Can you pass on your Rapid Rewards points when you die?
Southwest Airlines' terms forfeit Rapid Rewards points at death. While alive, the account holder can use transfers to another member and gift purchases.
Protecting Rapid Rewards points while the account is active
No beneficiary designation, lifetime transfer options for points, and 3-step plan.
How to protect your Rapid Rewards points while you are alive →Someone died. Handling Rapid Rewards points after a death
Points are forfeited under the official terms, 5-step process, and 0 required documents.
What happens to Rapid Rewards points when someone dies →Southwest Rapid Rewards is the loyalty program for Southwest Airlines. Members earn points through flights, Rapid Rewards credit cards, and partner purchases.
Under Southwest Airlines' terms, Rapid Rewards points are forfeited when the account holder dies. While the account holder is alive, Southwest Airlines allows transfers to another member and gift purchases.
What happens to Rapid Rewards at death
- Forfeited at death
Under the Rapid Rewards Terms & Conditions, points may not be transferred to a Member's estate or as part of a settlement, inheritance or will, and any points are forfeited when a Member's account is closed upon death.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Designation
Rapid Rewards has no way to name a beneficiary or successor for the points; the terms bar transfer to an estate or by inheritance or will.1
Other companies and product lines involved1
- Chase Card Services
Southwest Rapid Rewards credit cards2
Phone: 1-800-792-0001
Sources2
Southwest Airlines publishes no process specific to a deceased person's account; a written request goes by mail to Southwest Airlines, P.O. Box 36647-1CR, Dallas, TX 75235. There is no way to name a beneficiary or successor on a Rapid Rewards account.
Sources
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