Epilepsy travel insurance
Epilepsy is a condition which affects the brain. It causes frequent seizures that cause different symptoms.
Epilepsy can be unpredictable and it is really important to make sure that you have an Epilepsy Travel Insurance policy in place, just in case you need it. The two main reasons for taking out specialist travel insurance for epilepsy are to cover you for cancellation before your holiday and for cover while you are away for emergency medical expenses.
If you have epilepsy and are looking to book a holiday, you may be struggling to find travel insurance. Some Insurers may decline to cover your medical condition so you will need to plan by ensuring you have a specialist insurance policy that covers all of your medical conditions.
Why Choose Free Spirit To Cover You?
- Most medical conditions and disabilities covered
- No upper age limit for most destinations on Single Trip and Annual Multi-trip policies
- Choice of several cover options
- Single trips covered up to 115 days (45 days if aged 76 years or over)
- Annual Multi-trip provides cover for any number of trips during the year – travel up to 32 days per trip (Standard and Super cover) and 45 days (Super Duper)
Get a Medical Travel Insurance Quote
With a Free Spirit medical travel insurance policy, you gain the peace of mind to travel knowing that you and your medical condition are fully covered.
Free Spirit Epilepsy Travel Insurance Can Cover People Who Have Both Types Of Seizures:
Partial seizures
There are two types of partial seizure:
- Simple partial seizure – where you remain fully conscious throughout
- Complex partial seizure – where you lose your sense of awareness and can’t remember what happened after the seizure has passed
Generalised seizures
There are various types including:
- Absence seizures sometimes called petit mal, mainly affect children. They cause the child to lose awareness of their surroundings and they will seem to stare vacantly into space, although some children will flutter their eyes or smack their lips. The child will have no memory of the seizure.
- Atonic seizures cause all your muscles to suddenly relax, so there is a chance you could fall to the ground and incur a head injury.
- Tonic-clonic seizure – a tonic-clonic seizure is also known as grand mal and has two stages. Firstly your body will become stiff and then your arms and legs will begin jerking. Most people lose consciousness and some will wet themselves. These seizures normally last between one and three minutes, but they can last longer and if more than 5 minutes are classed as a medical emergency.
How Can I Get Epilepsy Travel Insurance?
Obtaining a quote and getting cover for your epilepsy travel insurance couldn’t be easier.
Free Spirit provides online medical screening and we will ask you some questions about your epilepsy and any other medical conditions so that you get the cover you need:
- If awake, do you normally lose consciousness during a seizure?
- How many seizures causing loss of consciousness have you had in the last four weeks?
- How many seizures causing loss of consciousness have you had in the last six months?
- How many unplanned hospital admissions have you had for epilepsy/seizures in the last year?
- How many different medicines do you take for your epilepsy/seizures?
- How long ago was your first seizure?
- If not already declared to us, do you know the cause of your epilepsy/seizures?
If you have any questions not covered by our frequently asked questions page or you just need to speak to someone about your medical condition, our dedicated UK-based customer services team is on hand to help you. Call us on 02392 419 080.
For full details of our epilepsy travel insurance cover, please read our Free Spirit policy wording.
Travel, With Confidence
By covering all of your medical conditions with Free Spirit, we can give you the peace of mind protection you need both before and during your trip. Don’t forget, if you arrange your cover as soon as you book your holiday you will be immediately protected (See the policy wording for full details).
Please read our Free Spirit policy wording or find details of the cover and limits.
Be inspired to travel, with confidence
Like Free Spirit, The Epilepsy Society believes that having epilepsy shouldn’t stop you from travelling. To plan a well-deserved holiday, view their ideas and travel tips to get the most from a holiday away from home.
Customer reviews
″I am so happy we contacted Free Spirit for travel insurance, I could not find cover for my medical conditions anywhere else.″