Alliance Risk vs Embroker: Commercial Crime Insurance

Embroker sells crime as a standalone policy priced on headcount, revenue and financial controls; Alliance Risk, a broker, lists burglary, forgery and social engineering cover and flags the exclusions.

Van Ness Partners presents a practical comparison of source materials relevant to financial crime exposures.Research updated 2026-09-25

What Are the Key Differences Between Alliance Risk and Embroker Crime Insurance?

Which Businesses and Losses They Emphasize

Embroker calls out part-time staff, cash, inventory, expensive equipment and customer data as common reasons to consider crime coverage. Alliance Risk lists cash-handling companies, accounting teams, nonprofits with volunteer financial oversight, and finance, retail, healthcare and logistics firms among its typical buyers. Choose Embroker if you are a smaller business that wants crime cover added to an existing BOP or D&O policy; choose Alliance Risk if you hold client property and want a broker to arrange that endorsement. [5] [2]

Compare Covered Acts and Exclusions

Both list employee theft, forgery and social-engineering fraud. Alliance Risk also lists burglary, robbery and safe burglary; Embroker adds shoplifting, digital fraud, money laundering and counterfeit currency. Both exclude lost business income, though Alliance Risk says an endorsement can add it back. Alliance Risk also excludes cyber hacking, losses not discovered during the policy period and owner or partner dishonesty; Embroker excludes executive or partner collusion, third-party liabilities from crime and cybercrime involving stolen patents, trade secrets or customer lists. [2] [5]

Separate Crime Coverage From Fidelity Bonds

Embroker says crime policies typically carry higher limits than fidelity bonds, while a fidelity bond can reimburse customers harmed by crime and typically costs 0.5% to 2% of the bond value. Alliance Risk's reviewed page does not describe a separate fidelity-bond option, so ask if your contracts require one. [5] [2]

Get Price and Limits for Your Company

Alliance Risk publishes typical annual premiums, from $500 to $2,000 for small businesses up to $10,000 to $50,000 or more for large enterprises. Embroker gives no price range and says pricing depends on headcount, locations, revenue, security and financial controls; its crime page links to a general quote form rather than a dedicated online crime quote. Neither publishes standard limits. [2] [5]

What Should You Confirm in Alliance Risk and Embroker Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Alliance Risk which insurer issues the policy; its crime page does not name one. [2]
  • Get dollar limits and retentions in writing from both. [2] [5]

Crime coverage

Alliance Risk

  • role: Alliance Risk arranges crime insurance placements as a brokerage; the crime page describes the coverage it places rather than an Alliance-issued policy. Crime product page and the general brokerage disclosure on the coverage catalogue page.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: The crime insurance page does not name an issuing insurer or carrier for the coverage. Crime product page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • coverage: Alliance Risk's crime insurance page covers employee theft and embezzlement, forgery or alteration of checks or documents, fraudulent electronic funds transfer, social engineering fraud and impersonation, and burglary, robbery and safe burglary, with theft of client property available by endorsement. Crime product page, What Does Crime Insurance Cover? section; actual policy structure depends on the carrier and the policy as issued.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Alliance Risk says its crime coverage excludes business income loss from crime unless endorsed, cyber breach or hacking (which it says falls under a cyber policy instead), losses not discovered during the policy period, and dishonest acts by company owners or partners. Crime product page, What Doesn't Crime Insurance Cover? section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Alliance Risk lists businesses that handle cash, payments or sensitive data, companies with accounting, billing or procurement teams, nonprofits with volunteer financial oversight, and organizations in finance, retail, healthcare or logistics as common crime insurance buyers. Crime product page, Who Needs Crime Insurance? section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Alliance Risk's crime page gives typical annual premium ranges ($500-$2,000 for small businesses up to $10,000-$50,000+ for large enterprises) but does not publish specific coverage limits, sublimits or retentions. Crime product page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗

Embroker

  • role: Embroker sells commercial crime as a standalone policy and says smaller businesses sometimes add crime coverage as an endorsement to a BOP or a directors and officers policy instead. Product-page description; not a statement about the issuing insurer.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Embroker points to businesses that hire part-time staff, handle cash transactions, manage inventory or expensive equipment, or handle customer data and digital transactions as more exposed and more likely to need the coverage. Product-page 'Who benefits most' section; not a formal underwriting appetite statement.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Embroker lists coverage for employee theft (including shoplifting, embezzlement and larceny), third-party theft, forgery, digital fraud, money laundering, counterfeit currency and social engineering fraud. Product-page What's covered section; the issued policy and declarations control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Embroker says the policy excludes loss of income, indirect losses, crimes committed by executives or partners in coordination with employees, third-party liabilities from crime losses, and cybercrime losses involving stolen patents, trade secrets or customer lists. Product-page What's not included section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Embroker distinguishes fidelity bonds from crime insurance: it says a crime policy typically carries higher limits, while a fidelity bond can reimburse customers who suffer crime-related damages. Product-page FAQ comparing fidelity bonds and commercial crime insurance.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Embroker says crime insurance pricing depends on factors like employee count and locations, revenue, office security measures and financial controls, and that fidelity bonds typically cost 0.5% to 2% of the bond value; it does not publish standard policy limits. Product-page 'What does Commercial Crime insurance cost?' section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: The reviewed crime page does not describe a dedicated online quote flow for crime insurance the way Embroker's BOP and general liability pages do; it directs buyers to a general 'Get a Quote' link. Product page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗

Embroker sells crime cover standalone or added to a BOP or D&O policy and explains when a fidelity bond fits better; Alliance Risk brokers crime cover, adds client-property theft by endorsement and publishes typical premiums from $500 a year.

Sources consulted

  1. 01
    Alliance Products

    Alliance Risk · Footer brokerage disclosure: "Alliance Risk is an insurance brokerage focused on providing clients with commercial insurance across a wide array of industries." · accessed 2026-09-23

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    Crime Insurance

    Alliance Risk · What Is Crime Insurance?; Who Needs Crime Insurance?; What Does Crime Insurance Cover?; What Doesn't Crime Insurance Cover?; How Much Does Crime Insurance Cost? · accessed 2026-09-23

  3. 03
    Commercial Insurance Guide

    California Department of Insurance · Crime · accessed 2026-09-16

  4. 04
    Social Engineering Fraud Insurance

    Chubb · Opening; coverage highlights · accessed 2026-09-16

  5. 05
    Commercial Crime Insurance: Coverage & Policies

    Embroker · Why it's essential; Who needs this coverage; What is Commercial Crime insurance?; What's covered; What's not included; What's the difference between Fidelity Bonds and Commercial Crime insurance?; What does Commercial Crime insurance cost? · accessed 2026-09-23

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    Crime Terms and Conditions

    The Travelers Companies, Inc. · I.A–G, printed/PDF pages 1–4; III.RR, printed/PDF p.13; V.B.1–2, printed/PDF pp.18–20; Consideration, printed/PDF p.1; III.P p.8; V.A.3 pp.16–17; V.A.4 p.17; V.B.3 p.20; I.A.3 p.1; III.C p.7; III.S pp.8–9; III.II and III.KK p.12; III.QQ p.13; V.A.5 pp.17–18 (printed/PDF pages); IV.J–O, printed/PDF pages 14–15 · accessed 2026-09-16

  7. 07
    Crime Non-Financial Applications and Forms

    Travelers · Opening paragraph; Sample Policy Forms · accessed 2026-09-16

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    Commercial Crime Coverage Application

    Travelers Casualty and Surety Company of America · I–III pages 1–2; IX–XI pages 3–4; V–VII, printed/PDF pages 2–3 · accessed 2026-09-16

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