TV and radio reports on Comparis topics.

Current reports

• Konsum.tv, SF Zwei   30 April 2006
  
  Grosses Sparpotenzial bei Hypotheken-Ablösung (German)
  
  Jakob Frei's mortgage needs to be renewed in the summer. Using the comparis.ch Mortgage Market, he can make request with 27 institutes simultaneously. Within one week he receives 10 quotes. ONe of these quotes is better than that of his bank.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF Zwei   05 March 2006
  
  Which make of car has a high resale valuet? (German)
  
  How much is that sign on your bonnet really worth? konsum.tv and comparis.ch have done the math, and tell you which makes of car offer the best value, and which makes have the highest resale value.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF Zwei   27 November 2005
  
  New car: change insurance companies now without losing out! (German)
  
  When you buy a new car, your current insurance is often not the cheapest. However, until now, changing has always meant losing out financially: Premiums that had already been paid were not refunded. This has changed since the beginning of 2006 - the indivisibility of premiums has been abolished.
  
  

Health insurance

• Tagesschau, SF DRS 1   18 October 2005
  
  Health insurance premiums scarcely affordable for a third of insurants (in German)
  
  According to a survey, a third of the health insurance customers are barely able or unable to afford their premiums. At the same time, savings potentials are not being fully exploited.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   16 October 2005
  
  Save money with alternative insurance models (in German)
  
  Nine out of ten health insurance customers do not fully exploit their savings potential, even though they could be saving money on premiums without changing insurance companies. konsum.tv and comparis.ch show you how to easily optimise your health insurance and save money.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF DRS 1   20 September 2005
  
  Health insurance premiums: Save money thanks to your GP (in German)
  
  The simplest way of saving on premiums is hardly utilised. By deciding on the GP model, you can save several hundred francs without switching your health insurer.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   23 November 2004
  
  Last chance to save money (in German)
  
  Anyone who wants to save on premiums and is considering switching health insurer or increasing the deductible rate still has a week to inform his health insurance company.
  
  
• Tagesschau, SF1   26 October 2004
  
  Save thousands of millions by changing health insurance (in German)
  
  According to a comparis.ch study, if more people were to switch their health insurer, thousands of millions of francs could be saved.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   17 October 2004
  
  Deductible rate jungle (in German)
  
  As from January 2005, new deductible rate levels will be effective. If you don't defend yourself, you will be reclassified into a new deductible rate level. Using various examples, konsum.tv shows what will change for the individual. In the studio, insurance expert Richard Eisler will answer the most important questions.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   28 September 2004
  
  Deduction trap: Deliberate confusion with the new health insurance premiums (in German)
  
  Many policyholders are allocated a new level of deductible rate without being asked. comparis.ch advises those concerned to contact their health insurer.
  
  
• Tagessschau, SF1   21 October 2003
  
  Life could be easier (in German)
  
  A comparis.ch study reveals that life could be made easier by switching health insurer.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   19 October 2003
  
  Health insurance - premium shock (in German)
  
  Due to being reclassified to new premium regions, many Swiss families are paying more for their health insurance. What's more, optional deductible rate will no longer allow you to economise. Comparis expert Richard Eisler shows you how you can still save money.
  
  
• 10vor10, SF1   10 October 2003
  
  Health insurance premiums: Couchepin's Tricks (in German)
  
  Pascal Couchepin publishes sugarcoated health insurance figures and disappears on holiday. Health insurance premiums should only rise by 4.3% on average, but the number magic only works thanks to a few lousy tricks.
  
  

Car insurance

• Konsum.tv, SF Zwei   05 March 2006
  
  Which make of car has a high resale valuet? (German)
  
  How much is that sign on your bonnet really worth? konsum.tv and comparis.ch have done the math, and tell you which makes of car offer the best value, and which makes have the highest resale value.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   01 May 2005
  
  Secondhand cars: Find the best deal (in German)
  
  Last year, 750 000 secondhand cars changed owners in Switzerland. How do you get through the jungle of finding the right car, and how can you tell the difference between a good and a bad offer? konsum.tv and comparis.ch show you the easiest and quickest way to get a fair deal on your dream car.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   28 November 2004
  
  Swiss people spend 1.3 billion too much on car insurance (in German)
  
  Changing is certainly worth it: 1.3 billion francs too much are being spent on car insurance premiums! However, you should check whether you are being offered what you really want: in a test by konsum.tv and comparis.ch, in a third of all cases the contract period was too long. In total, 12 out of 15 insurances ignored their customers wishes.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   07 September 2004
  
  Car insurance: It's worth switching (in German)
  
  Anyone looking for the cheapest car insurance has to find the best solution to suit his needs. Checking the figures smartly will put you on the right track.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   30 November 2003
  
  Car insurances reviews (in German)
  
  Car insurers are courting customers with low premium rates and addiotional services. The actual quality of the insurance protection doesn't reveal itself until the event of damage. konsum.tv and comparis.ch review what's on offer.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   02 April 2002
  
  Car insurance: We could save 800 mill. (in German)
  
  19 out of 20 car owners are paying too much for their liability insurance. This is revealed by a comparis.ch comparison of eight large insurance companies.
  
  

Telecom

• Kassensturz, SF1   31 May 2005
  
  Mobile tariffs: How to get caught in providers' Nets (in German)
  
  New mobile tariffs apply from 1 June. Careful: If you get into the wrong Net, you may be in for an unpleasant surprise.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   10 May 2005
  
  New mobile tariffs: Prices are sinking, the tariff chaos remains (in German)
  
  Following Swisscom and Orange, Sunrise is now lowering prices. But whichever the provider: The new offers have a catch!
  
  
• Téléjournal, TSR 1   10 May 2005
  
  Mobile telephony: Sunrise launches a new product
  
  Following the Swisscom offensive last week with a new blanket tariff and Orange's countermove, Sunrise creates a new product offering a single tariff.
  
  
• 10vor10, SF1   06 May 2005
  
  A price war has broken out (in German)
  
  On Wednesday Swisscom announced some good news - though not entirely willingly: From now on mobile calls will be cheaper. 10vor10 research has shown that the providers Orange and Sunrise will follow suit.
  
  
• 10vor10, SF1   04 May 2005
  
  Weko puts the pressure on Swisscom (in German)
  
  Yesterday Swisscom presented price cuts. This friendly gesture is not entirely voluntary. The Competition Commission (Weko) launched an investigation into Swisscom three years ago. Swisscom is now being sharply criticised. The preliminary draft of the Weko report is in the hands of 10vor10.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   27 June 2004
  
  90% of mobile users are paying too much (in German)
  
  Nine out of ten mobile users are paying too much, because they are using the wrong monthly plan. konsum.tv shows three people looking for the cheapest offer, who have to clear many hurdles before profiting. The expert Richard Eisler of Comparis is the studio guest.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   15 June 2004
  
  Mobile bill: Almost everyone is paying too much (in German)
  
  Nine out of ten cellphone owners have the wrong subscription. They could save around 1.2 thousand million francs with the right one.
  
  
• Kassensturz, SF1   03 February 2004
  
  Moneyspinner text messages: A few cents would suffice (in German)
  
  Mobile providers earn millions with text messages. For Comparis boss, Richard Eisler, 5 cents per text message would be enough.
  
  

Banks

• Konsum.tv, SF Zwei   30 April 2006
  
  Grosses Sparpotenzial bei Hypotheken-Ablösung (German)
  
  Jakob Frei's mortgage needs to be renewed in the summer. Using the comparis.ch Mortgage Market, he can make request with 27 institutes simultaneously. Within one week he receives 10 quotes. ONe of these quotes is better than that of his bank.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   06 March 2005
  
  How to find the lowest mortgage (in German)
  
  If you're looking for a new mortgage for your own home, you have to divulge many personal details. Only after the customer's financial situation has been extensively investigated will the bank make an offer. These offers can vary considerably. comparis.ch's Mortgage Market can help.
  
  
• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   23 March 2003
  
  The cheapest mortgage is just one mouse click away (in German)
  
  Mortgage rates are at an all-time low. Even so, there are enormous differences between individual providers. You could easily save thousands of francs.
  
  

Insurance

• Konsum.tv, SF Zwei   27 November 2005
  
  New car: change insurance companies now without losing out! (German)
  
  When you buy a new car, your current insurance is often not the cheapest. However, until now, changing has always meant losing out financially: Premiums that had already been paid were not refunded. This has changed since the beginning of 2006 - the indivisibility of premiums has been abolished.
  
  

Property market

• Konsum.tv, SF DRS 2   25 January 2004
  
  Fair rents (in German)
  
  A 3-bedroom flat in Zurich costs on average between 1120 and 2179 francs. How high should the rents be? The pros get involved and present remarkable results.
  
  
• Tagesschau, SF1   06 January 2004
  
  comparis.ch calculates comparison rents (in German)
  
  Anyone who wants to know if he's paying a fair rent has difficulty in obtaining comparative figures. comparis.ch is now filling this gap.