Boat Insurance Glossary

Welcome to our Boat Insurance glossary, select a letter to navigate to our list of available definitions;

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Boat Insurance Definitions beginning with - 'E'

Endorsement

  • An endorsement is a temporary boat insurance amendment to provide additional insurance cover for a one-off voyage or personage.

Ensign

  • A vessels flag indicating its nationality.

Excess (or deductable)

  • An excess (or deductable) is the amount you are responsible to pay in the event of a boat insurance claim.

    NB: Often the higher the considered risk the higher the excess tends to be, this is to reduce the cost of your boat insurance policy.
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Please note: All boat insurance glossary terms are provided with best intentions only. All terms are subject to correction or amendment at any time and are also always superceded/secondary to any definitions provided in current marine insurance policy documentation.