Newfront vs Usi: Commercial Crime Insurance

Both are brokers. Newfront serves private companies from seed round through public, via a consultation; USI Insurance Services targets janitorial, staffing, repair and printing firms and checks crime cover in ExecuSafe.

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

Crime coverage

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 ↗

USI Insurance Services

  • role: USI brokers crime insurance, which covers losses from employee theft and related fraud, either as a standalone placement or as part of a management liability review under ExecuSafe. Business Services catalogue and ExecuSafe article.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • insurer: Neither page names the insurer USI uses for crime placements. Pages as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • eligibility: USI's Business Services practice, which lists crime coverage, says it targets building and maintenance, repair service, janitorial, staffing and printing companies, citing employee errors and misconduct as one of the risk exposures it addresses for them. Company description of client base.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: USI lists crime among the coverages it places for business-services clients, and its ExecuSafe review checks a client's existing crime coverage as part of a broader management liability review. Catalogue listing plus the ExecuSafe review description; actual insuring agreements and exclusions are set by the issued policy.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • limits: Neither page publishes crime coverage limit or retention figures. Pages as read on 2026-09-23.not-disclosedSource ↗
  • services: USI's Business Services practice says it offers classification and exposure reviews, claim advocacy and risk control across its coverage lines including crime, and its ExecuSafe process specifically checks existing crime coverage for gaps. Combines the general Business Services service list with the ExecuSafe-specific review step.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗
  • application: USI directs business-services inquiries to pcinquiries@usi.com or a local office, and ExecuSafe/management-liability inquiries to Select.Business@usi.com. Contact instructions on each page.company-reportedSource ↗Source ↗

What Are the Key Differences Between Newfront and USI Insurance Services Crime Insurance?

If you run one of USI’s named service trades, its Business Services team describes placing crime and reviewing exposures; ExecuSafe can check existing crime terms for gaps. Newfront describes broader company-stage reach and dashboard services but not crime-specific agreements. [7] [8] [3]

Broker Practices, Not Carriers

Newfront and USI both arrange crime insurance rather than issue it, and neither reviewed page names the insurer on a placement. Newfront groups the line with fidelity inside Executive Risk and negotiates placement. USI brokers crime as a standalone placement or as part of a management-liability review under ExecuSafe, describing it as covering losses from employee theft and related fraud. [3] [7] [8]

Who Each Practice Targets

Newfront’s Executive Risk practice says it services private companies from seed through later funding rounds and describes work with over 500 publicly traded companies, without a crime-specific size rule. USI’s Business Services practice, which lists crime, says it targets building and maintenance, repair, janitorial, staffing and printing companies, citing employee errors and misconduct as one exposure. [3] [7]

Services and How You Start

Newfront says clients get 24/7 dashboard access to policies, certificates and billing, pre-populated renewal data, and integrated claims and coverage negotiation across Executive Risk. USI describes classification and exposure reviews, claim advocacy and risk control on Business Services lines, and ExecuSafe specifically checks existing crime coverage for gaps. You request a Newfront consultation from the Executive Risk page; USI points business-services inquiries to a published email inbox or a local office, and ExecuSafe inquiries to a separate Select Business inbox. Neither page publishes crime limits or retentions. [3] [7] [8]

What Should You Confirm in Newfront and USI Insurance Services Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask each broker which insurer would issue the crime policy; both public pages omit the name. [3] [7]
  • Confirm whether USI is quoting a standalone crime placement or an ExecuSafe management-liability review. [8]
  • Compare limits and retentions; neither page states them. [3] [7]
  • Ask Newfront how dashboard access and claims negotiation apply to a crime loss. [3]

Newfront reaches private companies from seed stage and more than 500 public companies, with a 24/7 dashboard but no crime-specific wording; USI names building, repair, janitorial, staffing and printing trades and can review gaps through ExecuSafe.

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 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

  4. 04
    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

  5. 05
    Crime Non-Financial Applications and Forms

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

  6. 06
    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

  7. 07
    Business Services

    USI Insurance Services · USI advises clients...and provides solutions for...Crime... · accessed 2026-09-23

  8. 08
    Protect Your Company and Personal Assets From Management Liability Risks

    USI Insurance Services · Review existing management liability policies (if any) to uncover gaps in coverage...(including employment practices liability, fiduciary liability, and crime). · accessed 2026-09-23

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