Coalition vs Heffernan: Commercial Crime Insurance

Heffernan Insurance Brokers builds third-party-theft crime into home care and hospice packages; Coalition offers crime to private and nonprofit organizations in all 50 states through appointed brokers.

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 Coalition and Heffernan Insurance Brokers Crime Insurance?

Broad Executive Risks Versus Home-Care Crime Package

Coalition includes crime in Executive Risks for private and nonprofit U.S. organizations and may offer up to $10 million per line. Heffernan pairs third-party theft with a separate employee-dishonesty bond for home-care businesses and tells applicants to start at least 30 days before serving clients. Choose Coalition if you are an eligible private or nonprofit organization needing the broader package; choose Heffernan if you run a home-care business and can meet the 30-day application lead time. [3] [5]

Named Paper and Limit Figure Versus Unpublished Bond Amounts

Coalition names Zurich American as the admitted Executive Risks carrier, with unaffiliated surplus as an alternate route, and says per-line limits up to $10 million may be available. Heffernan’s home-care page does not name an insurer for crime or employee dishonesty and does not publish specific limits or bond amounts. [4] [3] [5]

What Sits Next to Crime on Each Side

Coalition groups crime with D&O, EPL and fiduciary inside Executive Risks. Heffernan lists Crime – Third Party Theft and a separate Employee Dishonesty Bond alongside workers’ compensation, general and professional liability, and cyber and identity theft for home-care clients. [3] [5]

How You Start and Who You Talk To

Coalition buyers use an appointed broker. Heffernan tells home-care businesses to start at least 30 days before working with clients, contact the firm for a rate quote because rates vary by state, and names a Home Care Practice Leader and regional leaders as contacts. [3] [5]

What Should You Confirm in Coalition and Heffernan Insurance Brokers Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • If you are not a home-care, home-health or hospice operator, Heffernan’s reviewed pages do not describe crime for your industry; Coalition’s FAQ still has private and not-for-profit size caps. [5] [3]
  • Get Heffernan’s issuing insurer and any employee-dishonesty bond amount; those figures are not on the home-care page. [5]
  • Ask Coalition whether crime is Zurich admitted or surplus Executive Risks paper. [4]
  • Compare third-party theft wording on Heffernan’s package with Coalition’s theft, fraud and certain-cybercrime description. [5] [3]

Coalition offers private and nonprofit U.S. organizations a possible $10 million crime limit per line; Heffernan pairs third-party theft with an employee dishonesty bond for home-care businesses.

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
    Executive Risks

    Coalition · Product Offering: Crime — covers losses that result from various criminal activities, including theft, fraud, and certain cybercrimes* (exclusions and limitations apply; see disclaimers and the policy as issued); FAQ: What type of businesses do you protect?, What limits do you offer?, What resources do you have for policyholders? · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    U.S. Disclaimers

    Coalition · Admitted Executive Risk: insurance products offered by Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc. acting on behalf of unaffiliated insurance companies and, on an admitted basis, on behalf of Zurich American Insurance Company (NAIC # 16535) · accessed 2026-09-23

  5. 05
    Home Care Business Insurance

    Heffernan Insurance Brokers · Insurance for Home Care Businesses, Home Health, and Hospices: covering all states and agency sizes; 'We offer comprehensive coverage for' list including Crime – Third Party Theft and Employee Dishonesty Bond; Home Care Insurance Cost for Start-ups; practice-leader contacts · 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

Crime coverage

Coalition

  • role: Coalition designs and distributes crime insurance as one of four coverages in its Executive Risks product suite, sold through appointed brokers. Executive Risks product page as read on 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Coalition says its crime coverage responds to losses from criminal activities including theft, fraud, and certain cybercrimes, flagged on the page as subject to exclusions and limitations. Executive Risks product page as read on 2026-09-23; the issued policy controls which cybercrime scenarios are actually covered.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Coalition says Executive Risks products, including crime, are available to private and not-for-profit U.S. organizations in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with up to $500 million in assets, up to 1,000 employees, and up to $500 million in plan assets. Executive Risks FAQ as read on 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Coalition says limits up to $10 million per coverage line may be available for Executive Risks products, including crime, subject to exclusions and limitations. Executive Risks FAQ as read on 2026-09-23; not a quoted or bindable limit for any specific applicant.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: Coalition's disclaimer names Zurich American Insurance Company (NAIC 16535) as the admitted carrier for Executive Risks, and says Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc. also places Executive Risks with unaffiliated insurers on a non-admitted basis, so the carrier for a specific crime policy depends on the placement route. U.S. Disclaimers page as read on 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Coalition distributes Executive Risks, including crime, only through appointed insurance brokers rather than direct to buyers. Executive Risks product page as read on 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗

Heffernan Insurance Brokers

  • role: Heffernan arranges crime coverage, listed on its site as 'Crime – Third Party Theft,' as part of the insurance packages it builds for home care, home health and hospice businesses. This record only documents crime coverage in that home-care context; the reviewed sources do not describe a general commercial crime offering outside home care. Home Care Business Insurance page's coverage list.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Heffernan markets this crime coverage to home health care and in-home health care providers, hospices, staffing agencies and registries, infusion therapy providers and personal care assistants, and says its home care programs cover all states and agency sizes. Home Care Business Insurance page's client-type and coverage-area descriptions; 'all states' is a company statement, not independently verified state-by-state licensing.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Heffernan lists 'Crime – Third Party Theft' and a separate 'Employee Dishonesty Bond' among the coverages in its home care package, alongside workers' compensation, general and professional liability, and cyber and identity theft coverage. Home Care Business Insurance page's coverage list; specific insuring agreements, exclusions and endorsements for the crime coverage are not published there.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Heffernan says its home care insurance specialists can walk clients through coverage and premium options, and it names a dedicated Home Care Practice Leader and regional practice leaders as points of contact. Home Care Business Insurance page's workers'-compensation guidance and practice-leader contact sections.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: Heffernan tells home care businesses to begin the insurance application process at least 30 days before working with clients and to contact Heffernan for a free rate quote, since rates vary by state. Home Care Business Insurance page's cost-and-timing section.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The home care page does not publish specific limits or bond amounts for the crime or employee dishonesty coverage; it discusses only general cost ranges for the overall home care insurance package. Checked the Home Care Business Insurance page on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • insurer: The home care page does not name the insurer that would issue the crime or employee dishonesty coverage. Checked the Home Care Business Insurance page on 2026-09-23. The issuing insurer would appear on the quote and declarations.not-disclosedSource ↗

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