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What is over 75s travel insurance
Medical Travel Compared can help you find travel insurers that offer medical travel insurance, no matter what your age.
We work with a number of specialist providers who can still cover people aged 75 and over - including those with pre-existing medical conditions.
It's easy to compare over 75 Travel insurance with us:
- No age limits on many policies
- Compare travel insurance in 3 easy steps
- All types of medical conditions can be covered
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Travel insurance for over 75s with a medical condition
Over 75s are higher risk as they are more likely to have a pre existing medical condition and more likely to fall ill abroad. Therefore, it’s especially important to declare your pre-existing conditions.
Once you do this, you’ll be asked a few questions in relation to the nature of your condition. This enables us to gauge your medical history - and provide you with the most relevant quotes.
What is a pre-existing medical condition?
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A pre-existing medical condition means a condition that you have been diagnosed, or treated for, prior to you taking out your travel insurance policy. This may be a health condition you have now or one that you no longer suffer from, but have had in the past. Whilst you’ll need to tell us about most pre-existing health conditions if you have been diagnosed or treated for them (including repeat prescriptions) within the last 2 years, some conditions, such as heart or respiratory-related conditions, we’ll need to know if you’ve ever had them.
Over 75s annual multi-trip or single trip cover
Before getting started, you’ll need to know which type of policy to purchase.
Single trip policies cover you for one trip only, but annual multi trip travel insurance policies can cover multiple trips across the course of a year.
It’s also worth bearing in mind that different providers will generally have their own limits on how long you can be covered per trip.
Are there different levels of over 75s insurance cover?
Again, different providers will have different ways in which they base the different levels of cover they offer.
During comparison, you’ll notice that some providers will offer more cover than others - which will usually be reflected in the price.
You can even upgrade your cover with our optional extras. With us, you can add gadget cover, winter sports cover, or cruise cover to your single trip or annual multi trip policy.
Travel advice for the over 75s
As you get older, planning becomes more important in terms of ensuring you have a comfortable and enjoyable trip.
There are a number of things that you might want to start thinking about:
- Visiting your GP - give them the heads up about where you plan to travel, what activities you’ll be doing, and discuss vaccinations if necessary.
- Declaring your pre-existing medical conditions - to ensure you’re fully covered.
- Fully understand everything you need to know about taking medication on holiday.
- Adding optional extras if required (for example, cruise travel insurance is mandatory on some holidays).
Compare deals to get the best over 75s cover
We make it easy for people aged 75 and over to compare cover.
Once you’ve listed your personal details including age, destination(s), duration of stay (per trip) and declared your pre-existing medical conditions - we’ll help you find the right cover in no time.
Our straightforward online quote comparison tool is easy to use - enabling you to compare quotes all in one place.
We work with over 30 specialist travel insurance providers - so why not get started today?
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Frequently Asked Questions
We’ll only show you quotes from providers who are able to cover emergency medical expenses (including repatriation to the UK) if you catch the virus whilst travelling abroad.
Some of our providers are able to offer additional cover, such as cancellation cover should you catch COVID-19 or have to self-isolate because of suspected symptoms before departure. We’ll make it clear who these providers are when you’re comparing quotes so you can choose the policy that is right for you.
This doesn’t apply to all insurance providers, so unless otherwise stated, for all other sections of cover, you wouldn’t be covered if making a claim as a result of COVID-19.
For more information, we recommend reading our full guide here.
If the FCDO are advising against all, or all but essential travel to your destination at the time of your trip, there will be no, or extremely limited cover provided by your policy.
You can still choose to take out a policy now for a future holiday, but it is very important to note that if the FCDO are still advising against all but essential travel to your destination at the time of your trip, your cover will not be valid.
For more information, we recommend reading our full guide here.
* Price is based on 1 traveller aged 75, who has no medical conditions 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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If we're unable to help you find cover for a pre-existing medical condition, the Money and Pensions Service (MaPs) have launched a new directory listing companies that may be able to assist you. You can find out more information on their website.