Finding travel insurance can be difficult if you’ve been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Whether you’re getting away to explore, embark on an adventure or just relax in the sunshine, planning a holiday should be carefree. Here at Fish, we’re proud to be working with travel experts Ancile Insurance to help you find the right cover for your trip. Travel Insurance from Ancile ensures you’re covered for everything you need, while you get on with planning your adventure.
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If you have been diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, then you could be struggling to find effective or affordable travel insurance. It is not, however, impossible, as specialists in travel insurance for people pre-existing medical conditions like Ancile Insurance will work hard to accommodate you. Ancile’s insurance offers:
Crohn’s, one of the main forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causes inflammation and ulceration of the gastrointestinal tract. It most commonly affects the lower small intestine but can impact anywhere along the alimentary tract which runs from the mouth to the anus. People with Crohn’s can have problems digesting and absorbing nutrients and creating healthy stools. It is an incurable long-term, or chronic condition which may be treated with steroids, immunosuppressants or surgery to remove inflamed or ulcerated tissue.
Yes. Insurers ask you to declare any pre existing health conditions from which you suffer or have suffered within a specified time frame. If you do not advise your insurer when getting a travel insurance quote then should you later claim on your policy, it may be refused due to your non-disclosure. This could leave you personally liable for emergency medical bills and any other costs that might otherwise have been covered by your policy, such as medical repatriation.
If you declare you have Crohn’s when taking out your policy then by law an insurer cannot refuse insurance as people with chronic health conditions are protected under disability legislation. They are, though, within their rights to place exclusions and limits on the cover they provide or to charge you a higher premium. You will find that Ancile, as an insurance company specialising in serving people with disabilities and chronic health issues, can arrange effective and highly competitive travel cover.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK publishes this handy, informative and downloadable (PDF) guide with the charity’s wider website providing more extensive information and advice. For expert insight into the diagnosis, symptoms and treatment of Crohn’s disease, visit the NHS website’s guide.
Get a quote from Ancile >Here at Fish Insurance, we’re proud to be working with travel experts Ancile Insurance to provide you with cover for your next trip. Ancile’s team of experts will help find the cover you need at a price you’re comfy with. So if you’re planning your next break, all you have to do is decide where to visit first.
Get a quote from Ancile >For a care-free travel insurance quote
call 0333 331 3770
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See all of Ancile’s Travel Insurance policy documents by clicking below. For documents relating to Fish Insurance policies taken out on or before 28th February 2019, click here.
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