Chubb vs Lockton: Commercial Crime Insurance

Chubb puts crime in its ForeFront Portfolio on Chubb Marketplace, targeting organizations under 250 employees; Lockton places crime and fidelity as a brokered program and has a claims team within its broking team.

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; Lockton brokers crime and fidelity through its Professional & Executive Risk claims team.

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

Broker Claims Team Versus Digital Binding

Lockton serves nonprofit, private and public organizations, and says its Professional & Executive Risk Claims team integrates insurance and claims counsel into the broking team to handle crime and fidelity claims. Chubb Marketplace targets organizations under 250 employees and $50 million in revenue, with digital quote and bind; its reviewed materials do not describe a comparable claims-advocacy team. Choose Lockton if you want a broker and a named team to advocate on a crime claim; choose Chubb if your company fits the size caps and online binding is your priority. [5] [3]

Cover Lists and Paper

Lockton lists employee theft, forgery or alteration, theft on or off premises, computer fraud, counterfeit currency, and social-engineering impersonation fraud. Chubb lists social-engineering fraud, employee theft including temporary and contracted workers, client theft, and funds-transfer fraud, and names ACE American and affiliates. Lockton’s page does not name the insurers it places with. ForeFront, including Crime, is available on Chubb Marketplace. [5] [4] [3]

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

  • Ask Lockton whether you need a financial institution bond rather than general crime and fidelity. [5]
  • Confirm you fit Chubb’s ForeFront size band and get crime limits. [3] [4]
  • Ask how Lockton’s Professional & Executive Risk Claims team would handle a crime loss. [5]
  • Get Lockton’s issuing insurer; Chubb’s sheet names ACE American. [5] [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 ↗

Lockton

  • role: Lockton places Crime and Fidelity insurance to protect businesses against financial losses from theft, fraud, forgery and embezzlement by employees or third parties; it describes this as a brokered program, not a policy Lockton underwrites. Crime and Fidelity product page as read 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Lockton says crime coverage is relevant to nonprofit, private and public organizations of any sector, and calls out small businesses as particularly exposed because they often lack fraud-prevention and auditing resources. It also notes financial institutions are frequently required to carry a financial institution bond, distinct from general crime coverage. Crime and Fidelity product page as read 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Lockton lists the claim types a crime and fidelity program is meant to address: employee theft, forgery or alteration of negotiable instruments, theft on or off premises, computer fraud, counterfeit currency, and social engineering (impersonation) fraud involving customers, vendors or employees. Product page as read 2026-09-23; a capability/claim-type list, not a specimen policy.company-reportedSource ↗
  • claims: Lockton says its Professional & Executive Risk Claims team, which integrates insurance and claims counsel within the broking team rather than treating claims advocacy as a separate profit center, handles Crime and Fidelity claims. Product page as read 2026-09-23. Describes Lockton's advocacy role, not an insurer's claim-paying obligation.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: The page does not name the insurers Lockton places crime and fidelity coverage with. Crime and Fidelity page checked 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗

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
    Crime and Fidelity Insurance

    Lockton · What is Crime and Fidelity Insurance?; Who needs to purchase Crime and Fidelity Insurance?; Types of Crime and Fidelity claims; Claims management · accessed 2026-09-23

  6. 06
    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

  8. 08
    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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