I will be given a temporary housing from the company and one of their agents told me that I will have to subscribe an insurance plan. I refused saying that as this is not compulsory, it's up to me whether to subscribe an insurance plan or not. To be honest I found it very stupid. All those useless insurances make me sick, they are plenty of exceptions and when you need them they always find a way to walk you around.

Anyway, she replied that it's up to me and whether there would be any problems I will pay (what an incredible news). She also added, with an additional email, that I will not be able to rent without an housing insurance.

At this point I really cannot believe such thing. Is this real? Do I really have to spend additional money on top of the rent (which is enough expensive) for housing insurance?

How much is this? I've read in this thread people talk around 300CHF, but I'm wondering if this is yearly or monthly. In case of the second option I would point a gun to my mouth...



Fabio