Health and Accident Insurance Directorate

The Health and Accident Insurance Directorate is responsible for authorising services and service providers, setting tariffs and shaping health insurance systems to the legislative specifications of parliament and the Federal Council. 

It oversees health and accident insurers as well as military insurance, is the supervisory authority in the field of accident prevention and authorises the level of compulsory health insurance premiums.

Thomas Christen
Deputy Director (since 2021), Head of Health and Accident Insurance Directorate and Member of the Senior management (since 2017)

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Education

Lic. iur. HSG (Master of Law, University of St. Gallen)

Professional career

2012–2017 Personal assistant to Federal Councillor Alain Berset, responsible for health policy | 2005–2012 Executive secretary, SP Schweiz | 2003–2005 SP Schweiz (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland; including Head, Dept. Communication) | 2000–2003 Executive secretary, New European Movement Switzerland

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Last modification 20.07.2023