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First-party coverage

Insurance that pays your own losses (your data restoration, your lost income), as opposed to third-party coverage, which pays claims others bring…

What is first-party coverage?

Insurance that pays your own losses (your data restoration, your lost income), as opposed to third-party coverage, which pays claims others bring against you.

Why it matters

First-party pays you for your own losses — your breach costs, your lost data, your business interruption. Third-party pays others who sue you. Cyber policies bundle both; knowing the split tells you what a policy actually does when things go wrong.

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