CFC vs Chubb: Commercial Crime Insurance

Chubb underwrites crime as one part of its ForeFront Portfolio, targeting organizations under 250 employees and $50 million in revenue and available on Chubb Marketplace; CFC includes crime in its US management liability package and declines publicly traded companies.

Van Ness Partners presents a practical comparison of source materials relevant to financial crime exposures.Research updated 2026-09-29

What Are the Key Differences Between CFC and Chubb Crime Insurance?

Package Eligibility and Digital Binding

CFC includes crime in US Management Liability and lists California-domiciled and U.S. publicly traded companies among declined risks. Chubb includes crime in ForeFront Portfolio, available for digital quoting, binding and issuance to organizations targeting fewer than 250 employees and less than $50 million in revenue. Choose CFC if your company is neither California-domiciled nor publicly traded and you want crime bundled with management liability; choose Chubb if you fit its size target and want to bind online. [5] [8]

What Each List Includes

CFC’s brochure describes company crime (employee theft, funds-transfer fraud, credit-card and currency fraud) plus client crime and on- or off-premises theft, and separately sells crime for employee infidelity and third-party fraud inside a fintech package. Chubb lists social-engineering fraud, employee theft including temporary and contracted workers, client theft of a client’s money or property by an employee, and funds-transfer fraud unreimbursed by the insured’s bank. [5] [3] [9]

How You Buy and What Limits Are Published

Chubb makes ForeFront, including Crime, available on Chubb Marketplace for quoting, binding and issuing digitally. CFC’s reviewed pages describe the package offering and a US claim-notification route, not a named digital marketplace for this line. Neither CFC’s brochure nor Chubb’s product sheet publishes specific crime limits or retentions. [8] [5] [2] [9]

What Should You Confirm in CFC and Chubb Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask CFC whether crime sits in the management package or the fintech package, and whether California domicile or public-company status blocks the quote. [5] [3]
  • Confirm you fit Chubb Marketplace’s ForeFront size band (under 250 employees and $50 million revenue). [8]
  • Get CFC’s issuing syndicate or carrier; Chubb’s sheet already names ACE American and affiliates. [6] [9]
  • Ask both for crime limits and retentions; neither reviewed product sheet publishes them. [5] [9]

CFC excludes California-domiciled and U.S. public companies from its crime package; Chubb offers digital ForeFront crime for firms below 250 employees and $50 million in revenue.

Sources consulted

  1. 01
    Commercial Insurance Guide

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

  2. 02
    Claims

    CFC · Notify a claim or cyber incident; We're in it with you · accessed 2026-09-23

  3. 03
    Fintech insurance

    CFC · What does CFC's fintech policy cover? Crime coverage for employee infidelity and third-party fraud · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    Management liability

    CFC · Our management liability products: Management liability, Side A DIC · accessed 2026-09-23

  5. 05
    Management liability — United States product brochure

    CFC · Crime cover; At a glance: What we like; What we decline; What else is in the policy? · accessed 2026-09-23

  6. 06
    Regulatory information

    CFC · CFC Underwriting Limited; CFC Lloyd's Syndicate 1988 · accessed 2026-09-23

  7. 07
    Social Engineering Fraud Insurance

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

  8. 08
    The ForeFront Portfolio

    Chubb · Available Coverages: Crime Insurance listed among the ForeFront Portfolio's seven coverage parts; Chubb Marketplace quoting · accessed 2026-09-23

  9. 09
    The ForeFront Portfolio — Crime Insurance

    Chubb · Crime Risks: Real & Rising claim-type list (Social Engineering Fraud, Employee Theft, Client Theft, Funds Transfer Fraud); Online Ease section on Chubb Marketplace; insurer disclosure line · accessed 2026-09-23

  10. 10
    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

  11. 11
    Crime Non-Financial Applications and Forms

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

  12. 12
    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

CFC

  • role: CFC includes crime coverage inside its US Management Liability package. The reviewed management-liability materials do not offer it as a standalone product within that package. Management-liability product page and brochure; package composition as CFC describes it.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • eligibility: CFC's brochure lists California-domiciled business and US publicly traded companies among the risks it declines for the package that carries this crime coverage. Brochure's 'What we decline' list; underwriting still applies to any individual business.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: CFC's brochure describes company crime cover including employee theft, funds transfer fraud, and credit card and currency fraud. Brochure's 'Crime cover' description; the issued policy wording determines the actual insuring agreements and any sub-limits.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The brochure also lists client crime, meaning fraud by clients or their staff, and on-premises and off-premises theft, as part of the crime section. Brochure's 'Crime cover' description.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: CFC separately sells crime coverage for employee infidelity and third-party fraud within its fintech package. The reviewed pages do not state whether that fintech crime coverage is the same crime coverage sold inside the management-liability package. Fintech product page compared against the management-liability brochure; both accessed 2026-09-23. This does not establish overlap or difference in wording between the two products.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • limits: The reviewed brochure does not publish a dollar limit, sublimit or retention for crime coverage. Those figures appear only on the quote and declarations. Brochure as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • insurer: CFC's regulatory page discloses CFC Underwriting Limited's FCA authorization and CFC's Lloyd's Syndicate 1988, managed by Asta Managing Agency Ltd, but neither the regulatory page nor the management-liability brochure names the carrier or syndicate that would issue a given US crime policy. Regulatory information page and brochure as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗Source ↗
  • claims: CFC provides a US claim-notification route by phone, email and online form, and says a dedicated claims adjuster manages a claim from notification through resolution. Claims page as read on 2026-09-23; not specific to crime claim outcomes or timing.company-reportedSource ↗

Chubb

  • role: Chubb underwrites Crime Insurance as one of seven coverage parts within its ForeFront Portfolio for private companies, not-for-profit and healthcare organizations, insuring against theft and embezzlement by trusted employees and outsiders. ForeFront Portfolio Crime Insurance product sheet.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Chubb's Crime Insurance product sheet states that insurance is provided by ACE American Insurance Company and its U.S.-based Chubb underwriting company affiliates. Product sheet insurer-disclosure footer; product and jurisdiction can still change which Chubb affiliate issues a given policy.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Chubb lists social engineering fraud, employee theft (including temporary and contracted workers), client theft of a client's money or property by an employee, and funds transfer fraud for losses from fraudulent electronic transfers unreimbursed by the insured's bank. Crime Risks: Real & Rising list; illustrated with claim scenarios, not policy wording.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: On Chubb Marketplace, the ForeFront Portfolio's target underwriting appetite is organizations with fewer than 250 employees and less than $50 million in revenue. Online Ease section; applies to Marketplace-quoted ForeFront business generally, not exclusively Crime coverage.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The reviewed product sheet illustrates claim scenarios with losses ranging from over $100,000 to over $1 million but does not publish specific policy limits, sublimits or retentions for Crime coverage. Crime Insurance product sheet as read on 2026-09-23; illustrative claim examples, not policy terms.not-foundSource ↗
  • application: The ForeFront Portfolio, including Crime coverage, is available on Chubb Marketplace, Chubb's platform for quoting, binding and issuing business digitally. Online Ease section; agents and brokers use Marketplace to place the policy.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗

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