June 12th, 2010
Popular Types of Insurance Excess Explained
An insurance policy excess is a feature designed to give you some control over your premiums by leaving some of the risk with the customer. An insurance policy will have an excess amount for each type of cover and, if a claim is made, this excess is deducted from the payment made by the insurer.
As an example, if a home contents policyholder makes a claim for 5,000 after a burglary but has a 500 excess, the insurance firm will only pay them 4,500. The actual excess amount may depend upon the type of cover and it's small print and be applied to a particular claim or be an annual limit.