Jargon: Beat the bull
Insurers need to make sure their communication is crystal clear and jargon-free, or face the fallout from consumers and regulators.
Every industry has its own language and insurance is no exception. That language may work perfectly well for the practitioners – the insiders – but it is often impenetrable to the outsiders – its
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