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What is an "Excess"?
What is an "Excess"?

This article will help you know what an insurance excess means, and why it is important to consider it before you buy

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Written by Robert Hartley
Updated over a week ago

An insurance "excess" is the amount you pay towards a claim. So if a claim costs in total £1,000, and there is an excess of £100; you pay £100 as contribution to the claim and the insurer pays £900.

The amount of insurance "excess" will change on your insurance provider. Some are fixed amounts; others allow you to change your excess, by charging you more premium upfront for a lower excess.

There are also different excesses based on the insurance product you buy. For instance, car insurance will have a different excess from a large hotel.

At Dinghy, we have a zero excess on our Professional Indemnity insurance. That means that if you have a claim you will pay nothing towards the costs. We want you to talk to us as soon as there is a problem, and not try and fix it by yourself. So we don't want you to think that you can get it fixed cheaper - you can't!

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