Counterpart vs Newfront: Commercial Crime Insurance

Newfront brokers crime within its Executive Risk practice, starting with a consultation request, for private companies from seed round onward; Counterpart presents its insurance for small businesses and is reached through a wholesale broker.

Van Ness Partners presents a practical comparison of source materials relevant to financial crime exposures.Research updated 2026-10-01

Crime coverage

Counterpart

  • role: Counterpart says its insurance is offered through Counterpart Insurance Services, Inc., which it describes as a producer and surplus-lines broker; its help center says businesses reach the program through a wholesale broker. Company-published distribution description; it does not identify the insurer for this crime placement.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: Counterpart’s crime page lists employee theft, forgery, computer or system fraud, funds-transfer fraud and social-engineering scenarios. These are marketing examples, not a complete insuring agreement; the actual policy defines covered loss and conditions.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Counterpart presents its insurance products and risk-management services for small businesses. The general audience statement is not a crime-specific underwriting rule.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • coverage: Counterpart separately lists funds-transfer fraud and social-engineering as crime examples. The examples do not define authentication conditions, sublimits, exclusions or how a claim would be adjusted.company-reportedSource ↗

Newfront

  • role: Newfront brokers crime coverage as part of its Executive Risk practice, which it groups with fidelity coverage under one Key Coverages entry. It negotiates placement rather than underwriting the risk. Executive Risk offering page; crime and fidelity are listed together, not as separately described products.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: The reviewed Executive Risk page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a crime policy placed through Newfront. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • eligibility: Newfront says its Executive Risk practice services private companies from seed round through every series of funding, and describes work with over 500 publicly traded companies, without a crime-specific eligibility threshold. Here for the Long Run section; figures describe the executive-risk practice broadly, not crime coverage specifically.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Newfront lists "Fidelity and Crime" among the Key Coverages of its Executive Risk program. The page does not separately describe crime-specific insuring agreements such as employee theft, computer fraud or funds-transfer fraud. Executive Risk page Key Coverages list; crime and fidelity are bundled in one line item.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: Newfront's Executive Risk page does not publish limits or retentions for crime coverage. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • services: Newfront says clients get 24/7 access to their insurance program, including policies, certificates of insurance and billing, through its connected dashboard, and that renewal submissions use pre-populated historical data. Industry-Leading Technology section; described across Executive Risk lines, not crime-specific.company-reportedSource ↗
  • application: You start a crime coverage placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's Executive Risk page. Executive Risk page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding described.company-reportedSource ↗
  • claims: Newfront says it provides "integrated claims and coverage negotiation" for its Executive Risk lines, which would apply to a crime claim. The Newfront Difference section; described across Executive Risk lines, not a crime-specific claims workflow.company-reportedSource ↗

What Are the Key Differences Between Counterpart and Newfront Crime Insurance?

Crime Detail Within Executive Risk

Newfront groups “Fidelity and Crime” within its Executive Risk program but does not separately describe employee theft, computer fraud, or funds-transfer agreements. Counterpart’s named crime page lists those electronic and employee scenarios directly. This makes Counterpart’s public description more specific, but does not establish broader policy coverage; Newfront’s broker can show what the proposed form includes and whether it is paired with other executive-risk lines. [4] [6]

Program Access and Servicing

Newfront starts placements through a consultation and says clients can access their insurance program through a connected dashboard, with pre-populated renewal submissions. Counterpart’s route is through a wholesale broker. For a buyer, these descriptions point to different service channels after purchase; confirm whether the dashboard includes crime policy documents and whether Counterpart’s intermediary provides renewal and claims support. [3] [6]

What Should You Confirm in Counterpart and Newfront Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • Will Newfront quote crime as a distinct agreement, and what limits and loss scenarios appear in the form? [6]
  • Which Counterpart broker will service renewals and claims, and what carrier and terms are proposed? [3] [5]

Newfront’s Executive Risk page groups crime with fidelity without listing covered events; Counterpart specifies employee theft, computer fraud, funds transfer, and social engineering examples.

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
    How can I get insurance through Counterpart?

    Counterpart Knowledge Center · Retained source: article describes wholesale-broker referral route; prior access 2026-09-28. · accessed 2026-09-28

  4. 04
    Commercial Crime Insurance

    Counterpart, Inc. · Retained provider source: product page lists employee theft, forgery, computer/system fraud, funds-transfer and social-engineering examples; prior access 2026-09-28. Direct reopen failed in this session. · accessed 2026-09-28

  5. 05
    Counterpart | Agentic Insurance™

    Counterpart, Inc. · Retained provider source: footer states insurance products are offered by Counterpart Insurance Services, Inc., described as a licensed producer and surplus-lines broker; product/state availability varies, issuer not mapped by product/state. Prior access 2026-09-29. · accessed 2026-09-29

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    Executive Risk

    Newfront · Key Coverages to Protect Your Business: Fidelity and Crime; Here for the Long Run: Private Companies and Public statistics; Industry-Leading Technology · 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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