nib partners with VACC

1 February 2020

In its ongoing drive to deliver member benefits, VACC has reached an agreement with health insurance provider, nib, that will bring exclusive discounts and the waiving of waiting periods.
David Slack-Smith, Head of Corporate Sales & Service at nib, and VACC Chief Commercial Officer, Paul El Deir, signed an agreement recently that will see VACC members and their staff gain access to discounts and benefits unavailable to the public.

“We’re honoured to partner with VACC, a respected organisation with many shared values,” Mr Slack-Smith told Australian Automotive (page 8). 

“Our purpose is our members’ health and wellbeing, which sees members going from being ‘payers’ of health insurance to becoming partners with us in their health.”

The newly minted deal will see VACC members and staff having access to a full range of products at significant, exclusive discounts – in most cases of nine percent.

“VACC members that sign up will also, where eligible, get all of the extras without waiting periods, so that if they have been putting off having a medical procedure, they don’t have to: they can go ahead and get that done and get well again,” said Mr Slack-Smith.

As an extra incentive, nib will also gift VACC members a $50 voucher for signing on.

Mr Slack-Smith said that nib’s association with VACC aims to deliver ongoing value.

“Our partnership with VACC is a long-term view. It has to work for both parties and nib’s insurance product has to be relevant for VACC members.” 

nib has a great regional story: the company was founded in 1953 by a collective of steel workers at BHP in Newcastle, who saw that there was a better way to protect and help workers who had health issues.

nib’s head office remains in Newcastle and it has a very strong connection with regional Australia, as well as having an established presence in most capital cities, along with a national footprint. 

It gives back, too.

“The nib foundation exists to give back to members and the communities in which we have a presence,” said Mr Slack-Smith.

VACC’s Paul El Deir said that the passion and energy of nib’s staff was evident when creating the partnership, and that its regional background was a great fit with VACC.

“We see that nib shares many of the same values and goals as VACC, with its members-first approach and its commitment to delivering quality services at competitive prices.” 

VACC members can access exclusive discounts and the waiving of waiting periods by signing up online or by calling 1800 13 14 63 and requesting the special discounted VACC member rate.

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