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Insurance Glossary

Plain-language definitions of common insurance terms across policies, coverage, and claims. Check your policy or plan documents for the terms that apply to you.

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Terms beginning with S

Stacked coverage

Auto insurance
A method allowed in some states and policies that combines uninsured or underinsured motorist limits across vehicles or policies.
Also called: stacking

Statute of limitations

Claims
A law establishing the time limit for bringing a lawsuit or other legal action; deadlines vary by jurisdiction and claim type.

Stop-loss coverage

Health insurance
Insurance that may limit a self-funded employer plan’s exposure to unusually large individual or total claims.
Also called: medical stop-loss

Stop gap employers liability

Business insurance
Coverage available in certain jurisdictions for employer liability not covered by workers compensation law.

Subject premium

General insurance
Premium to which a reinsurance agreement applies for calculating a reinsurer’s share or premium.

Sublimit

Business insurance
A lower maximum payment amount that applies to a particular coverage, claim type, property category, or expense within a larger policy limit.
Also called: sub-limit

Subrogation

Claims
An insurer’s effort to recover money it paid for a loss from a party it believes was responsible.

Subrogation waiver

Claims
An agreement or endorsement giving up a party’s right to recover from another responsible party after a covered loss.
Also called: waiver of subrogation

Suicide clause

Life insurance
A life policy provision limiting or excluding payment for suicide during an initial period specified by state law and the contract.
Also called: suicide exclusion

Summary of Benefits and Coverage

Health insurance
A standardized document that summarizes a health plan’s benefits, cost sharing, limits, and coverage examples.
Also called: SBC

Supplemental claim

Claims
A request for additional claim payment when covered damage or repair costs are discovered after the initial estimate.
Also called: claim supplement

Supplemental life insurance

Life insurance
Additional life insurance that may be offered through an employer or purchased separately from a base policy.
Also called: voluntary life insurance

Supply chain interruption coverage

Business insurance
Coverage addressing defined income loss caused by disruption to a supplier, customer, or dependent property.

Surety bond

Business insurance
A three-party agreement guaranteeing that a principal will meet specified obligations to an obligee.
Also called: commercial surety

Surplus lines insurance

General insurance
Coverage placed with an eligible non-admitted insurer when the risk cannot be insured in the standard admitted market under applicable rules.
Also called: excess and surplus lines, E&S insurance

Surrender charge

Life insurance
A fee that may reduce the amount received when certain life insurance or annuity contracts are ended early.
Also called: surrender fee

Survivorship life insurance

Life insurance
Life insurance covering two people that generally pays after the second insured person dies.
Also called: second-to-die insurance

Sworn statement in proof of loss

Claims
A policyholder declaration, made under oath where required, supporting the facts and amount of a claim.

Systematic withdrawal program

Life insurance
An annuity withdrawal arrangement that pays selected amounts at regular intervals without necessarily annuitizing the contract.