Medical Travel Compared

Name

Medical Travel Compared

Legal name

Aequotech Limited

Website

https://medicaltravelcompared.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Insurance Comparison

NAICS

Travel Agencies (561510), Travel Agencies (56151)

SIC

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331)

akta.pro primary industry

Travel Medical & Health Insurance Platforms (THALALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical Travel Insurance (Emergency Medical, Evacuation & Repatriation) (FSAJAJAB), Cross-Border Telemedicine, Second Opinion & Care Navigation Facilitators (THAKAIAM)

Keywords

• Travel insurance comparison
• Specialist medical insurance
• Insurance comparison platform
• Pre-existing condition coverage
• Travel insurance marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Hertford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Insurance Commission: As a travel insurance comparison site, Medical Travel Compared earns commission from insurance providers when customers purchase policies through their platform. They work with over 40 specialist insurance providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Medical Travel Compared operates a self-serve online comparison platform that allows UK travellers, particularly those with pre-existing medical conditions, to compare up to 214 prices from 30+ specialist travel insurance providers. The platform searches a curated panel of specialist insurers (including Admiral, Post Office Money, Holiday Extras, and RAC) and earns commission when users purchase a policy. Coverage categories span single trip, annual multi-trip, cruise, winter sports, senior, long stay, gadget, coronavirus, and destination-specific policies alongside condition-specific medical insurance pages.

Product overview

Medical Travel Compared is a specialist travel insurance comparison platform that helps customers with pre-existing medical conditions find suitable coverage. The platform aggregates quotes from over 30 UK travel insurance providers including Admiral, Post Office Money, Holiday Extras, and RAC. The core offering consists of the comparison platform as the main product, supplemented by specialized product modules including Single Trip and Annual Multi-Trip Travel Insurance, Cruise Travel Insurance, Winter Sports & Ski Cover, Senior Travel Insurance (with age-specific variants from Over 50s to Over 90s), Medical Travel Insurance for specific conditions, Coronavirus Travel Insurance, Gadget Travel Insurance, and Long Stay Travel Insurance. The platform also offers destination-specific products for France, Spain, Europe, UK, and USA.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Travel Insurance Comparison Platform Self-serve online platform that compares up to 214 prices from 30+ UK specialist travel insurance providers (Admiral, Post Office Money, Holiday Extras, RAC, goodtogoinsurance, Sainsbury's Bank) for individual travellers. Customers declare medical conditions and trip details, then view ranked quotes and proceed to purchase directly with the chosen insurer.

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dr Sarah Jarvis MBEcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 January 2020TV doctor and GP Dr Sarah Jarvis MBE serves as Medical Consultant, reviewing and contributing to travel insurance guides on the website. She provides medical expertise to help answer questions about travelling with certain conditions and acts as spokesperson for educational campaigns. Dr Jarvis has been a practising GP since 1990 and was awarded MBE in 2018 for services to general practice.
• GP On DemandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 May 2019Partnership to provide customers with 24-hour access to NHS-qualified GPs whilst travelling abroad and in Britain. Any customer purchasing a travel insurance policy through Medical Travel Compared automatically received one month's free access to the GP On Demand app, which provides telephone and video consultations with NHS-practicing GPs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MoneySupermarket: UK's largest insurance comparison platform covering travel insurance including pre-existing conditions. Competes for the same search-intent user and quote-comparison moment.
• Insurancewith: UK specialist travel insurance provider dedicated to travellers with pre-existing medical conditions and disabilities. Direct competitor in the specialist medical-condition travel insurance segment with comparable customer targeting.
• Goodtogoinsurance.com: UK specialist travel insurance provider for older travelers and those with medical conditions. Direct competitor featured in Medical Travel Compared's own provider panel, indicating overlapping target customer and category.
• AllClear Travel Insurance: UK specialist travel insurance provider focused on pre-existing medical conditions. Closest direct competitor on specialist medical-condition positioning, though AllClear underwrites policies directly while Medical Travel Compared is a comparison intermediary.
• Compare the Market: UK insurance comparison aggregator (home, car, travel) with medical condition coverage filters. Directly competes for the same UK customer comparing travel insurance quotes, though operates as a broad-line comparison platform.
• Staysure: UK specialist travel insurer focused on older travelers (over 50s) and those with medical conditions. Direct competitor for the senior-travel-insurance segment that Medical Travel Compared also serves.
• Confused.com: UK insurance comparison aggregator offering travel insurance with medical screening. Competes for the same comparison-funnel traffic though positioned as a multi-line generalist rather than specialist.
• GoCompare: UK insurance comparison site offering travel insurance comparison including medical condition screening. Directly competes for UK travelers comparing multiple insurance providers in a single funnel.

Emerging players

• Holiday Extras: UK travel add-ons provider offering travel insurance alongside airport parking, hotels, and lounges. Listed in Medical Travel Compared's provider panel but also competes as a direct booking destination for UK travelers.

Broad incumbents

• Towergate: Large UK insurance broker and intermediary (where Medical Travel Compared's MD previously worked). Provides travel insurance including medical conditions via broker channels; competes indirectly as a distribution alternative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/medicaltravelco
• Facebookfacebook.com/168646903288124
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/medical-travel-compared

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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