LONDON, May 16, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- One in four people with pre-existing medical
conditions (25%) say they will not declare all of their medical
conditions when buying travel insurance, with 40% of these only
declaring what they are currently being treated for.
Of those that would not declare everything, one in eight (13%)
would only declare everything when visiting far-flung destinations,
or when they're away for two weeks or more (15%). Another 14% don't
always declare all their medical conditions as they believe the
risk of falling ill is very small.
Further the issue of travelling abroad with medical conditions
is not an issue confined to older holidaymakers. The new survey of
a representative sample of 2,212 adults reveals that across all age
groups, around two-thirds of survey respondents acknowledged they
had some form of pre-existing medical condition. For any age,
medical conditions need to be declared when travelling abroad to
avoid the risk of travel insurance being invalidated.
Garry Nelson, Head of
Corporate Affairs at AllClear Travel Insurance commented:
"While it is positive to see that most people are choosing to
declare all of their medical conditions to their travel insurance
provider, the fact one in four don't is of particular concern. With
travel insurance, it is vital that people - and particularly those
that have pre-existing medical conditions - declare ALL the medical
conditions that fall within their Travel Insurance warranty, to be
sure their cover offers them the fullest protection possible."
"Our priority at AllClear is to look after our customers on
holiday and the value we deliver our customers is based on a
commitment to providing the best quality product and best-in-class
service for the fairest possible price."
For more than 20 years, award-winning AllClear Travel Insurance
has helped cover more than 3.5m
people, with customers across the UK and Australia. AllClear
is passionate about enabling people to obtain specialist travel
insurance whatever their pre-existing medical conditions or
age. Discover more about AllClear
at: www.allcleartravel.co.uk
The online research was conducted for AllClear by Sago research
among a representative sample for 2,212 adults in April 2024.
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