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Confused about GP declaration on travel insurance
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We book annual travel insurance every year and have never been asked this question before so wondering if anyone can help.
All policies we are looking at are asking if we've been to the doctor at any point in the two years and received treatment.
Well yes we have, but literally for conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, a pulled back muscle and *whispers* thrush! We've been given antibiotics or cream but no ongoing treatment and just everyday viruses!
Do we really need to put this on a travel insurance application? None of them are serious illnesses or conditions or require ongoing help or treatment. But we also don't want to invalidate our insurance if we are expected to mention stuff like this?
All policies we are looking at are asking if we've been to the doctor at any point in the two years and received treatment.
Well yes we have, but literally for conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, a pulled back muscle and *whispers* thrush! We've been given antibiotics or cream but no ongoing treatment and just everyday viruses!
Do we really need to put this on a travel insurance application? None of them are serious illnesses or conditions or require ongoing help or treatment. But we also don't want to invalidate our insurance if we are expected to mention stuff like this?
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You have to answer the specific questions. Personally I wouldn't use an insurer which made this requirement. Mine is with insure & Go which only requires specific categories of conditions to be declared plus any conditions requiring hospital referral in the last 2 years.We book annual travel insurance every year and have never been asked this question before so wondering if anyone can help.
All policies we are looking at are asking if we've been to the doctor at any point in the two years and received treatment.
Well yes we have, but literally for conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, a pulled back muscle and *whispers* thrush! We've been given antibiotics or cream but no ongoing treatment and just everyday viruses!
Do we really need to put this on a travel insurance application? None of them are serious illnesses or conditions or require ongoing help or treatment. But we also don't want to invalidate our insurance if we are expected to mention stuff like this?0 -
The only thing to do is answer the questions honestly.Tall, dark & handsome. Well two out of three ain't bad.0
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You can commit insurance fraud or choose another provider if you don't want to be honest.Do we really need to put this on a travel insurance application?0 -
If they ask for details and you don't provide them, you may as well not bother with insurance because if you have to claim and they find out that you've not provided what they've asked for, it will give them an opportunity to wriggle out of paying.We book annual travel insurance every year and have never been asked this question before so wondering if anyone can help.
All policies we are looking at are asking if we've been to the doctor at any point in the two years and received treatment.
Well yes we have, but literally for conjunctivitis, tonsillitis, a pulled back muscle and *whispers* thrush! We've been given antibiotics or cream but no ongoing treatment and just everyday viruses!
Do we really need to put this on a travel insurance application? None of them are serious illnesses or conditions or require ongoing help or treatment. But we also don't want to invalidate our insurance if we are expected to mention stuff like this?
I'm pretty sure that when we got our annual policy we weren't asked this question.0 -
The reason you are asked is probably to do with the change in the law to consumer contracts of insurance a couple of years back. Now insurers are obliged to ask about things that may affect risk when selling to a "consumer" rather than to a business. Prior to that, all insurance contracts were governed by the principle of uberrimae fidei ("utmost good faith") set down by Mansfield in the 1766 case Carter vs Boehm. That meant that either party was obliged to disclose factors that affect risk without being asked.
You must answer all questions asked by an insurer fully and honestly when forming a contract, there is absolutely no wiggle room.Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 20230 -
But do not most Travel Insurance Co.s only ask if you have had treatment/about to have treatment/visited a hospital/been seen by a specialist etc.Have never been asked if i/we have had tonsillitus or thrush0
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