How-to in Switzerland — read properly. Then book the review.
18 step-by-step guides covering Swiss health insurance setup, switching, supplementary architecture, pension and 3a tax planning, family additions, canton moves, relocation logistics, and advisor selection. Each guide ends with the 45-minute review — Robert on insurance, Hans on pension.
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For new arrivals.
Where to start when you've just landed — registration, deadlines, the first 90 days.
- 01 Relocate to Switzerland — full checklist First-90-days sequence: registration, banking, housing, school, taxes, insurance. → Robert
- 02 How to set up Swiss health insurance 3-month deadline (Art. 3 KVG), four architecture levers, year-1 IPV manual route. → Robert
- 03 Find a relocation agency Selection criteria + the relofinder.ch matching path. Insurance separate from logistics. → Robert
- 04 Swiss insurance deadlines + legal requirements 4 federal deadlines: Art. 3, 7, 7§2, Art. 4 VVG. → Robert
Health insurance.
The 12 procedural questions we field most often — picking, switching, optimising, registering family.
- 01 How to change Swiss health insurance 30 November cancellation cycle + Art. 7 §2 extraordinary right + don't-touch-supplementary rule. → Robert
- 02 Choose your Franchise (deductible) Six federal tiers (Art. 64 KVG); usage-band match; family-cap (Art. 64 §4) interaction. → Robert
- 03 Find the right Swiss health insurance Federal benefits identical (Art. 25 KVG); four differentiators decide right-for-you fit. → Robert
- 04 Find an independent insurance advisor Art. 45 VAG framework; FINMA register verification; tied vs independent distinction. → Robert
- 05 Change your insurance model Standard, Hausarzt, HMO, Telmed — verify the network before committing. → Robert
- 06 How to switch insurance providers Apply-first-cancel-second sequence; registered-post drafting; Art. 7 §2 KVG window. → Robert
- 07 Add family members to Swiss health insurance Newborn 90-day window; children's Franchise tiers; family cap (Art. 64 §4 KVG). → Robert
- 08 Alternative therapies coverage on Swiss insurance Art. 35 KVG (5 physician methods on basic) + EMR/ASCA framework on supplementary. → Robert
- 09 Apply for the premium subsidy (IPV) Cantonal subsidy under Art. 65 KVG; year-1 manual application route. → Robert
- 10 Gym + fitness coverage on Swiss insurance Qualitop/fitparc-certified gyms; CHF 200–500/year prevention contribution. → Robert
- 11 What changes when moving cantons Art. 41 KVG free choice + Art. 8 KVV 30-day notification + premium re-rating. → Robert
- 12 Navigate Swiss supplementary with a pre-existing condition Art. 4 VVG underwriting; clean window; multi-insurer simultaneous application. → Robert
Pension and tax.
Where the bigger levers actually live — 3rd pillar and cantonal tax optimisation.
The guides are free. The review is the work.
The how-to guides cover the federal-law mechanics + the architecture decisions. The 45-minute review applies them to your specific household — your canton, your age, your existing coverage, your year ahead. Free, in English, with Robert (insurance) or Hans (pension). We say stay over switch in most cases.
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