Contractors All Risks (CAR) policies cover bricks and mortar style civil and building risks while Erection All Risks (EAR) policies cover the installation of electrical and mechanical machinery. For a CAR policy the major perils are fire (including malicious arson), storm, flood, escape of water from fixed installations and temporary water supplies, theft of materials and accidental damage. For an EAR policy the major peril is damage due to breakdown and/or explosion during testing.