We’re committed to making sure you get the most out of your membership with Southern Cross – even if you don’t need to make a claim.
You may qualify for discounts on your premium, as well as receiving exclusive member discounts from other Southern Cross Group businesses. We’ve also got some great offers from our healthcare partners – make sure your email address is up to date in My Southern Cross, so you can hear about our latest offers.
Direct Debit Discount: If you pay by direct debit and your policy is not part of a work scheme, you will be entitled to a 2.5% discount on your premium. To set up a direct debit go to My Southern Cross or contact us.
Note: The Direct Debit Discount will be applied to your premium first before any other discount or reward you may be eligible for is applied.
The Direct Debit Discount full terms and conditions apply and are subject to change.
Healthy Lifestyle Reward: You may be entitled to a 10% discount on your premium for up to 2 years from the date you’ve joined if at the time of joining:
The Healthy Lifestyle Reward full terms and conditions apply and are subject to change.
Low Claims Discount: You may be entitled to a 5% or 10% discount on your premium for up to 12 months if:
The Low Claims Discount full terms and conditions apply and are subject to change.
Free Child Discount: If you have more than two children under the age of 21 years on your policy – provided you’re on an eligible plan, you’ll only need to pay for the first two children, and any third and subsequent children on the policy will be included at no additional charge.
The Free Child Discount full terms and conditions apply and are subject to change.
The above discounts are not available on certain plans or upgrades, please refer to the table below.
| Plans/Upgrade options |
Direct Debit Discount | Healthy Lifestyle Reward | Low Claims Discount | Free Child Discount |
| Critical Illness | Available | Not available | Not available | Available |
| Cancer Assist |
Available | Not available | Not available | Available |
| HealthEssentials | Available | Not available | Not available |
Not available |
| Cancer Cover Plus | Not available | Not available |
Not available |
Not available |
or call 0800 522 422 quoting your Southern Cross member card number.
Southern Cross Medical Care Society (trading as Southern Cross Health Society) is a licensed insurer and a licensed financial advice provider. For more information about the financial advice service we provide and a copy of our public disclosure statement please visit southerncross.co.nz/disclosure-statement.
Southern Cross Medical Care Society (trading as Southern Cross Health Society) has an A+ (Strong) financial strength rating given by Standard & Poor’s (Australia) Pty Limited. The rating scale is: AAA (Extremely Strong), AA (Very Strong), A (Strong), BBB (Good), BB (Marginal), B (Weak), CCC (Very Weak), CC (Extremely Weak), SD or D (Selective Default or Default). Ratings from ‘AA’ to ‘CCC’ may be modified by the addition of a plus (+) or minus (-) sign to show relative standing within the major rating categories. Full details of the rating scale are available at www.spglobal.com/ratings/en/about/intro-to-credit-ratings. Standard & Poor’s is an approved rating agency under the Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010.