A hernia shouldn’t get in the way of a great holiday.
A tailored travel insurance policy can protect you from expensive medical bills if you need emergency treatment when you’re away. Plus, you can also be covered for the costs of stolen luggage, travel delays, cancellations and more.
Best of all, there’s no upper age limit on our hernia travel insurance policies. And you can get cover for most other pre-existing health conditions for total protection.
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It’s important you declare your hernia, and any other pre-existing medical condition you may have, when taking out a policy with us.
You can declare your medical condition through our online medical screening process, which is a straightforward set of questions for us to understand how your medical conditions affect you. Or, if you prefer, you can complete the medical screening over the phone.
It’s important that all pre-existing conditions are declared on your medical travel insurance policy. This will avoid large medical bills if you need treatment in another country. Failure to disclose any pre-existing medical conditions may affect the validity of your policy should you need to claim.
| Basic | |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Up to £5m |
| Cancellation | Up to £500 |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £500 |
| Baggage | Up to £300 |
| Travel delay | Up to £300 |
| Money and passport | Up to £300 |
| COVID-19 | |
| Excess | £129 |
| Comprehensive | |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £5k |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £5k |
| Baggage | Up to £2.5k |
| Travel delay | Up to £1.5k |
| Money and passport | Up to £500 |
| COVID-19 | |
| Excess | £99 |
| Signature | |
|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £10k |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £10k |
| Baggage | Up to £5k |
| Travel delay | Up to £1.5k |
| Money and passport | Up to £500 |
| COVID-19 | |
| Excess | £0 |
| Basic | Comprehensive | Signature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical emergencies and repatriation | Up to £5m | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Cancellation | Up to £500 | Up to £5k | Up to £10k |
| Cutting your holiday short | Up to £500 | Up to £5k | Up to £10k |
| Baggage | Up to £300 | Up to £2.5k | Up to £5k |
| Travel delay | Up to £300 | Up to £1.5k | Up to £1.5k |
| Money and passport | Up to £300 | Up to £500 | Up to £500 |
| COVID-19 | |||
| Excess | £129 | £99 | £0 |
These are just a few of the things our policy covers. For the ins and the outs, take a look at our policy wording.
Get QuoteYour doctor or medical team should be able to tell you whether it’s safe to fly with your hernia. There can be an increased risk of swelling and strangulation if you fly with a protruding hernia, so it’s important to get medical advice.
This means we can only cover you if your doctor gives you the all-clear to travel.
Some of the hernias we can cover include:
Answer a few simple medical screening questions to find out if we can cover your hernia. You can do this online or over the phone when you get a quote.
Common questions we might ask you include:
You should carry a GHIC or EHIC when travelling to Europe. In fact, it's a condition of our insurance that you do. These schemes give you access to subsidised or free state healthcare in most European countries (excluding Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland).
But a GHIC or EHIC is not the same as having travel insurance. They won’t cover you for the extra costs of repatriation, cutting your holiday short, replacing lost luggage or other mishaps.
You, or someone with you, should call our 24-hour medical emergency helpline as soon as possible. You’ll find this number on your policy documents, and you can reverse the charges to us if you need to.
We can help you find the most appropriate place for you to have treatment. We can also act as translators if your medical team don’t speak your language.
You can make changes to your policy before your trip starts, subject to the T&Cs of your policy.
If you need to update your medical details or add any optional extras, please login to your My Staysure account. You might need to pay an extra premium.
Please note, we can’t reduce your cover in return for a partial refund. So, check you’re happy you’ve got the right level of cover when you take out your policy.
If you need to make a claim, we'll make it as easy and stress-free as possible.
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