READ MORE: Jobs in Switzerland: Foreigners ‘less likely to be hired than Swiss nationals’ “This discrimination was particularly pronounced among immigrants from the Balkans, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, who often have to battle prejudice”, said Daniel Kopp, an economist at the Swiss Institute for Business Cycle Research.

READ MORE : Why foreigners in Switzerland pay higher car insurance premiumsĪnd there is more: the foreign-name bias also spills into the employment market.Īn analysis by the Swiss National Science Foundation showed that, on average, foreigners were 6.5 percent less likely than Swiss nationals to be contacted by recruiters for an interview. “If statistics show that people who hold a certain citizenship tend to make more claims or be involved in more incidents than people of other nationalities, those statistics may influence the premiums charged,” according to Moneyland price comparison platform.

Insurance companies justify this system by pointing out that it is based on statistics: in determining premiums, they consider criteria such as age, driving record, car type, and, yes, also nationality.Īll these factors influence the probability of an accident, and data indicates that certain foreigners are involved in more accidents than others.

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