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Entry: Glossary of Common Dwelling Insurance Terms - A2432404
Author: Tarast - U236848

Article: A2432404
Author: Tarast
Premis: Glossary of common insurance terms in the usa

Hmm, obviously I haven't had the chance to read through this yet, but my first thought would be, that it might be a good idea to change the title of the entry to include the "in the USA" bit, it might stop us poor Brits getting confused when some of the terms we are used to don't appear


Whisky

to be honest, i imagine alot of them would carry over, but i do not know. If a brit or anyone from that area of the world has any more suggestions, i would happily add them.

T

I have thoughts about creating a Mathematic Glossary - see A2211832

I am very glad to see someone else try a glossary, because to make one work it is necessary to use some GuideML which is beyond that mentioned in the 'approved' GML for edited entries. My thoughts were that the glossary should begin with instructions for use, so that other entries could link to specific words in the glossary. (Without this feature, the glossary is much less useful on h2g2.) I will be very interested to see how your entry fairs in PR.

I was inspired by the existing edited guide entry 'Self-reference' (A533927), which is on the front page under the 'Have You Missed...' heading. In view of that entry, and one or two others in the edited guide, I think there should be no problem with the extended GuideML which you use, but we will see what others have to say on that.

The linking structure I use in mine, which is presently only in skeletal form, is more complex than yours. It would be useful, I think, if we all did this kind of entry in a similar fashion. Again, I would like to hear the comments of others on this matter.

Sorry that this posting is largely not about your entry, but I hope you can forgive that.

Not a problem, you provided me with some very good information...

It will be interesting to see what they say in PR about the GuideML. It was a pretty simple way to make a glossary...



T

Since this is such a long entry, I'm going to take it one or two letters at a time. I know that I will find some terms which are different in the US - 'deductibles' for instance translates to... Dang, I've been away too long! I can't remember Jeez, someone help me out here - what's the UK term for the money you pay - 'the first £100 of each and every claim' - before the insurance company starts to cough up? Could be worth mentioning in the Deductibles section that with many policies, the more deductibles you pay, the less monthly premium you are charged.

A:
forsight - foresight

"equal to the cost to replace an item"
'equal to the cost of replacing an item'

specifiacally - specifically

ofstate - of state

companys - companies

C:

Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter
Saying that a CPCU is someone who is designated by the American Institue of Chartered Property Casualty underwriters really doesn't impart any useful information at all. If there's anything further down the entry which explains what a CPCU does, that should be mentioned. If not, perhaps a short explanation would help.

E:
ispaid - is paid

That's as far as I'm going on this occasion.

Looks like a very useful entry


Scout

Are you looking for the phrase £100 excess?

Excess! It's like taking off tight shoes. Thanks OH

How do we think i should add that to the glossary?

Should i say:

Deductible
The amount of the loss the insured is required to pay before the insurance policy pays. Known as excess in England (in the united kingdom, in britain??)

T

I think it would work well as a footnote

If anyone knows of any other terms or definitions that you would like to cross reference let me know.

T

The author seems to have left the building - Flea Market time?

I'd say so.


Geggs