15. Other information

Collateral for own liabilities, reservation of ownership (excluding tied assets)

On 31 December 2019, there was no collateral for own liabilities.

Contingent receivables/liabilities

Within the scope of Group VAT taxation, the Helsana Group is jointly and severally liable to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration. Stiftung Fondation Sana is also included in the VAT group together with the fully consolidated companies.

Significant related companies

1 The transactions with associated companies include the sum of the statements of these companies, which include the transferred net premiums less any profit sharing and compensation for administration.

2 The figures have been taken from the annual reports for 2018 and 2017.