Many holidaymakers 'failing to advise insurers of conditions'
Personal insurance
12th July 2010
Thousands of people are travelling abroad each year without informing their insurance provider of a pre-existing condition, it has been revealed.
A new survey shows that 110,000 holidaymakers went overseas over the past 12 months with a respiratory condition they had not admitted to and 245,000 with back pain that was not documented on their UK insurance policy.
According to Sainsbury's, a total of more than half a million individuals from Britain travelled with a medical condition they had failed to tell their insurer about, with 22 per cent not doing so because they did not believe their problem to be relevant.
"Good travel insurance can prove vital if you fall ill abroad so it's really important that people are open and honest with their insurer," the company's Scott Gorman said.
Meanwhile, ABTA, The Travel Association and GetSafeOnline.org have warned UK internet users to be aware of the risk posed by bogus holiday scams, with some consumers persuaded to provide payment for non-existent breaks.
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