Liberty Mutual vs The Hartford: Commercial Crime Insurance

Both include crime in a management liability package. Liberty Mutual's ProShield covers private and nonprofit organizations; The Hartford's Private Choice Premier also admits publicly traded companies.

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

Liberty Mutual includes crime in ProShield for private and nonprofit organizations, with examples such as employee dishonesty and computer fraud. The Hartford lists crime in its Private Choice Premier package and as bond and commercial crime coverage in its financial-institutions track.

What Are the Key Differences Between Liberty Mutual and The Hartford Crime Insurance?

Package and Product Routes

Liberty Mutual places crime in ProShield, one package combining multiple management-liability coverages for private and nonprofit organizations. The Hartford lists crime among five Private Choice Premier options and also offers bond and commercial crime coverage in its financial-institutions product track. The Hartford therefore documents two routes by buyer context; ask which one fits your organization before comparing price or limits. [3] [4]

Listed Loss Examples

The Hartford describes business-related crime such as employee theft, forgery, or robbery, including an employee taking cash from a register. Liberty Mutual’s ProShield overview lists employee dishonesty, embezzlement, safe burglary, and computer fraud. Both name employee-related losses, while Liberty Mutual also identifies computer fraud and safe burglary; verify how each form treats your actual theft method. [4] [3]

Publicly Named Audiences

The Hartford says its management-liability crime coverage is available to nonprofit, publicly traded, and privately held companies. Liberty Mutual scopes ProShield to private and nonprofit organizations and does not establish a particular applicant’s eligibility. If you are publicly traded, ask Liberty Mutual whether ProShield applies to your entity. [4] [3]

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

  • Ask The Hartford whether its management-liability package or financial-institutions track is the relevant route and request its crime coverage form. [4]
  • Ask Liberty Mutual for ProShield’s crime limit, deductible, and policy wording for computer fraud, safe burglary, and employee dishonesty. [3]
  • Confirm each quote’s issuing insurer and whether crime limits are shared with other package coverages. [3] [4]

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 ↗

The Hartford

  • role: The Hartford's crime insurance is one of five options in its Private Choice Premier management-liability package, and is offered separately as bond and commercial crime (fidelity) coverage within its financial-institutions product track. Management liability product page as read 2026-09-23.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: The Hartford says crime insurance helps cover business-related crimes like employee theft, forgery or robbery, giving as an example an employee stealing money from a cash register. Management liability product page as read 2026-09-23. General coverage description; the issued policy controls.company-reportedSource ↗
  • eligibility: The Hartford's crime coverage is available to nonprofit organizations, publicly traded companies and privately-held companies as part of its management-liability lineup. Management liability product page as read 2026-09-23.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
    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
    Management Liability Insurance | Get a Quote

    The Hartford · Crime Insurance section; Who Does Management Liability Insurance Protect?; Management and Professional Liability Insurance for Financial Institutions (Bond and commercial crime (fidelity)) · 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

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