Guy Browning takes a sideways look at insurance jargon
C - is for . . .
Capital additions clause - A supplement reflecting the high cost of living in London
Capture and seizure - What happens when you try to pick up a pen under your desk with your toes
Carnet - A low fat ice cream
Catastrophe hazard - When you discover you've sent an e-mail to the entire company
Caveat emptor - Old style broker who wears a cravat and talks rather pompously
Cedent - Adhesive paste that secures dentures
Certificate of insurance - The piece of paper that is stored so carefully you can't find it
Chattels Nasty - rash you get from too much underwriting
Claims adjuster - Your partner's tendency to spoil your best stories by introducing facts
Clawback Desperate - but futile attempts to unsend dodgy e-mail
Closed fund - The petty cash tin when you're desperate
Combined liability policy - Marriage certificate
Commutation - How brokers get to their offices
Compound reversionary bonus - The tiny bit left after your boss has had his bonus
Consolidated option - The decision to stay on the sofa and not go to the gym
Consortium The last liquorices - the ones no one likes
Contingency fund - Petty cash
Contingent survivorship assurance - The promise you make to pay back the petty cash tin on pain of death
Contributory negligence - A form of long nightwear
Cooling-off period -What men require after removal of contributory negligence
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.
