Chubb vs Gallagher: Commercial Crime Insurance

Chubb underwrites crime in its ForeFront Portfolio, which is available to quote, bind and issue digitally on Chubb Marketplace; Gallagher Small Business arranges fidelity and crime with outside carriers through an advisor request form.

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

Chubb ForeFront digitally binds crime for firms below 250 employees and $50 million in revenue; Gallagher’s larger-account team uses peer analysis to help set limits.

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

Listed Crime Events and Buyer Routes

Chubb’s crime sheet describes employee theft, social engineering, client theft and unreimbursed funds transfers. Gallagher recommends fidelity and crime for small businesses facing employee and transfer fraud, while its large-account practice uses peer data to discuss limits. Choose Chubb if your organization has fewer than 250 employees, under $50 million in revenue and wants digital binding; choose Gallagher if you need its small-business practice or peer analysis for a larger account. [4] [3] [6] [5]

How Limits Are Discussed

For larger accounts, Gallagher says its methodology for setting crime 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. Chubb’s sheet illustrates claim scenarios from over $100,000 to over $1 million but does not publish specific policy limits; Gallagher’s reviewed pages also do not publish specific limits. [5] [4] [6]

Appetite and Cover Lists

Chubb Marketplace’s ForeFront appetite is organizations with fewer than 250 employees and less than $50 million in revenue. Gallagher recommends this coverage for small businesses exposed to funds-transfer fraud, computer fraud, employee fraud, or destruction of personal property, and describes cover including credit-card forgery, computer fraud, funds-transfer fraud, employee fraud, theft and destruction of property. Chubb lists social-engineering fraud, employee theft including temporary and contracted workers, client theft, and funds-transfer fraud. [3] [4] [6]

Marketplace Versus Advisor Form

ForeFront, including Crime, is available on Chubb Marketplace. Gallagher’s small-business crime page routes buyers to a Connect With An Advisor form. Chubb names ACE American and affiliates; neither Gallagher page names the insurer that would issue a given client’s crime policy. [3] [4] [6] [5]

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

  • Ask Gallagher whether you are on the small-business path or the executive-risk practice that uses peer analysis. [6] [5]
  • Confirm you fit Chubb’s ForeFront size band and get crime limits. [3] [4]
  • Get Gallagher’s issuing insurer; Chubb’s sheet names ACE American. [6] [4]
  • Ask whether destruction of property is on the Gallagher form versus Chubb’s listed agreements. [6] [4]

Crime coverage

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 ↗

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 ↗

Sources consulted

  1. 01
    Commercial Insurance Guide

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

  2. 02
    Social Engineering Fraud Insurance

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

  3. 03
    The ForeFront Portfolio

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

  4. 04
    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

  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

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