As long as e-commerce and the Internet continue to dominate business pages, computer issues will capture a great deal of the insurance industry s attention. In short, look for courts to distinguish promotional Web sites from transactional Web sites. Where business is purposefully being transacted, courts might try to assert jurisdiction. Policies represent the last issue. Computer-law activity is generating concerns about insurance policies, old and new.
Old policies are a great concern.
Many now are asking whether those policies apply to computer issues. New policies are coming. Several insurers have introduced insurance products devoted to e-commerce. Inevitably, we will see more suits concerning old policies and more announcements concerning new policies. As long as e-commerce and the Internet continue to dominate business pages, computer issues will capture a great deal of the insurance industry s attention.