Third party insurance only covers the property of the other person(s) involved in an accident, not your car. Full coverage insurance (or comprehensive insurance) also covers your car if you damage it.
Comprehensive coverage is covers the interests of the named insured. A third party insurance policy will not cover you. It only covers the interests of that named third party insured.
difference between third party liability and public liability
liability
One needs a 3rd party insurance coverage to cover for damage for vehicle or property. This kind of insurance covers injury of others, including passengers in the car.
NMRA Insurance has some information on their website about third party auto insurance, what is covered, and comparisons between what they offer and other coverage. Also, Hints and Things, has a website that offers various information about third party only auto insurance.
It would make no difference as long as they had coverage on the date and time of the accident. They can cancel the policy after the accident and coverage would still be provided.
you would have to claim it on your own insurance.
In Car insurance, the First Party coverage part covers damage to your own vehicle, whereas with Third Party coverage, when a pedestrian get hit by your car (incurring death or permanent disability), the loss will be compensated by the Insurance Company.
If you didn't have enough coverage then the insurance company would just pay out the policy limits and generally the other party would ask you to pay the difference.
when an insurance company(x) does not have particular coverage(ex:Earthquake coverage) then they would cover those coverages with the help of another insurance company(Y) by paying a certain percentage of premium to that company(third party carrier) and provides that coverage to their customers. Here Y becomes a third party carrier
A third party, regardless of the industry, is any entity or being other than the first party, which is you. Property is a "first party" insurance coverage since it covers YOUR property. Liability is a "third party" insurance coverage because it covers parties other than you who might bring a suit against your company.
The coverage that works best for you depends on the level of coverage you want, and how much you are willing to pay. A smart way of determining the best coverage for travel in the UK is to use a third-party insurance broker.