Mutuel is launching a supplemental insurance product that reimburses much more than the usual benefits. Premium insurance contributes to the costs of contraception and provides a refund not only for gym subscriptions but also for sports clubs membership fees.

Due to rising inflation, concerns about retirement are growing. This is the result of an exclusive survey that was conducted by the MIS Trend institute, in partnership with Le Temps and Groupe Mutuel. The results of this survey will be presented in detail at the third edition of Forum Prévoyance, due to take place on 8 September 2022 at the IMD in Lausanne.

Groupe Mutuel is launching PrimaFlex, a basic insurance model that is unique in Switzerland. Insured persons will not only be free to choose their first point of contact – family doctor, telemedicine or pharmacy – depending on their situation, but also have access to prevention benefits and generic drugs without any effect on their deductible.

X-rays, CT scans or MRIs: many doctors use medical imaging to diagnose the cause of lower back pain. More than 85% of the persons treated are also prescribed painkillers, and in many cases even opiates (40%). Both medical procedures lead to high health costs, according to a study carried out by the University of Zurich based on data provided by Groupe Mutuel.

A new representative survey by Groupe Mutuel shows whether and how the diet of Switzerland’s population changed during and after the pandemic. There is evidence of great discipline: two-thirds of those polled cooked for themselves and a majority did not consume more alcohol or sweet foods.

The 2021 accounts of Groupe Mutuel closed with a positive result of CHF 33 million, before the reimbursement of CHF 111 million taken from the reserves. The multiline insurer is continuing its transformation and positioned itself as the health and pension provision partner for both private individuals and companies. Serious concerns about a very sharp increase in health costs in 2021.

As part of its new strategy, Groupe Mutuel has decided to strengthen its Executive Board, particularly in the German-speaking part of Switzerland, by appointing two new directors. In doing so, Groupe Mutuel aims to be the reference partner in Switzerland for health and pension matters for private and corporate customers.

Following the success of its launch last year, which raised CHF 60 million through its start-ups specialising in female health, Tech4Eva – a unique accelerator programme in Switzerland – is launching its second round today. An initiative based on collaboration between Groupe Mutuel and the EPFL Innovation Park, Tech4Eva has attracted applications from 124 projects from 30 countries, 80% of which were created by women, for its second round.

The Swiss insurance company, a key player in health and pension insurance for both private individuals and companies, is changing its brand identity. The new logo emphasises the group’s spirit of mutual support and is now adorned with amber and navy blue. This new brand identity also represents a strategic repositioning for the company.

There are close to 200 public or private hospitals for acute care in Switzerland. This high concentration of hospitals, one of the highest in the world, gives citizens an extensive choice when it comes to selecting a hospital for medical treatment. But what criteria do Swiss people use to choose their hospital for medical treatment? In addition to comfort and travel time, the quality of healthcare is also highly valued.

In Swiss hospitals, patients are often cared for by doctors who do not perform surgical procedures frequently enough to achieve optimal treatment outcomes. This means that more than 270 deaths per year could be avoided.

Medbase, Hirslanden, Groupe Mutuel, Helsana, and SWICA have come together to found a company dedicated to developing a digital healthcare ecosystem. The objective of this joint venture called Compassana is to optimise the way medical care is coordinated to improve treatment quality and process efficiency.

The first edition of Tech4Eva has proved to be a huge success. Tech4Eva is the result of a partnership launched on 8 March between Groupe Mutuel and the EPFL Innovation Park to promote new technologies and solutions for women's health. It will celebrate the end of its first edition tomorrow with an online conference.

Good news always comes in pairs. 97% of Groupe Mutuel's policyholders will see their health insurance premium invoices fall in 2022. In addition, CHF 113 million from our reserves will be refunded to all policyholders.

As part of a pilot project, Groupe Mutuel, the University Hospital Basel and Hôpital de la Tour are jointly developing an innovative pricing system based on the value of healthcare services provided to patients in orthopaedics and urology. On 6 September 2021, a partnership to this effect was concluded between the three institutions. The project is part of the Value-Based Healthcare (VBHC) approach, which aims to provide value-added and high-quality healthcare services to patients.

The pandemic, which has lasted for more than 18 months, is beginning to erode the confidence of Swiss citizens in their pension system. It is feared more and more that the standard of living will fall dramatically. This is particularly true for women, self-employed individuals and low-income households. These are the main findings of an exclusive national survey, published today, and conducted in June 2021 by MIS Trend, in partnership with Le Temps and Groupe Mutuel.

A new representative survey by Groupe Mutuel has highlighted some of the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic: 45% of Swiss people practise less sports activities. Mental health is suffering too, with 40% of young adults feeling unwell.

Groupe Mutuel has changed its group daily allowance insurance’s terms and conditions to bring them into line with the revision of the Law on Insurance Contracts (LCA/VVG), effective 1 January 2022. At the same time, following current trends, the Swiss insurer has added attractive family-friendly supplemental benefits to its daily allowance insurance.

CHF 50 million redistributed to policyholders, a drop in the consolidated result but excellent financial health. In a highly unstable and unpredictable economic environment, Groupe Mutuel is pleased to have achieved a balanced financial year for 2020. In addition to these results, Groupe Mutuel has made a commitment to support its insured members by way of concrete actions, in line with its values.

A recent external and neutral audit gave a very good rating to the Martigny-based insurer for the quality of its financial investments. What does this new momentum related to ESG standards mean? Behind the three initials (Environmental, Social, Governance) are two objectives: to guarantee the efficient management of capital while investing in a sustainable and fair economy.

Groupe Mutuel has decided to repay CHF 50 million from its financial reserves to its policyholders. The proposal will be submitted this summer, with a view to obtaining approval from the Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH) in September.

With a view to broadening its range of occupational pension benefits, Groupe Mutuel has approached the insurance broker Swiss Risk & Care in order to acquire its non-brokerage pension activities. The two companies have now entered the final stage of the sale, which will be effective as of 1 May 2021, subject to the approval of the competent authorities.

On this International Women's Day, Groupe Mutuel and the EPFL Innovation Park are joining forces to promote new technology in favour of women's health. The EPFL and Groupe Mutuel have signed a partnership and are launching Tech4Eva, an acceleration programme for start-ups in the FemTech field. This is unprecedented in Switzerland.

Groupe Mutuel Foundation will support once again the charity event “Coeur à Coeur”. From 12 to 18 December, it will travel across French-speaking Switzerland to collect donations to support children who are victims of domestic violence in Switzerland.

After MyHealthCheck, Groupe Mutuel is expanding its digital services by offering two new applications, with a focus on mental health and type 2 diabetes: mynd and myDiabCheck.

Groupe Mutuel is strengthening its customer advice services by opening 12 general agencies. It is also taking over 150 employees from Maklerzentrum Schweiz AG and acquiring a holding in Neosana AG as part of its development strategy in German-speaking Switzerland.

A representative survey commissioned by Groupe Mutuel shows that Swiss citizens want to have a greater say and more freedom of choice when it comes to retirement savings.

Groupe Mutuel confirms its role as a life partner with the launch of its new digital tool MyHealthCheck. This application will provide each and everyone, whether or not they are insured with Groupe Mutuel, with a new way of accessing healthcare.

Groupe Mutuel is launching CyberProtect, an insurance against risks and disputes related to the use of the Internet and new digital technologies.

Mr Charles Relecom will be joining the Board of Groupe Mutuel Holding SA and its member companies. His appointment was confirmed yesterday by their Ordinary General Meetings.

Excellent financial health. A payment of CHF 100 million to policyholders and historically low premiums for 75 % of our customers. The 2019 results are resolutely in the black. Reserves are sufficient to withstand the pandemic.

To support citizens, SMEs and the medical profession during the Covid-19 crisis, Groupe Mutuel is committing CHF 2 million via several joint actions with Swiss Solidarity, Qoqa and La Vaudoise.

Following the appointment of Mr Thomas Boyer as CEO last May, Groupe Mutuel is further strengthening its organisation. As a result, Mr Pierre-Luc Marilley will become the new Director of the Customers & Markets’ Department and Member of the Executive Board. Mr Vincent Claivaz, who was temporarily in charge of the department, will therefore be able to concentrate solely on the management of the Corporate and Occupational Benefits’ Department.

Groupe Mutuel Foundation will team up with RTS and the “Chaîne du Bonheur” for the charity event “Coeur à Coeur”, which will take place in Sion for the first time. Donations can be made at any Groupe Mutuel branch in French-speaking Switzerland.

Groupe Mutuel Foundation will team up with RTS and the “Chaîne du Bonheur” for the charity event “Coeur à Coeur”, which will take place in Sion for the first time. Donations can be made at any Groupe Mutuel branch in French-speaking Switzerland.

Following a significant premium reduction for 2020, Groupe Mutuel wants its policyholders to take advantage of increasingly stable health costs, as stated by the new CEO Thomas Boyer in an interview given to Le Matin Dimanche.

The second season of InnoPeaks, dedicated to developing start-ups in the fields of Healthtech and Insurtech, was launched at the beginning of October. The season will last until the end of January 2020 and a Demo Day will be held in March.

More flexibility and responsiveness for insured persons thanks to telemedicine and communication technologies: these are the advantages of CallDoc, Groupe Mutuel's new alternative insurance model.

Groupe Mutuel Foundation has rewarded the Ticino Cuore Foundation, the “Ligue valaisanne contre le cancer”, the Geneva-based association AVVEC and the company Dentsply Sirona for their outstanding commitment to prevention and health promotion by presenting them with prizes worth a total amount of CHF 45,000.

To meet customer expectations, Groupe Mutuel is launching a new alternative basic health insurance model. With PrimaPharma, customers will benefit from the expertise of Amavita, Sun Store or Coop Vitality pharmacies in order to receive prior advice in the event of a health problem and pharmacists will provide guidance to insured persons on the medical steps to be taken.

Following the appointment of Mr Thomas Boyer as CEO last May, Groupe Mutuel is further strengthening its organisation. As a result, Mr Pierre-Luc Marilley will become the new Director of the Customers & Markets’ Department and Member of the Executive Board. Mr Vincent Claivaz, who was temporarily in charge of the department, will therefore be able to concentrate solely on the management of the Corporate and Occupational Benefits’ Department.

Groupe Mutuel Prévoyance (GMP) and Mutuelle Valaisanne de Prévoyance (MVP) confirmed their merger yesterday evening. This merger gives a new dimension to Groupe Mutuel Prévoyance, which provides insurance for 2,700 companies and has more than CHF 2 billion in assets under management.

For the first time, the insurer based in Canton Valais has published the results of its new legal structure, Groupe Mutuel Holding SA. Although the figures cannot be compared with those for previous years, since it is the holding company's first financial year, the results are definitely in the black.

The first season of InnoPeaks, dedicated to developing start-ups in the areas of Healthtech, Insurtech and Fintech, ended successfully on Friday 15 March during a Demo Day. The event was the opportunity for 11 start-ups to present their work.

The first season of InnoPeaks, dedicated to developing start-ups in the areas of Healthtech, Insurtech and Fintech, ended successfully on Friday 15 March during a Demo Day. The event was the opportunity for 11 start-ups to present their work.

Set up in 2018, Groupe Mutuel Foundation develops its activities on a non-profit basis. In this regard, the Foundation supports the well-being of the Swiss population, including health promotion and prevention measures. Its scope of action covers institutions and associations, individual policyholders and companies. In order to fulfil its mandate, Groupe Mutuel Foundation will launch three specific initiatives in 2019.

All aboard! Eleven start-ups from all over the world, including from Switzerland, will be working hard in Martigny as from today, 8 October. They will be based there until the end of February 2019 as part of the first edition of InnoPeaks, the ambitious open innovation hub of Groupe Mutuel dedicated to developing start ups in the healthtech, fintech and insurtech sectors.

As part of its Open Innovation programme announced and launched in early 2018, Groupe Mutuel is cohosting the 7th edition of the International Create Challenge (ICC) hackathon. This year’s theme is “AI for Health and Insurance”, the aim of which is to develop new projects in the field of artificial intelligence for health.

As part of its innovation drive, top Swiss insurance company Groupe Mutuel is launching an open innovation hub entirely devoted to developing start-ups in the healthtech, fintech and insurtech sectors. Meet InnoPeaks - Innovation lab by Groupe Mutuel.

«Le Groupe Mutuel progresse, renforce sa solidité financière et se dote d’une nouvelle structure juridique», se réjouit Paul Rabaglia, directeur général. Dans le domaine d’activité principal «Santé», le Groupe Mutuel affiche un résultat 2017 en forte hausse, à 179 millions de francs.

The Board of Groupe Mutuel has appointed Mr Florian Raemy as financial director (CFO) of Groupe Mutuel. He will replace Mr Samuel Marchetti who died suddenly last spring. Aged 45 and born in Zurich, Mr Florian Raemy is an expert in finance, which led him to hold various high-level positions in different contexts.