cover note

British  

noun

1. a certificate issued by an insurance company stating that a policy is operative: used as a temporary measure between the commencement of cover and the issue of the policy

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Example Sentences

I can imagine Lampard sending his cover note to Aston Villa and forgetting to change the top from ‘To Delia Smith’.

From The Guardian • Nov. 7, 2021

The email directed the staff member to “sort out and fedex on Monday to Dr. Chao, and my sisters. Please draft a cover note — let me see it-telling them what we are sending.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2021

The letter included a cover note from a priest recommending him for adoption.

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2015

"Thanks very much for your response to my cover note and our draft letter," he wrote.

From The Verge • May 22, 2015

Then I sat down to write a cover note so I could mail the box to Gina.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2012