Consumer champion slams travel insurers
An investigation by Which? has revealed that nearly one third of its members who told their travel insurance provider about a medical condition after taking out a policy had to pay a higher premium or had their cover removed.
The consumer watchdog surveyed 1,876 members and discovered that 16% of those with travel insurance had found themselves in a situation of having to update their insurer after buying a policy.
Just less than a quarter of these members found their premium increased and 5% were told their insurance was no longer valid.
According to Which? some insurers were using ‘ongoing medical warranties' in policies to change the terms after a policy was bought. However, the organisation highlighted that not
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