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Why Traditional Insurance Policies Are Not Enough: The Nature Of Potential E-Commerce Losses & Liabilities, Anna Lee
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
There are two general categories of insurance policies: first-party policies and third-party/liability policies. First-party polices provide benefits directly to policyholders for losses suffered by the policyholders. For example, fire damage to the policyholder's plant or financial loss resulting from the interruption of the policyholder's business would be covered under the first-party insurance. Generally, these first-party losses are covered under policies such as "all risk," "named peril," "business interruption," or "expense to reduce loss" coverages. Among these various types of first-party policies, "all risk" insurance policies provide the broadest coverages.
Third-party or liability policies provide protection for claims against the policyholder …