Gallagher vs Newfront: Commercial Crime Insurance

Gallagher splits small-business and larger-account teams, using an advisor form and peer analysis; Newfront brokers crime starting with a consultation, with integrated claims and coverage negotiation and a connected client dashboard.

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

Gallagher suits small businesses seeking an advisor or larger accounts needing peer-based limit analysis; Newfront serves private companies from seed stage and more than 500 public companies, with a 24/7 dashboard but no crime-specific wording.

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

Newfront’s practice spans seed-stage startups and public companies, and it describes dashboard and claims-negotiation services; its page groups crime with fidelity without detailing agreements. Gallagher has separate small-business and larger-account teams, with a stated limit-setting method for larger buyers. [5] [4] [3]

Size Split Versus One Executive Risk Practice

Gallagher Small Business arranges fidelity and crime with outside carriers for small-business clients; a separate group Executive and Financial Risk practice places the same coverage for larger accounts, and Gallagher does not underwrite either policy. Newfront brokers crime as part of Executive Risk, listing fidelity and crime together as one Key Coverages entry, and negotiates placement rather than underwriting. Neither Gallagher page nor Newfront’s Executive Risk page names the insurer. [4] [3] [5]

Who the Practice Is Built For

Gallagher recommends fidelity and crime for small businesses exposed to funds-transfer fraud, computer fraud, employee fraud or destruction of personal property. Newfront says Executive Risk 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. [4] [5]

Limit Method, Dashboard and Claims Help

For larger accounts, Gallagher’s limit-setting method includes peer analysis using third-party databases and a Surety Association of America exposure index; neither Gallagher page publishes specific crime limits. Newfront’s Executive Risk page also does not publish crime limits or retentions. Newfront says clients get 24/7 access to policies, certificates and billing through a connected dashboard, that renewals use pre-populated historical data, and that it provides integrated claims and coverage negotiation for Executive Risk lines, including a crime claim. Gallagher’s small-business crime page routes buyers to a Connect With An Advisor form. [3] [4] [5]

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

  • Ask Gallagher which desk is placing you and whether peer-index work will set the limit. [4] [3]
  • Ask Newfront which insuring agreements sit under the combined Fidelity and Crime label. [5]
  • Confirm dashboard access and how Newfront will handle a crime claim versus Gallagher’s advisor-led path. [5] [4]
  • Get the writing company from both. [4] [5]

Crime coverage

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 ↗

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 ↗

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 and Financial Risk Insurance

    Gallagher · Employee Dishonesty (Crime) and Fidelity Bond insurance section · accessed 2026-09-23

  4. 04
    Crime

    Gallagher Small Business · Coverage Overview; Do you need Fidelity and Crime insurance?; Connect With An Advisor form · accessed 2026-09-23

  5. 05
    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

  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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