Are you eligible?
If you have a FlexAccount you may be eligible for free FlexAccount Travel Cover. The criteria below will help you to understand if you’re covered.
To be eligible for free FlexAccount Travel Cover
- Cover is only available to permanent residents of the UK.
- Unless you have already been notified that you are eligible, in order to qualify for free Nationwide FlexAccount Travel Cover you must hold a Visa debit card (not cash card+) and either
- To qualify for cover you must be aged 73 or under.
- Eligibility is assessed upon account transfer completion or at month end if you have deposited £750 or more.
We will write to you to confirm eligibility and cover start date.
Age limits
Cover will cease for any customer on 31 December after their 75th birthday.
Maintaining Cover
To maintain cover you must continue to hold a Visa debit card (not cash card+) and deposit at least £750 per month into your account (excluding internal transfers). We will review eligibility each September (starting from September 2012) and customers not maintaining the deposit of at least £750 per month will be notified when their cover will cease.
All customers
No matter when you opened your FlexAccount, it is recommended that you check page six of your policy document to ensure you understand cover around medical conditions. If you are unsure about cover you should call 0845 246 1692 in order to be medically screened.
All cover will stop if the FlexAccount is closed or we notify you that you no longer meet the eligibility criteria. If an account holder is removed from the account, cover will cease for that person.
*Please note – If you have a Cash Card account or a FlexAccount with a cash card+, cheque guarantee card or cash card you will need to upgrade your account to a FlexAccount with a Visa debit card (subject to status) and transfer all your payments from a current account with another bank or building society to Nationwide using our Account Transfer Service.