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50% off Virgin Active Membership, up to 50% off Fitness First, up to $400 off Anytime Fitness Fees/Yr for AIA Vitality Members

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50% off Virgin Active Membership, up to 50% off Fitness First, up to $400 off Anytime Fitness Fees/Yr for AIA Vitality Members
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goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 05:52 aiavitality.com.au (8635 clicks)
Last edited 08/01/2020 - 18:22 by 3 other users

Full credit for this goes to lawyerz for this, his post tipped me off to joining AIA Vitality for half price Virgin membership, and as his post expired I thought I'd breathe some life in to it and hopefully get people cheaper gym membership.

To get the deals and access AIA you need an insurance policy that gives you AIA Vitality membership. I signed up for Life Protect through RAC, for $8.38 a fortnight. I'm young, healthy, and wouldn't have got any kind of life or injury insurance so the fact I have it is a bonus, to be honest. RAC or RACQ allow you to join directly and access AIA, otherwise you can fill in a form on AIA's site and a financial adviser will get in contact with you to sort you out with a policy that includes AIA membership.

Joining AIA gives you either $400/year discount at Anytime Fitness, or 50% off at Fitness First or Virgin Active. On top of that, each time you visit the gym you get points (capped at 15k a year) and each time you do certain activities you do. For example, filling in a mental health review on Vitality gives you 600 points, or tracking your food for 7 days per quarter gives you 1200 points a quarter. These points go towards one of four levels of membership, Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum. Each one gives you access to slightly better benefits in addition to the gym memberships.

Gift vouchers:
5,000 $20
10,000 $40
15,000 $60
20,000 $80
25,000 $100
30,000 $150
35,000 $200

Cashback on Qantas flights (limited to 2 per year)

Bronze 10%
Silver 30%
Gold 40%
Platinum 50%

Endota Spa vouchers (limited 4 per year)

Bronze Silver Gold Platinum
20% 30% 40% 50%

Also, if you get 250 points or more in a week through 'healthy living activities' such as going to the gym or from connecting your fitbit, you get a $7.50 Boost Juice voucher (and if you're signed up to Boost's rewards club the drinks you get through the voucher count towards the free Boost you get after every 10!).

I'm not associated with AIA Vitality at all, I just think it's a really awesome program that's saving me a ton of money.

Virgin Active
Anytime Fitness
Fitness First

Other rewards

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Comments

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 11:29
      +1

      Fairly sure it'd be from RRP mate :(

    • Jordan23 on 09/03/2017 - 11:37

      Damn:(

  • cho0kie on 09/03/2017 - 11:27
    -4

    If your looking for an adviser, I would highly recommend Richard Jones from CRA, his my adviser. CRA are independent and not affiliated with any life office. Also the reason why I'm saying CRA is because they give a gift of garmin vivofit 3 for joining vitality. which makes those boost vouchers easy to get.

  • dutchcakes on 09/03/2017 - 11:50
    +1

    I've been a member for a while now, i'll just clarify a few things before you get too excited!

    1. You pay a $10 a month fee to be apart of the AIA scheme. This is ON TOP of your policy.
    2. The MINIMUM policy you can add the scheme to is $30 a month.

    As for Qantas flights… the flight has to be under your name and it has to be return departing from AUS. It also has to be purchased through the QANTAS website. Cannot be done through an agent etc. Easy process though, just sending them a receipt.

    The gym membership discount is easy. Just give them your AIA account number and the monthly debit is half your membership. I'm with Virgin Active and it's half the amount.

    Any other questions? Happy to clarify.

    Cheers

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 11:55

      I don't pay on top of the policy for AIA, just the flat $8.38/fortnight through RAC. Checked when I joined up, and got confirmation that that's all I needed to access AIA.

      Eta: Cheers for the clarifiaction on Qantas mate, appreciate it.

      • dutchcakes on 09/03/2017 - 12:02

        No problem! They seem pretty chilled on the qantas thing. Just don't go try and pull a dodgy and change names later… i've heard it ending VERY bad for someone haha.

        But i'm still not convinced by the rest of it, you 100% sure you have the AIA Vitality membership? You can have a policy underwritten by AIA, but i'm pretty sure you need to pay the $10 a month fee for the actual benefits. The only way to get that $10 a month fee is to actually have a minimum spend on your policies from AIA.

        When did you join? I'm curious if it's maybe changed

        • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 12:05

          100% sure mate. I can log in to AIA on the site and app on my phone, am accruing points on AIA and was able to click through the site to activate my discount at Virgin.

          I signed up about 3 weeks ago, to Life Protect with RAC here and 3 days after joining, got the email to activate AIA Vitality. No extra costs, and I've just been billed the $8.38 from RAC, no extras.

          Emailed to make sure when I joined, and got the following reply from AIA:

          "Thank you for your Vitality email.

          The Vitality Membership Fee will be built into the premium paid for your RAC policy, so if it is quoted to you as $9 a fortnight, that is it, you will not need to pay any additional fees for Vitality Membership!"

        • dutchcakes on 09/03/2017 - 12:18

          @goatcorn:

          Which policies did you take out? I'm curious if it's taking it out of your super.

          http://www.aia.com.au/content/dam/au/en/docs/Adviser/aia-vit…

          Page 3: $10 a month to join and become an AIA Vitality member
          Page 9: $300 minimum premium per year

          I'm so confused. This lines up with what my financial adviser told me

        • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 12:23

          @dutchcakes: Just Life Protect, through RAC online. Can't tell you why it's not lining up with what your adviser told you, but I've tripled checked everything and literally the only payment is the $8.38 a fortnight coming out of my debit card for Life Protect.

        • lawyerz on 09/03/2017 - 13:46

          I'm pretty sure its still $10 per month for the "vitality" program on top of the policy. I'm paying for that.

          however, my policy is under $30 a month.

        • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 14:35

          @lawyerz: Double and triple checked, $8.38 is my total cost per fortnight.

        • sassypants on 09/03/2017 - 15:11

          @goatcorn:

          I thought it would be $10/m ont op as well, as that is the rate for Vitality when you have an AIA insurance policy.

          The difference that I noticed was that the normal AIA vitality provides a 12.5% policy premium discount whereas this deal through RAC does not. That may be where the $10/m fee is accounted for.

        • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 15:19

          @sassypants: Could well be. Odd though, a big difference between $16.76 a month inclusive of AIA through RAC, and 20something a month PLUS $10 on top for AIA.

    • potm on 09/03/2017 - 13:57

      Do you have to be a new Virgin active member.
      Can you join AIA and get the 50% discount applied to your existing membership?

      • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 14:35

        Yep you can get it applied to your current membership, as long as you're not on a contract still.

    • almostfrench on 14/03/2017 - 13:32

      Just wondering if they accept Qantas business class?

  • pacman21 on 09/03/2017 - 11:50

    Anytime Fitness member here trying to figure out if this is worth the hassle.. Correct me if my maths is off:

    Cheapest access to AIA Vitality via RAC is $217.88 per year.

    Anytime Fitness membership will be $714 per year.

    Discount to Anytime Fitness membership will be -$400 per year.

    Voucher value via points is -$60 per year.

    Overall (including value of voucher), Anytime Fitness membership will be $471.88 per year (or $39.32 per month).

    My current membership isn't too far off that mark so probably not worth it for me but definitely a good deal if you are a new member!

    • cho0kie on 09/03/2017 - 12:07
      -1

      you can get more than $60 in vouchers per year, I joined in jan, and i'm up to $80 in vouchers, soon to get my next vouchers. of course there are other benefits however if you have a legacy gym membership, its probably cheaper then this whole deal. Also my insurance is paid for out of my super the only thing i'm paying for out of pocket is $120 for vitality. I have more cover than what my industry super provided me with (REST super) for about the same price. Plus my financial adviser gives a free gift of a garmin fitness tracker to help you earn points.

  • almostfrench on 09/03/2017 - 11:51

    This is a really good post. Thanks OP for this. Is this offer only for a limited time?
    I'm currently with Fitness First, and considering switching to Virgin Active.
    As there's too many thing to read, can anyone please advise what's the cheapest way to join AIA to enjoy those benefits?
    Thanks

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 11:54

      I don't think it's limited, just seems to be one of the offers they have. Cheapest way to join AIA I found is take out RAC Life Protect for (for me) $8.38/fortnight. Wait 3 days, get activation link to AIA Vitality, sign up there and you're good to go.

      • cho0kie on 09/03/2017 - 11:58
        -1

        I have aia insurance Life and tpd, paid out of my super. so i'm only paying for the membership. I highly recommend seeing an adviser before just joining any insurance, I have made a recommendation to my adviser purely because they are independent and they give out free garmin fitness trackers.

        • chickhen on 09/03/2017 - 15:53

          how do you get access to AIA vitality via rest Super - I've called and they said the policies are with REST and not AIA directly therefore no access to the vitality program.

  • llanfachreth on 09/03/2017 - 12:01

    This is a great incentive to keep fit - it also offers great rewards.

    I have this policy myself and have got plenty of benefit out of it. I'm also a Financial Planner and run Wattle Financial Planning.

    Just bear in mind that personal insurance is important and that getting the right policy is important for your future financial wellbeing. Going for the cheapest option is great to join this rewards program, but may not be the best if you need to claim?

    There are a few ways to pay for insurance - Happy to assist any Ozbargain members who are looking to protect themselves comprehensively.

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 12:07
      +2

      Good point, if you're going to get a policy probably better to spend the extra few bucks to make it functional for you as well.

  • iversonjack on 09/03/2017 - 12:02
    +1

    Also worth mentioning if you take up income protection which includes AIA vitality, it is tax deductible.

  • BS-19 on 09/03/2017 - 12:19

    So if I want to join Virgin active.. i may aswell get the minimum RAC insurance, costing around $4 per week. Then 50% off membership is $16.. so for around $20 a week I get gym and RAC.
    How does the 50% get reimbursed? What order do i do it in for virgin gym? aia first, then sign up to gym?

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 12:26
      +1

      Join RAC

      3 days later get an activation link to join AIA Vitality

      Once you're logged in to AIA Vitality there'll be a page that tells you about the offers. Click on the Virgin one, and it'll take you to a special page on Virgin's site where you can join up, and it shows the discounted rate. Alternately I believe you can join in the branch, by providing your AIA number and get the same discount. Basically AIA first then Virgin, you're right.

      For Virgin it's no reimbursement, just a flat 50% off the fee.

  • browneh on 09/03/2017 - 12:50
    +1

    I just got a quote for RAC income protection. Chose minimum monthly benefit, 90 day waiting period and minimum 6 month benefit period.

    Premium was $7.89 a fortnight, includes AIA vitality and is tax deductible, so for me personally, cost of premium is ~$5.40 after tax.

  • doublezero1 on 09/03/2017 - 13:14

    Thought lawyerz post was good but the joining through RAC makes this a better bargain.

    • lawyerz on 09/03/2017 - 13:44
      +1

      im pretty jealous that my post just got 20+ votes but this has 50+ votes at time of writing.

  • ahly92 on 09/03/2017 - 13:20

    What happens if you cancel the aia subscription after getting the discount… Would that also cancel the discount

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 13:22

      I believe so, yeah.

    • lawyerz on 09/03/2017 - 13:43

      yea, because the aia vitality program is tied to your insurance

  • Charlie-B on 09/03/2017 - 13:22
    +3

    I'm already a member at anytime fitness paying $45 a month, would I be able to stay on the same plan or do I have to sign up for a new membership at $60 a month?

    • virtuousd on 09/03/2017 - 17:40

      I found this:

      "If you have an existing Anytime Fitness membership, simply contact your club and you will be upgraded to a new AIA 12 month minimum term. If you are currently on a higher monthly fee, please speak to the club staff to get it adjusted to reflect the lower rate. Provide your AIA Vitality membership number and you can start earning cashback and be entitled to AIA Vitality Points for your club visits!"

      I'm not sure if it means that we have to recontract to 12 months again even if we've been for 6 months or something.

      • lawyerz on 09/03/2017 - 20:12
        +1

        I was not on a contract when I signed on and still am not on a contract after that.

        • Charlie-B on 10/03/2017 - 10:06

          Great. Will speak to the gym manager to see if he's aware of this!

  • G Wok on 09/03/2017 - 15:23
    +1

    great find. I like the motivation of going to the gym more to get more % off, good motivation for life insurance companies to encourage people to be active.

    any chance of a RACV link also? I just renewed mine.

    I let my anytime fitness membership lapse last year.

    What would be the cheapest/best value method for Fitness first? vs Anytime?

    Is RAC income protection the way to go?

  • digitalane on 09/03/2017 - 18:32

    so if I got to platinum then booked a first class qantas flight to Europe - would they really give me 50% of that flight cost back?!!?

    • Maz78 on 09/03/2017 - 21:27
      +1

      Yes… BUT, It's ONLY for economy / premium economy.
      We have the Vitality setup through our work. I've been with them for about 6 months and have Boost juice vouchers coming out of my ears. Also racked up about $60 worth of JB vouchers and am about to get another one for $60. I'm using their discounted Virgin gym membership too.
      From memory, the flights you pay in FULL, then Qantas / AIA reimburse you for that you're eligible for (Ie: 10%-50%) depending on your AIA Level.

  • WillKillfor5Cents on 09/03/2017 - 20:09

    "As an AIA Vitality member, you get access to AIA Vitality discounted movie vouchers of up to 70% which you can redeem at HOYTS, CMAX, Majestic and Grand Cinemas." Really 70%??? If you are a movie buff, this is perfect!

    There must be T&Cs right guys?

    • goatcorn on 09/03/2017 - 20:13
      +1

      Limited to 6 tickets a month :(

      Off peak $6 Monday - Thursday only
      Restricted $9 Anytime except Saturday after 5pm
      Unrestricted $12 Valid all sessions
      HOYTS LUX Off Peak $24 Valid 7 days except after 5pm on a Thu, Fri & Sat)
      HOYTS LUX Peak $29 Valid all sessions

      "You can use your AIA Vitality discounted HOYTS e-voucher to purchase tickets on the HOYTS website or at a HOYTS Box Office.

      Physical vouchers only are available for CMAX, Majestic or Grand cinemas will be posted to your nominated address.

      Important points to remember:

      Each HOYTS voucher is valid for a minimum of 30 days.
      HOYTS e-vouchers can only be redeemed at HOYTS cinemas
      HOYTS physical vouchers can be redeemed at HOYTS, CMAX, Grand or Majestic cinemas
      Vouchers can be redeemed at the Bean Bag Cinema, Xtremescreen or 3D movies but an upgrade fee will apply (upgrade fee and voucher excludes any additional cost for 3D glasses)
      Vouchers cannot be redeemed for HOYTS IMAX® or special or group events (including HOYTS Junior sessions)
      An online booking fee of will apply when redeeming on the HOYTS website."

      Haven't used it myself so I can't say what the actual expiry dates on them are, hope that helps though.

  • Aznmeowface on 09/03/2017 - 20:46

    I'm already a fitness first member as a passport member ($67.4 a month - I had a 20% off offer) and I want to change to new plan of platinum ($104 a month), I am able to change, but what discount do I get? it says UP TO 50%.

    It states "In addition to the discounted monthly fee, if you attend a Fitness First club 24 times per quarter we’ll give you a 20% cash back. That’s only twice a week, and more money in your back pocket."
    What is the discounted monthly fee? would it be that 30% and going to gym twice a week will add up to 50%?

    I Also want to do 18 month contract so its cheaper compared to 12 month.

  • donga87 on 10/03/2017 - 14:44
    +2

    Hey Guys,

    Posting to chip in my 2c's on how it's going so far for me.
    I applied today, made plenty of enquiries to AIA vitality, RAC, and anytime fitness (who I'm currently with). They all seemed to know what I was talking about so it made it a bit easier. I got the Life protect policy @ $8.12/fortnight, apparently you can get slightly less coverage over the phone vs online meaning a cheaper a slightly cheaper insurance premium.

    I expect to get my AIA vitality membership activation details in the next 48 hours, and my Gym manager is ready to upgrade my contract to include my AIA vitality benefits. I do need to go in and sign a new contract but I will be saving 45c/month as I was previously on $59.95/month and will be upgrading to $59.50/month.

    I will say I'm surprised more people aren't leaning towards the income protection insurance from RAC as it has a slightly cheaper premium, but to each their own. I wasn't sure what to get so I went with the safer option as Life Protect seems to be what people are talking about on this thread.

    Overall, I am very pleased with this deal so far and hope it continues to travel as smoothly as everyone seems to say it will.

    • goatcorn on 10/03/2017 - 16:23

      I couldn't get income protect, as I'm a student currently - didn't think to put that it might be cheaper so good looking out there!

      Hope it carries on going smoothly for you :)

    • gascar on 05/03/2018 - 09:14

      Life insurance has its benefits.

      If I don't visit the gym after paying all the fees. I know my family will get a little lump sum from my early death.

  • chickhen on 10/03/2017 - 16:02
    +1

    Signed up last night for AIA life protect for about $8 something a fortnight - got access to AIA vitality and went through the portal to sign up for Virgin for 50% of their $37 weekly rate with a $135 activation fee. Signed up in the morning and went that same afternoon today to grab my card and starter kit.

    Pretty simple process and looks like some good savings to be had for a $4 weekly outlay!

    • goatcorn on 10/03/2017 - 16:26

      Awesome news, especially that it's all come through so quickly for you!Check out the climbing wall at Bourke St sometime, once you've had the induction you can climb alone there and it's incredibly fun. The classes are awesome too, this is first time I've ever been excited to exercise!

      • chickhen on 10/03/2017 - 20:16

        thank you for posting the deal! I was given a tour of the facility - new pool with 5 lanes just got installed. I am keen for that rock climbing wall and the rest pods and the ridiculous variety of classes such as kickboxing, yoga.

        • goatcorn on 10/03/2017 - 21:44

          Haven't seen the one at Bourke since it opened, but the spa area at Collins is awesome - lounger seats you can sit in underwater and have the spa jets on you.

          If you're in to yoga, Collins St has Anti-gravity yoga classes that look pretty different, using 'Anti-Gravity Hammocks'. I go to the Meditation one before class, and it's nice to just chill in a hammock for a bit haha.

          Hope you enjoy it - glad the deal's turned out to be useful.

  • G Wok on 12/04/2017 - 10:46
    +1

    I just signed up for RAC income protect at 7.89/fortnight so will look out for my AIA membership to come soon

    Thinking about joining fitness first - wondering if anyone was able to get the 30%+20% discounts on a better rate than the website rate? and if they will waive the joining fee? When joining up any gym initially, you have to notify them of your AIA vitality membership? I'm assuming that if they know that you're already getting a better rate it will be less likely they will do those things.

    Thanks again for the post.

    • Murasaki on 26/04/2017 - 23:14
      +1

      Hello! Just wondering how you went with signing up to fitness first as I am tempted to follow your steps.

      Also do you need to pay $10 monthly fee for vitality program on top of the income protection insurance premium?

      Thank you!

  • urahara on 29/04/2017 - 17:33

    Curious if anybody has tried these discounts with along with personal trainer at Anytime/Fitness First , if yes how much were the charges.
    Anybody still with them can confirm this.

  • almostfrench on 30/04/2017 - 23:36

    After a long time, now I just have some time to carefully read this thread and start to apply for it.

    Just a question before I do it: I don't understand why AIA Vitality only accept Virgin Active's Active Me flexible membership?

    If after signing up for RAC and receiving AIA Vitality membership, can I go to Virgin club and sign up there providing them with my AIA membership number? Wondering if I can select the 12 month membership to pay less on Activation Fee ($100 difference here is quite steep).

    Has anyone tried it before?

    Cheers

    • goatcorn on 30/04/2017 - 23:46

      As far as I can remember the Virgin offer is only for the flexible membership, unfortunately.

      • almostfrench on 30/04/2017 - 23:57

        Thanks a lot goatcorn.

        Can I join at the club after having my AIA Vitality membership number?

        Is there a minimum term of RAC policy, or I can cancel it whenever I wish?

        Thanks again.

  • Sapiens on 12/05/2017 - 13:09

    Look such a good deal. Just signed up to income protect, which promises the same aia vitality membership. Thanks!

  • TheZohan on 04/06/2017 - 22:22

    I have AIA insurance through my super. Any idea how i joun AIA Vitality via that?

  • Son of Matrix on 07/06/2017 - 11:12

    Can I connect this to Samsung Health? :(

  • PeteM on 05/07/2017 - 13:18
    +1

    Just signed up and came across this page when logged in. It is a comparison of the different partner gym memberships and their prices. Might be useful for people looking to take advantage of the deal.

  • Hunter80 on 06/08/2017 - 18:43

    Hi, I am thinking of joining Virgin Active, any recommendation/saving tip? I don't have AIA Vitality membership but can I buy, join Virgin for 12 months and cancel AIA vitality?

  • Mangoslushie on 14/08/2017 - 22:15

    Does anyone know if there are any referrals for Virgin gym members? I believe there might be a week trial pass or even a reduction in the joining fee?

    TIA!

    • lawyerz on 14/08/2017 - 22:47

      As the original poster and a current member, I can confirm that they have changed the referral deal to only a lululemon gift card to the referrer only.

  • nebsta on 21/08/2017 - 10:23
    +1

    Can anyone with AIA membership confirm if the $59.99 price of Anytime Fitness membership no longer applies and that you only get 10% off standard prices instead?

    • vicccta on 16/09/2017 - 14:46

      If you're still around, I just signed up and called a few of the AF gyms and none of them was doing the $59.95 price anymore.

      • Craze on 03/11/2017 - 11:04

        That's unfortunate, I was thinking of signing up to an AF near me!

  • tgau2014 on 30/08/2017 - 17:27

    Did anyone manage to reduce the 135 activation fee with the AIA Vitality? Really keen to join with the discount, but the discount only applies to the flex membership is really not that economical anymore. Please help :) :)

    • radicalhaqer on 05/09/2017 - 20:29

      If you haven't already signed up, it worked for me with zero activation fee.
      My breakdown:
      RAC Income Protection - 3.957 (Weekly) + 18.98 (Weekly- Flexible) + $0 Activation Fee = $22.95 (Weekly) Worked out pretty cheap for me against $42 (Weekly).

      My home club is Collins Street, which is a bit expensive $42 a week (Actual Fee) + 0 Activation Fee.

      • kennyzzz on 11/09/2017 - 11:10

        Hey I know this is a really old thread, but how did you get $0 activation on the flex account?

        • radicalhaqer on 12/09/2017 - 19:01

          I think there is a promotion going on for AIA Vitality members. Below is the text on AIA Vitality website.

          //
          Join today! Enjoy $0 activation fee for all AIA Vitality members who join before 31 October 2017*

          Virgin Active’s health clubs are quite simply world class. They include swimming pools, spas and saunas, with large spacious workout areas and heaps of the very latest equipment. They offer hundreds of group exercise classes every week and are always first with the hottest, most innovative classes.

          As an AIA Vitality member, you can save 50% on Virgin Active’s Active Me Flexible membership. Plus, each time you visit a Virgin Active club, you will earn 100 AIA Vitality Points.

          TERMS & CONDITIONS:
          *$0 activation fee for all AIA Vitality members who join from 1 September – 31 October 2017. All standard Virgin Active terms and conditions apply with regard to qualifying for the benefit. Offer is only available for AIA Vitality members joining and starting with Virgin Active on an Active Me membership between 1 September – 31 October 2017. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offer.
          //

        • vicccta on 16/09/2017 - 14:44

          I recently signed up 2 days ago and I didn't have to pay that activation fee.

          However, from what I asked, Anytime doesn't do the $59.95/month anymore. It is now 10% of what the gyms rate is (for Anytime Fitness), or 30% off for any Fitness First.

        • Craze on 19/11/2017 - 11:19

          @vicccta:
          Did you sign up for virgin active or Anytime? Should've taken advantage of the deal when it was first posted!

  • jrance on 03/09/2017 - 20:50

    I am a financial adviser and the cheapest policy I have been able to write with AIA that was eligible for Vitality was a $100,000 life insurance policy through superannuation that cost $114.03 p.a for a 25 year old female at standard rates and level premiums. With the $120 p.a. Vitality membership fee the total cost is only $234.03 and will remain the same in future years due to level premiums.

    Whilst I would encourage everybody to make sure that their insurance cover is sufficient, if there is anybody who is looking for a cost-effective way to access Vitality (funded through super or personally) please feel free to send me a message and I can advise how to workaround the usual minimum premium cost for personal insurance.

    • mecwulf on 06/09/2017 - 13:19

      Hi Jrance,

      This is a lot of benefit for very little cost. It seems that those on the program get much more benefit than what they need to pay out in premiums which does not seem to be a good business model for the long term.

      Any idea how AIA make money out of all of this?
      Thanks

    • TheBargainShopper on 05/07/2018 - 14:14

      Hi jrance,
      Can you please message me as I am unable to message you.
      Cheers.

    • shags21 on 07/03/2019 - 21:08

      Sorry to bump this, but hi jeanne could you help me out with this too? Thanks!

      • shags21 on 07/03/2019 - 22:12

        jrance* autocorrect

    • dcpchew on 18/03/2019 - 11:06

      Sorry jrance that I have to bump this as well but could you possibly help me with an insurance policy too? (unable to message you)

    • charcoaljackson on 18/03/2019 - 22:19

      Same here too!

    • profeeder55 on 24/03/2019 - 14:26

      Same here need help with joining vitality

    • AussieMark on 24/03/2019 - 16:53

      Just to add to this I am 34 years old and signed up on $150,000 Life insurance.

      Pay $8 a fortnight

      so 208 per year.

      I dont pay $10 AIA monthly fee that some people pay… so try to avoid that.

      Also some financial advisors give a free garmain fitness device

      • SeaWolf au on 26/03/2019 - 16:49

        @AussieMark If you don't mind me asking, how did you manage to do that and are you able to connect your existing AIA Vitality account or do you need to start over? I've been looking around online but not having any luck finding decent offers that are comparable to what I'm currently paying.

        • AussieMark on 26/03/2019 - 20:16

          To clarify that is what I'm on but they are ending it.

          It seems some insurers weren't or aren't charging the AIA vitality $10 monthly fee

  • faze on 04/03/2018 - 12:14

    Is this deal ending in 4 days? Can anyone confirm?

  • llanfachreth on 26/09/2018 - 13:09
    +2

    Qantas flight benefit is being removed at the end of October. Being replaced by Virgin with very limited destinations!

    • Pink Lavender on 27/09/2018 - 10:43
      +1

      Terrible change! This devalues the program significantly. Written to AIA to bring Qantas back

      • llanfachreth on 27/09/2018 - 10:44
        +1

        Same here have written to them

        • Pink Lavender on 27/09/2018 - 13:06
          +1

          Hopefully with enough members writing they will see what a bad idea this change is!

          • SeaWolf au on 05/10/2018 - 14:10

            @Pink Lavender: It might not be them that initiated the change, it could have been QANTAS.

            • llanfachreth on 30/10/2018 - 13:22

              @SeaWolf au: Anyone had a look a look at the available flights now? It's ridiculous (unless I'm doing something wrong) because the cheapest flights are not eligible for discount!

              • SeaWolf au on 31/10/2018 - 11:30
                +1

                @llanfachreth: Yeah, I've noticed that the new T&C says that "selected Getaway" fares may be available. Also Premium Saver doesn't seem to be available either on the LAX route. Any kind of codeshare seems to make it non-eligible (SYD-LAX-SFO where LAX-SFO is on Delta doesn't work) which is a pain.

                This reenforces my theory that it was QF that decided this wasn't working out for them though. I'm guessing when you got a cashback there would have been some sort of split of who was paying the cashback between AIA and QF. For AIA a cheap fare would mean it cost them less and worked well, for QF it would have meant reduced profitability on the fares with the lowest profitability already, potentially even making the ticket unprofitable. When the contract came up for renewal QF probably offered terms that AIA thought weren't great and they would have approached VA who seems to have offered better conditions. That's all just speculation, but it makes sense.

                The QF cashback deal was great while it lasted but obviously someone in the process felt it wasn't a good deal for them and so they ended it.

                • leeroys_dad on 30/01/2019 - 12:58

                  @SeaWolf au: The change was done by AIA not Qantas. Can't disclose reason but they won't be going back to Qantas. It's fully subsidised by AIA, nothing to do with the airline

  • Mombles on 08/10/2018 - 12:08

    following

  • JHoliday on 18/10/2018 - 14:11

    Anyone joined via RAC Life Protect recently?

    Did you have to pay a $10 monthly fee for AIA Vitality membership?

    Also how much was the Fitness First joining fee?

  • aec on 31/12/2018 - 13:58

    cant get AIA through NRMA :( (im from sydney)

  • noodle23 on 04/01/2019 - 13:33

    I just got income protection insurance from RACQ this week, and received an email to activate AIA membership after 2 days, went to Virgin on the same day and got my membership sorted! It is only available on active me flexible though, so no lock-in contract, you can cancel at any time…

  • shags21 on 07/03/2019 - 22:07
    +1

    As of 6th March for RACQ:

    At the time of application and when receiving this PDS, you must be:
    • aged 18 to 59;
    • a Permanent Employee or Self-Employed, but not a casual employee; and
    • permanently residing in Queensland or at an address with an Eligible Postcode and be:
    – an Australian citizen, or
    – an Australian permanent resident, or – aNewZealandcitizen.

    must reside in Queensland…

    any other cheap options for sydneysiders?? :(

    • nebsta on 18/03/2019 - 11:19
      +1

      I just had an update from RAC WA that I was no longer eligible. Seems to be difficult for NSW residents to get access to this now. Apparently life insurance direct offer AIA but seems to cost a fair bit more.

  • AussieMark on 18/03/2019 - 12:11
    +1

    Did anyone get the email today about them cancelling AIA vitality memberships unless you're in the same state as your insurer?

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