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EXCESS INSURANCE

Any INSURANCE coverage that an INSURED arranges over and above the primary insurance contract, such as an UMBRELLA POLICY. Excess insurance is generally designed to protect against losses from LIABILITY or unexpected

EXCLUSION RIDER

An attachment to a policy that eliminates coverage for certain hazards.

EXCURSION

A planned trip, ending where it starts, time-bound, following a specified route.

EXECUTIVE CHAMPION

Stakeholder-Advocate supporting certain activity, policy, process, view, etc. who is an executive in the organization.

EXHAUSTION GAP

A blank, noticeable space between price bars on a stock-price chart. A sudden price spike from panic buying or selling when a trend approaches a reversal point can cause this gap. Refer

EXPANSION BUS

Computer bus that either has additional slot to plug in more devices, or is a bus that plug into a bus to provide additional slots. that adds more expansion slots to its

EXPECTED RETURN

The method of predicting the likelihood, on average, of a gain from investing in a particular asset. Varying factors, representing market conditions and perceived asset worth, varies the predicted return.

EXPENSE CONSTANT

A fixed amount added to the premium amount. The cost of servicing certain policies is more than what premiums alone cover. This is a service charge most often applied to low premiums

EXPLODING TERM SHEETS

A rule in the terms of an offer for a start up venture. It has a date it must be accepted by or the offer is null and void. They add pressure

EXPORT QUOTA

A restriction on exports to protect local business for shortages, maintain international business, and create a restraint agreement.

EXTENDED REPLACEMENT COST

The price to fix or replace an asset if it is damaged. The original quality is the standard for the replacement. AKA guaranteed replacement costs.

EYEWITNESS

A party that testifies about what the saw. AKA percipient witness.

EXPRESS

Made known distinctly and explicitly, and not left to inference or implication.Declared in terms; set forth in words. Manifested by direct and appropriatelanguage, as distinguished from that which is inferred from conduct.

EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

Such as render a delict or crime less ‘aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than itwould otherwise be, or tend to palliate or lessen its guilt Such circumstances may ordinarily be shown in order

EXTRAHAZARDOUS

In the law of insurance. Characterized or attended by circumstances or conditions of special and unusual danger. Reynolds v. Insurance Co., 47 N. Y. 597; Russell v. Insurance Co., 71Iowa, 69, 32

EY

A watery place; water. Co. Litt. 6.

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