Guy Browning takes a sideways look at insurance jargon
N is for
Net earned premiums - Online gambling
New business strain - Difficulty some feel cold calling
New for old - Second wife
No-fault liability - Admission by men that they are wrong whatever the facts
Non-disclosure - Training of men to like whatever dress their partner has chosen
Not taken up - Where your reading glasses are when you get into bed
Novation - Latest dental treatment
Nuisance - Customer
O is for
Obligee - New rap sensation
Occupational hazard - Broker's liver
Open cover - Unprotected manhole
Open slip - Accident by which someone falls into open cover
Ordinary share - Slightly disappointing bonus
Ostensible authority - Dictatorial manner of car park attendants
Overall insurance cover - Cover for painters and decorators
Overheads - Clever and witty comments you don't actually understand
