Sympany can look back on a successful financial year and closed 2012 with a profit of CHF 21.6 million. The company thus remained comfortably in the black for the second year running, following a profit of CHF 16.3 million in the preceding year.Next(PDF, 24KB)

Sympany engagiert sich für die Rennsportbegeisterten und unterstützt zum wiederholten Mal die Arosa ClassicCar als Hauptsponsor. Next(PDF, 24KB)

Sympany closed the 2011 financial year with a profit of CHF 16.3 million, thereby confirming the uptrend. Sympany will use this profit to further improve its financial situation and to focus on the upcoming premium adjustments in autumn. Next(PDF, 24KB)

Rolf Meyer ist ab 1. Juli 2012 neuer Leiter Leistungen und Geschäftsleitungsmitglied von Sympany. Mit dem Zugang von Rolf Meyer ist die Geschäftsleitung von Sympany komplett. Next(PDF, 19KB)

The Sympany Foundation Board will start its second term of office at the beginning of 2012. Dr Ralph Lewin will hand over the office of Chairman to the current Vice Chairman Dr Siegfried Walser. The Executive Council of the canton of Basel-Stadt has elected the new Foundation Board for the term of office from 2012 to 2014 and appointed the new chairman. Next(PDF, 19KB)

Sympany is strengthening its Executive Board to focus even more on its customers: from 1 January 2012, the three new market functions – Sales, Products & Marketing, and Benefits – will be represented directly on the Executive Board. Next(PDF, 20KB)

Starting with the 2011-12 season, Sympany will be the new Premium Partner of FC Basel, with special emphasis on the KidsCamp. Next(PDF, 19KB)

Sympany has achieved a balanced result for the 2010 financial year. Profit amounts to CHF 1.2 million. This is significantly better than in the previous year, as the underwriting result has improved and newly implemented optimisation measures have taken effect. Next(PDF, 23KB)

Dr Ruedi Bodenmann is the new CEO of Sympany. He will be taking up his post on 1 May 2011. Next(PDF, 21KB)

Uniformity under the Sympany brand, appointment of new CEO imminent, departure from the Executive Board Next(PDF, 20KB)

With its new customer centre in Lausanne, the Sympany insurance group is demonstrating its commitment to serving French-speaking Switzerland and is strengthening its presence in the Lake Geneva region. Next(PDF, 19KB)

Sympany is to adapt its own structures in order to become more efficient. The company’s historical structures will be simplified. Sympany is taking these steps in order to preserve its capacity to act, especially with regard to future trends in healthcare costs. The consolidation measures will affect both material and personnel costs. Next(PDF, 20KB)

In spite of the challenging conditions, the Sympany Group has attracted new policyholders. Sympany, like the industry in general, has been affected by inadequate premiums, and its 2009 annual report shows a reduction in reserves of CHF 28.3 million. The company nevertheless enjoys a solid capital position; none of the brands of the Sympany Group will need to increase premiums during the year. Next(PDF, 26KB)

Sympany opened its new head office at Peter Merian-Weg 4, next to the Basel SBB train station, on 4 December 2009. The customer and advising centre will remain in the Basel city centre, at Spiegelgasse 12. Next(PDF, 20KB)

Sympany becomes a sponsor of the young persons’ leisure card, colour key, with immediate effect. The scheme provides around 9,000 young people up to age of 25 with a range of attractive and affordable leisure activities in the Dreiland region. Next(PDF, 18KB)

Sympany successfully completed its first financial year under a new name with a net profit of CHF 2.2 million. Compulsory health insurance business generated a negative operating result due to the rising trend of costs in the health sector. Thanks to profitable corporate business and extraordinary income, however, the Group net result remained positive. Next(PDF, 25KB)

Sympany is expanding its product range from the beginning of June 2009: to complement its proven and successful health and accident insurance products, Sympany will be offering property and liability insurance, thereby affording added value under one roof. Next(PDF, 21KB)

With effect from 23 February 2009, Sympany is boosting its benefits centre in Freiburg. Nine staff members will be working there instead of in Berne. This will take the total number of Sympany employees at 18A Boulevard de Pérolles in Freiburg to 26. Next(PDF, 18KB)

Basel, 2 December 2008 – At the end of 2008, ÖKK Basel will become a not-for-profit PLC and be incorporated into the Sympany Foundation, meaning that Sympany will become the holding foundation of the Sympany Group. Next(PDF, 18KB)

Basel, 13 May 2008 – Sympany looks back on a successful year of change: new legal and management structures and an independent brand have boosted the development of the "refreshingly different" insurance group. Next(PDF, 27KB)

Basel/Zurich, 17.3.08 – A new road for Sympany: it is the first Swiss company to launch its own interactive TV channel. Sympany aims to communicate in ways that are closer to real life and refreshingly different from other insurance companies. An entertaining format, networked with other media, makes information available to the company’s present insurance customers and those who are interested. Sympany TV will be aired four times a year, in conjunction with the publication of a magazine. Next(PDF, 28KB)

Basel, 15 January 2008 – Sympany, the refreshingly different insurance group, is striking out on new paths in the corporate communication field too – with an online TV feature that will enable its clients to experience their provider in a way that's closer to real life, more personal and multi-sensory. Web TV supplements the client magazine and website with entertaining information, and is fully interactive. Viewers can navigate through programs, download information and visit links on partner sites.Next(PDF, 27KB)

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Basel, 3 October 2007 – ÖKK Basel has evolved from a regional health insurance fund to an insurance group whose operations extend across Switzerland. The new insurance group will adopt a segment specific approach towards the market and will operate under the "Sympany" brand from 1 November 2008. "Sympany" aims to be "refreshingly different" in its provision of insurance services. 400 highly motivated staff will look after 188,000 insured persons and generate sales of CHF 750 million. The group's head office will remain in Basel.Next(PDF, 18KB)