If you do have a medical condition, it’s important that you find a travel insurance policy that covers you should anything happen in relation to your health. Medical bills abroad can be expensive and so your policy is there to protect you from financial loss by taking care of any emergency medical expenses, so you don’t need to worry.
This being said medical travel insurance is so much more than just covering medical expenses. Our appointed assistance team are there to help you should you have to go to hospital whilst you are away. We can liaise with the treating medical team, arrange to bring you home should you need any further treatment and pay you a hospital benefit as part of your cover.
All OpenTravel policies provide medical travel insurance as standard
and include:
- Specialist Protectif medical risk rating service, which allows us to cover medical conditions where others can’t
- The choice of the level of protection you require, from £2 million to £10 million
- Emergency Repatriation back to the UK if medically necessary
- The cost of one relative or friend to travel out to you, or stay with you if you are hospitalised
- The cost of getting home if you have been hospitalised and miss your return flight
- UK, Europe and Worldwide options available
- Choose from a range of policies and cover options including Single, Multi and Winter Sports cover
- 100 sports and activities covered at no additional charge
Which medical conditions do we cover?
At OpenTravel we cover hundreds of medical conditions. We’ve made declaring them online quick and easy with our specialist Protectif medical risk rating service.
Some of the most common conditions include:
- Diabetes
- Heart Conditions
- High Blood Pressure/Hypertension
- Asthma
- Food Allergies and Intolerances
It’s so important that you declare any medical conditions when taking out a policy so that you’re protected should anything happen to you whilst you are abroad. If you don’t let us know it could invalidate your policy.
Diabetes Travel Insurance
At OpenTravel, we are able to offer travel insurance to those with diabetes, and cover thousands of people with diabetes every year. So, whether you’re after a Single or Multi-Trip policy, we’ve got cover to suit you and your budget.
Whether you have Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, it’s very important that you declare this and any other medical conditions when taking out a policy so that you’re protected should anything happen to you whilst you are abroad. If you don’t let us know it could invalidate your policy.
Travel Insurance for Heart Conditions
Having a heart condition doesn’t mean you won’t be able to find travel insurance when you go on holiday.
At OpenTravel we understand that having something such as a heart condition shouldn’t deter you or stop you from going on a trip, which is why we can offer cover.
We want you to travel feeling comfortable with the knowledge that should anything happen in relation to your heart condition whilst you are away, we are here to support you. If you have had any issues in the past trying to find travel insurance that does cover heart conditions, then get a quote with us today and see how we can help!
High Blood Pressure and Travel Insurance
Having high blood pressure shouldn’t affect whether or not you can go on holiday and stop you from having fun. All it means is you just need to do a little bit of preparation beforehand such as getting travel insurance which covers your medical condition.
At OpenTravel we want to provide cover for you and your trip whether you have a medical condition or not, so we cover high blood pressure for thousands of travellers often for no extra cost!