Book travel insurance for Arthritis with Holiday Extras today

It can be difficult to fully enjoy your holiday if you feel limited by a medical condition. Varying forms of arthritis are caused by inflammation and breakdown of the joint cartilage, the most common types being rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis. As a result, tasks such as handling luggage and long walks can cause discomfort and may even require medical attention. With this in mind, it is important to ensure

Do I need to declare my arthritis when booking travel insurance?

It's essential you declare your that you declare your arthritis as a pre-existing condition when choosing your holiday insurance policy. Failure to declare your arthritis, or any other medical conditions you may have could invalidate your policy.

How do I declare my arthritis?

After you have filled in your travel details in the booking form at the top of this page, we will ask you some brief preliminary questions to ascertain whether your travel insurance policy will be one with pre-existing medical conditions. Following this, please answer our simple screening questions to declare your conditions.

What if I choose not to declare my arthritis?

It is always in your best interests to declare all of your medical conditions. Should you decide not to and you do require medical assistance, we won't be able to cover you if it is related to your undeclared condition and your policy will be rendered invalid.

Does rheumatoid arthritis affect travel insurance?

Arthritis is one of the most common chronic conditions of the joints, affected upwards of 10 million people in the UK alone, and naturally there is a wide degree of variation when it comes to the severity of the condition. As with most pre-existing medical conditions, the effect arthritis will have on your travel insurance premium will largely depend on the exact nature of your condition, and the extent to which it affects your daily life.

As arthritis is a condition that doesn't just affect older people. A reported 10,000 people under the age of 18 experience the condition in the UK. You may find that age can also play a role in determining your insurance premium.