Tommy has over 15 years experience within the insurance industry, and his primary focus is helping travellers find the right cover for their medical conditions.
Travel insurance for epilepsy
Looking for a hassle-free way to find travel insurance for epilepsy? You’ve come to the right place.
With Medical Travel Compared, you can browse a range of quotes for specialist cover in just a few minutes to find one that works for you. We’ll help you compare policies from over 40 well-known and reliable insurance providers, so you can spend less time searching for great value cover and more time planning your trip!
Why do I need to declare my epilepsy for travel insurance?
When you’re looking for travel insurance for an upcoming trip, you may need to declare your epilepsy alongside any other medical conditions. If you don’t, you may end up with a policy that doesn’t fit your needs, so if something goes wrong while you’re away, you may not be properly covered.
A health insurance policy that provides specific cover for epilepsy takes away any worry, leaving you confident in the knowledge you’ll be covered should anything happen. What’s more, Medical Travel Compared makes the process of finding appropriate cover as simple for you as possible; comparing prices from over 40 leading health insurance providers in one place.
Is epilepsy included in standard travel insurance policies?
Unfortunately, as with many medical conditions, most standard travel insurance policies don’t include specific cover for epilepsy, even though almost 1 in 100 people in the UK have epilepsy.
But that doesn’t mean you can’t get cover that does. Medical Travel Compared can help you find a policy that protects you against the various costs you might incur as a result of your epilepsy, so you can concentrate less on worrying about how you’ll cope financially if something goes wrong and more on enjoying your trip.
Getting the right travel insurance with epilepsy
Although it might cost a little more, having an insurance policy that’s specific to your needs can save you money in the long run. – It can give you peace of mind throughout your trip knowing that you’ll be covered should you need any expensive medical treatments relating to your epilepsy
The benefits of epilepsy cover can include access to a 24-hour medical emergency assistance line and the replacement of any lost or stolen medication.
Expenses for ambulance and hospital admission, as well as repatriation back to the UK, also tend to be included under the medical expenses section of a policy and can protect you against significant costs.
What’s more, if your epilepsy prevents you from travelling altogether, you can look to claim for cancellation or curtailment of the trip (insurers’ terms and conditions vary).
Key features of our travel insurance comparison for epilepsy
Save yourself the time and hassle of wading through multiple insurance provider sites – with Medical Travel Compared, you can compare cover from more than 40 leading insurers who understand the different ways epilepsy can affect you.
Whether your condition is relatively manageable or more severe, we can help.
Our online comparison tool will filter out potential policy options based on your unique medical needs and history, so you’ll only get back results that provide suitable policies.
All we need from you are the answers to a couple of questions about your epilepsy and we’ll do the rest.
Why choose Medical Travel Compared?
Because we take the hassle out of finding the right epilepsy travel insurance for you.
Not only is our service fast and easy to use, but we provide competitive tailored quotes for specialist cover across all the leading medical travel insurance providers – from More Than and Admiral to The Post Office, Legal & General and Virgin Money, to name a few.
Want to get started? Our simple online form only takes a few minutes to complete.
Cost of epilepsy travel insurance
When you’re travelling, the costs of dealing with any epilepsy-related complications and medical treatments following seizures can quickly add up. But epilepsy travel insurance will ensure you have full coverage during your trip.
Generally speaking, how much you’ll pay for travel insurance is determined by your age, where you’re going and how long for. We can then look at how much additional epilepsy-specific cover you’ll need, based on your answers to our simple medical screening questions.
Single trip travel insurance with epilepsy
Going on a one-off trip? Single trip insurance could be the best option for you.
This type of cover works well if you go away once – or perhaps even twice – a year on standalone, separate trips.
When you’re looking for single trip insurance, make sure the policy will cover you in the event of you incurring any losses or additional costs as a result of your epilepsy.
Annual travel insurance with epilepsy
If you have epilepsy and travel multiple times a year, annual travel insurance might be more cost-effective for you.
It’ll save you the time, effort and expense of taking out a new policy every time you travel – and provide the specialist epilepsy cover you need for the entire year.
This means you can concentrate on the important things, like looking forward to your next getaway!
Travel insurance for a child with epilepsy
Travelling with a child who has epilepsy? We can help you sort out the right insurance for them, too.
With Medical Travel Compared, you can search specifically for epilepsy travel insurance for children. So you can relax knowing their condition is fully covered before you get on the plane.
Having the right epilepsy holiday insurance will allow you and your child to enjoy your trip, without needing to worry about any expensive medical costs.
For example, if you need to pay a visit to a hospital – in a country where this can be quite costly – you can do so knowing your insurance provider will cover the bills.
Frequently Asked Questions
A pre-existing condition is a diagnosed medical condition that existed before taking out a policy. We'll ask a series of questions about the medical history for you and any travellers on your quote. If you answer yes to any of these, you will need to tell us about the traveller's conditions. This could be a condition that a traveller has now, or has had in the past. If you are not sure what conditions you need to declare, we have online support available to help you 24/7!
It's really simple and quick to do! After you've told us about your trip details and answered some medical history questions you can add your pre-existing conditions, one by one, for each traveller. You'll only need to enter your details once, it's all online and there's no need to call, or provide details of your conditions in writing.
Once you've declared all of your relevant pre-existing medical conditions we'll only show you quotes based on the conditions you have told us about.
No, we are unable to provide cover with any of your pre-existing medical conditions excluded.
Nearly all insurance policies will come with cancellation cover included. Cancellation cover will start as soon as you buy your single trip policy, or your policy start date for an annual trip (so you may want to start this cover as soon as possible). Cancellation cover will help you with the cost of your trip, including flights, accommodation and, in some cases pre-paid excursions. The cover limits will be the amount per person.
* Price is based on 1 traveller aged 61, who has epilepsy and is travelling to Spain for 7 nights. Price is correct as of December 2019. Prices may vary according to your individual requirements.
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