Just received this in an email from velocity.
Join selected Bupa health insurance cover by 30 June 2017 and you could collect up to 80,000 Velocity Points as a couple or family, or up to 40,000 Velocity Points as a single. The amount of points depend on the package selected and is awarded in installments after 2 months and 12 months. So this is best for those who anyway want to get PHI cover before EOFY.
Terms and Conditions here
https://www.bupa.com.au/health-insurance/campaigns/velocity-…
Referrer gets $100 Prezzee e-gift card. Refer a Colleague program only eligible at a participating Bupa Health Insurance Retail Store nationally and/or Australia Sales and Customer Service support line. Quote member number from the referral system.
https://www.bupa.com.au/health-insurance
just get a quick quote from them..
Costs me 420 for 3 months to get 30k points($300 dollars )
Top corporate 90 is around $100 per week for a family.
… Say it takes 10 weeks to get the first phase of points (60,000)
That's $1,000 for 60,000 points.
Of course the value should consider how much you pay for health insurance at the moment.
EG, if you currently pay $80 a week for similar cover, 60,000 points for $200 is a decent deal.
New customers only?
Like to know this as well
As my wife with them atm
If she takes a new policy. Will she get this bonus point?
Looks like.
Eligibility criteria
You can access the Offer only if you meet all of the following requirements:
you are a current member of the Velocity Frequent Flyer program (a Velocity Member);
** you are a new Bupa customer; **
you take out a new selected Bupa health insurance policy (in accordance with clause 2 below) between 6 June 2017 and 30 June 2017 (Campaign Period);
you pay your Bupa health insurance policy premiums by direct debit or payroll deduction;
you provide your Velocity Member number in the promotional code online or to a Bupa Consultant over the phone; and
you are an Australian resident.
If you meet all of the above requirements, you are an Eligible Customer.
Typical.. Loyalty is not appreciated
You need to stay 12months to get full points offered
Up to 60,000 points if you hold it for 2 months.
Dam it just switched from bupa to Qantas to medibank when u get my bonuses maybe I switch back lol
Pretty expensive for 80k points.
It is, when you have to get top hospital and extras for the whole family just get the 80k.
Might call later today to see what they can do for an existing customer. Will update once I know more, but expecting nothing to be given.
Alright managed to call them and got a response after getting transferred to 3 people.
They are not able to just give the points to existing members but they able to re-create a new account and close the old one, which would then qualify for the bonus. The guy on the phone (Jason), was willing to do it for me but I told him not to. Personally I have 2 issues with it:
If someone else don't have any issues like the 2 above, I don't see why you wouldn't just rejoin as an existing member.
Sby
I am with Medibank on a Top Cover and planning to reduce it to basic cover. If I join BUPA top cover and after 2 months reduce the cover to basic I should still get 1st installment of VFF points. Bupa is to give 1st installment of Velocity points after 2 months. Any advise if possible?
.. hmm, looks like I'd get more points through Qantas Assure than BUPA.. but probably should get a quote cos it seems that the former is more expensive on a "similar" cover
How much is the joining fee? haha
If anyone could do cost vs points comparison, would be great.