While both types of insurance policies shield a company from common liabilities, they mainly differ in the type of lawsuits covered. The lawsuits involve in general liability include concerns in an accident at your office, copyright infringement, and a client's stolen property while at your business location. On the other hand, errors and omissions insurance only protects your company from court cases based on professional mistakes. The coverage is much narrower than general liability since they focus only on certain lawsuits concerning breach of contract, oversights, undelivered services, and failure to uphold a standard of care.