Liberty Mutual vs Lockton: Commercial Crime Insurance

Liberty Mutual includes crime in ProShield, one package policy for private and not-for-profit organizations; Lockton places crime and fidelity as a brokered program, with a claims team working inside its broking team.

Van Ness Partners presents a practical comparison of source materials relevant to financial crime exposures.Research updated 2026-09-30

Liberty Mutual lists crime within ProShield, a package for private and nonprofit organizations. Lockton arranges crime and fidelity coverage for private, public, and nonprofit organizations and says its integrated Professional & Executive Risk Claims team handles those claims.

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
    ProShield

    Liberty Mutual Business Insurance · Opening paragraphs identify package combining directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, and crime coverages; D&O and crime sections describe examples of exposures and selected coverage features. Examples are not policy terms. · accessed 2026-09-29

  4. 04
    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

  5. 05
    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

  6. 06
    Crime Non-Financial Applications and Forms

    Travelers · Opening paragraph; Sample Policy Forms · accessed 2026-09-16

  7. 07
    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 Liberty Mutual and Lockton Crime Insurance?

Package Policy or Brokered Placement

Liberty Mutual includes crime in ProShield, one package policy combining multiple management-liability coverages. Lockton describes crime and fidelity as a brokered program, so the insurer and policy terms depend on the placement rather than a Lockton-underwritten policy. If you want crime alongside other management-liability lines, compare ProShield’s combined structure with the specific carrier proposal Lockton assembles. [3] [4]

Crime Events and Fraud Types

Liberty Mutual’s ProShield overview lists employee dishonesty, embezzlement, safe burglary, and computer fraud. Lockton names employee theft, forgery or alteration, theft on or off premises, counterfeit currency, computer fraud, and social engineering involving customers, vendors, or employees. Lockton’s description explicitly calls out impersonation fraud and counterfeit currency; buyers with those exposures should check how the proposed policy defines and limits them. [3] [4]

Claims Support and Organization Scope

Lockton says its integrated Professional & Executive Risk Claims team handles crime and fidelity claims. Liberty Mutual’s reviewed ProShield overview describes the package and selected exposures but does not detail a crime claims-support process. Lockton also names public organizations among its audience, while Liberty Mutual’s stated ProShield scope is private and not-for-profit organizations. [4] [3] [4]

What Should You Confirm in Liberty Mutual and Lockton Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Lockton which insurer will issue the policy and whether its form covers social engineering, counterfeit currency, and theft away from your premises. [4] [4]
  • Ask Liberty Mutual for ProShield’s crime limits, deductibles, exclusions, and its claim-notification contact. [3] [3]
  • If your organization is public, ask Liberty Mutual to confirm ProShield eligibility; its published audience description names private and nonprofit organizations. [3]

Crime coverage

Liberty Mutual

  • role: Liberty Mutual includes crime coverage in its ProShield management-liability package for private and not-for-profit organizations. Liberty Mutual’s cited product or program overview documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The ProShield page lists employee dishonesty, embezzlement, safe burglary, computer fraud and other crime exposures, plus selected coverage enhancements; these are marketing summaries, not policy terms. Liberty Mutual’s cited product or program overview documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: The source scopes ProShield to private and not-for-profit organizations; a specific organization’s eligibility is not established. Liberty Mutual’s cited product or program overview documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Liberty Mutual describes ProShield as one package policy that combines multiple management-liability coverages and is designed to reduce the need for separate endorsements. Liberty Mutual’s cited product or program overview documents this description. It does not establish the issuing insurer for an individual quote, exact state or provincial availability, the policy form, complete exclusions, or terms offered to a particular buyer; confirm those in the quote and policy documents.company-reportedSource ↗
  • limits: The cited public overview does not establish the limits, deductibles, exclusions or form terms that would apply to a specific buyer. Ask for the quote and specimen or issued policy forms before treating a listed feature as covered.not-disclosedSource ↗

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 ↗

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