Jargon buster

Find financial terminology hard to follow? Here's a quick guide to all the commonest terms - and what they mean to you.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Excess

The amount of money that a policyholder has to pay when a claim is made on an insurance policy.

Excess period

The time you have to wait before an insurance policy begins to pay out.

Exclusions

Specific situations or conditions that are not covered by an insurance policy.

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