Guy Browning takes a sideways look at insurance jargon
T is for
Tariff company - A band of wandering Welsh Musicians
Tariff rate -The amount of money you have to pay to stop the Tariffs singing
Ten-to-one policy - Cover against getting involved in a game show Tender bond Holding hands
Terminal bonus - Unexpected delight when train arrives on time
Third party insurance - Cover against waking up to find you've become a Liberal Democrat
Top-slicing - Preparing carrots for boiling
Tort - Small Austrian pastry
Tortfeasor - Fat Austrian with weakness for torts
Trade losses - Swapping divorce settlement horror stories
Transfer club - Difficult procedure where caddy passes golf club to pissed broker
Trapping risks - Necessity of concentrating while doing up flies
Tret - Mild Russian expletive
U is for
Ullage - Kissing with tongues
Ultra vires - Premium condom
Umpire - Vegetarian vampire
Unfair calling cover - Dog trained to attack Jehovah's witnesses
Unlicensed reinsurance - Reinsurance brokers who don't drink (rare)
Uplift - What a Wonderbra does for women physically and men emotionally
Utmost good faith - Legendary American preacher
V is for
Variance - Prototype for the Triumph Herald
Vesting - Chucking in insurance broking and becoming a labourer
Voluntary excess - Stag night
Hosted by comedian and actor Tom Allen, 34 Gold, 23 Silver and 22 Bronze awards were handed out across an amazing 34 categories recognising brilliance and innovation right across the breadth of UK general insurance.
