Alliance Risk vs Gallagher: Commercial Crime Insurance

Gallagher's small-business team places crime with outside carriers through an advisor form; Alliance Risk, also a broker, describes forgery, electronic funds transfer fraud and impersonation cover and its exclusions in detail.

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 Gallagher Crime Insurance?

Use a Small-Business Intake or a Large-Account Review

Gallagher’s small-business crime page routes buyers to an adviser form asking for company details, employee count and annual revenue. Its Executive and Financial Risk practice handles larger accounts and describes peer-based limit analysis. Choose Gallagher’s large-account team if you need a limit recommendation grounded in peer data; choose Alliance Risk if you want a broker placement and published typical premium ranges to discuss. [6] [5] [2]

Ask How Gallagher Calculates the Limit

Gallagher says its large-account limit method uses third-party peer databases and an exposure index developed by the Surety Association of America with the American Institute of Accountants. Alliance Risk publishes premium bands but no comparable limit-setting method. Neither provider publishes specific crime limits, so ask how the recommended amount maps to your exposures. [5] [2] [6]

Compare Perils and Services

Gallagher describes crime and fidelity losses including credit-card forgery, computer fraud, funds-transfer fraud, employee fraud, theft and property destruction. Alliance Risk lists employee theft, forgery, fraudulent EFT, social-engineering impersonation, burglary, robbery and safe burglary; business-income loss is excluded unless endorsed. [6] [2]

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

  • Ask Gallagher whether your account will be handled by Small Business or Executive and Financial Risk. [6] [5]
  • For a large account, request the peer analysis and exposure-index work supporting the proposed limit. [5]
  • Get the issuing carrier from both brokerages. [2] [6]
  • Compare whether social-engineering impersonation and burglary or safe burglary appear in Gallagher’s proposed form. [2] [6]

Gallagher uses peer data and an exposure index to help large accounts set crime limits; Alliance Risk publishes annual premium ranges from $500–$2,000 for small businesses to $10,000–$50,000+ for large enterprises.

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

  2. 02
    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
    Executive and Financial Risk Insurance

    Gallagher · Employee Dishonesty (Crime) and Fidelity Bond insurance section · accessed 2026-09-23

  6. 06
    Crime

    Gallagher Small Business · Coverage Overview; Do you need Fidelity and Crime insurance?; Connect With An Advisor form · accessed 2026-09-23

  7. 07
    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

  8. 08
    Crime Non-Financial Applications and Forms

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

  9. 09
    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

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 ↗

Gallagher

  • role: Gallagher Small Business arranges Fidelity and Crime coverage with outside carriers for small-business clients; its group-level Executive and Financial Risk practice separately places the same coverage for larger accounts. Gallagher does not underwrite either policy. Small-business crime product page and the group-level executive-risk practice page.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: Gallagher describes Fidelity and Crime insurance as covering losses from fraudulent or dishonest acts, including credit card forgery, computer fraud, funds-transfer fraud, employee fraud, theft and destruction of property. Small-business crime product page; a coverage description, not a specific policy's insuring agreement or exclusions.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Gallagher recommends this coverage for small businesses exposed to funds-transfer fraud, computer fraud, employee fraud, or destruction of personal property. Small-business crime product page "Do you need Fidelity and Crime insurance?" list; actual acceptance depends on underwriting.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: For larger accounts, Gallagher says its methodology for setting crime coverage limits includes peer analysis using third-party databases and an exposure index developed by the Surety Association of America with the American Institute of Accountants. Group-level executive-risk practice page; not confirmed as applied to the small-business product.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: The small-business crime page routes buyers to a Connect With An Advisor form asking for company details, business description, other coverage interests, employee count and annual revenue. Product page inquiry form, inspected without submission.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Neither the small-business crime page nor the executive-risk practice page names the insurer that would issue a given client's crime policy. Checked both pages on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗Source ↗
  • limits: Neither page publishes specific crime coverage limits or premium ranges. Checked both pages on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗Source ↗

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