Living with an underactive thyroid (otherwise known as hypothyroidism) is considered a pre-existing medical condition, so it‘s important you declare it on your travel insurance.
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It’s important you declare an underactive thyroid 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 QuoteThe questions asked will of course vary depending on your personal medical circumstances, but the types of questions you can expect for an underactive thyroid include:
You should get the all-clear from your doctor that it’s safe for you to fly with your underactive thyroid, as it will vary depending on your medical history. In fact, we’ll need to know this before we can offer you travel insurance for your underactive thyroid.
Your doctor may advise you to walk around as much as possible during your travel. Long periods of sitting can increase the risk of blood clots, so try and avoid long periods of inactivity by booking an aisle seat on the plane for you to be able to have walking breaks.
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