Gallagher vs Riskcube: Commercial Crime Insurance

RiskCube brokers for startups, with a roughly 10-minute intake and an aim of proof of coverage in about 24 hours; Gallagher arranges crime with outside carriers, with an advisor form for small businesses.

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

Gallagher fits buyers who want an advisor or, for larger accounts, peer-based limit analysis; RiskCube targets startups seeking a 10-minute intake and proof in about 24 hours, but publishes no crime limit.

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
    Disclosures & Compensation

    RiskCube · Section 1, Entity and Licensing Disclosure: "RiskCube is not an insurance carrier and does not underwrite insurance. Insurance coverage is offered, underwritten, and issued by third-party insurance carriers" · accessed 2026-09-23

  6. 06
    Startup Insurance Coverage

    RiskCube · Commercial Crime card: "Protects your startup from financial losses caused by employee theft, fraud, forgery, and social engineering attacks. Essential for startups handling client funds, payment data, or operating with a distributed team"; catalogue intro and process steps · 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

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

RiskCube’s timeline is a catalogue-wide goal for vendor-ready proof, not a stated crime-policy binding time. [6] [4]

Advisor Desk Versus Startup Catalogue Broker

Gallagher Small Business places fidelity and crime with outside carriers for small-business clients, and a group Executive and Financial Risk practice places larger accounts; Gallagher is not the underwriter. RiskCube brokers commercial crime as a line in its startup insurance catalogue, comparing carrier options rather than issuing the policy. RiskCube’s disclosures say it is not an insurance carrier and that products including commercial crime are underwritten by third-party carriers it does not name. Gallagher’s reviewed pages also do not name the issuer. [4] [3] [6] [5]

How You Start a Quote

Gallagher’s small-business crime page sends buyers to a Connect With An Advisor form that asks for company details, business description, other coverage interests, employee count and annual revenue. RiskCube describes a roughly 10-minute digital intake, then AI agents and licensed brokers comparing top-rated carriers, aiming for vendor-ready proof of coverage in about 24 hours across catalogue lines including commercial crime. [4] [6]

Perils and Who Each Page Names

Gallagher describes cover for credit-card forgery, computer fraud, funds-transfer fraud, employee fraud, theft and destruction of property, and recommends it for small businesses with those exposures. RiskCube describes protection against financial losses from employee theft, fraud, forgery and social-engineering attacks, and calls the coverage essential for startups handling client funds, payment data or operating with a distributed team. RiskCube’s catalogue does not describe crime-specific risk-control services; Gallagher’s large-account practice describes a peer-database and Surety Association exposure-index method for setting limits. [4] [3] [6]

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

  • Ask Gallagher whether an advisor or the Executive and Financial Risk practice will place you. [4] [3]
  • Ask RiskCube which carrier it compared and whether the 24-hour proof-of-coverage timeline applies to your crime placement. [6] [5]
  • Confirm whether social-engineering attacks, which RiskCube lists, appear on the Gallagher-placed form. [6] [4]
  • Get dollar limits from both; neither reviewed catalogue or Gallagher page publishes standard crime limits. [6] [4]

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 ↗

RiskCube

  • role: RiskCube brokers commercial crime coverage as one of the lines in its startup insurance catalogue, comparing carrier options rather than underwriting the policy itself. Catalogue coverage-type list and lead paragraph; RiskCube did not publish a separate commercial crime landing page as of 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • insurer: RiskCube's disclosures say it is not an insurance carrier and that its insurance products, including commercial crime, are underwritten and issued by third-party carriers it does not name. Company-wide entity and licensing disclosure; no carrier is identified for commercial crime specifically.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: RiskCube describes commercial crime coverage as protecting a startup against financial losses caused by employee theft, fraud, forgery and social-engineering attacks. Catalogue Commercial Crime card summary.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: RiskCube calls commercial crime coverage "essential for startups handling client funds, payment data, or operating with a distributed team." Catalogue Commercial Crime card.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: RiskCube's catalogue does not publish specific limit or retention amounts for commercial crime. Catalogue as read on 2026-09-23; a dedicated commercial crime page was not available to check for a limits table.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • application: RiskCube describes a roughly 10-minute digital intake followed by its AI agents and licensed brokers comparing top-rated carriers, aiming for vendor-ready proof of coverage in about 24 hours across the coverage types in its catalogue, including commercial crime. Catalogue process section; the timing is a general claim about the catalogue's application flow, not commercial-crime-specific.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: The reviewed catalogue page does not describe risk-control or other services specific to commercial crime, such as fidelity-fraud prevention programs. Catalogue as read on 2026-09-23; a dedicated commercial crime page was not available.not-foundSource ↗
  • claims: The reviewed catalogue page does not describe claims handling specific to commercial crime. Catalogue as read on 2026-09-23; a dedicated commercial crime page was not available.not-foundSource ↗

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