Newfront vs Zurich: Commercial Crime Insurance

Newfront brokers crime for private companies from seed round onward, starting with a consultation; Zurich U.S. offers standalone or package crime for public and private companies, with crime-risk assessments.

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

Newfront lists Fidelity and Crime within Executive Risk and offers dashboard access and claims negotiation for its executive-risk clients. Zurich details employee theft and transfer-fraud triggers and offers a separate crime-risk assessment.

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
    Commercial Crime & Fidelity Insurance Coverage | Zurich U.S.

    Zurich U.S. · Crime product, standalone/package availability, loss examples, risk assessment services · accessed 2026-09-28

What Are the Key Differences Between Newfront and Zurich U.S. Crime Insurance?

Crime detail and transfer-fraud wording

Newfront lists “Fidelity and Crime” among its Executive Risk coverages but does not separately describe employee theft, computer fraud or funds-transfer terms. Zurich describes employee theft or forgery and defines computer and funds-transfer fraud around direct losses from specified transactions. A buyer should not infer that the Newfront label includes every trigger shown by Zurich; request the actual carrier form and endorsements. [3] [7]

Brokerage support and policy access

Newfront says executive-risk clients can access policies, certificates and billing through its dashboard, and it provides integrated claims and coverage negotiation. Zurich’s crime record instead describes a risk-assessment service with vulnerability recommendations. Ask whether Newfront’s claims support applies to a crime loss and what prevention deliverable Zurich includes; these offerings support different stages of managing the risk. [3] [7]

Fit and policy structure

Newfront describes Executive Risk clients ranging from seed-stage private companies to publicly traded organizations, without a crime-specific eligibility threshold. Zurich offers standalone or packaged crime coverage for public and private companies. Ask Newfront how it selects a crime carrier for your organization and ask Zurich which product form and package are available for your size and operations. [3] [7]

What Should You Confirm in Newfront and Zurich U.S. Crime Insurance Quotes?

  • Ask Newfront for the crime form’s treatment of employee theft, computer fraud, social engineering and transfer fraud; compare Zurich’s direct-loss trigger. [3] [7]
  • Ask whether Newfront’s claims negotiation covers crime and whether Zurich’s risk assessment is included with the offered policy. [3] [7]

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 ↗

Zurich U.S.

  • eligibility: Zurich offers commercial crime insurance as standalone policies and as package solutions for public and private companies. Zurich U.S. brand; issuer varies by product/state; Commercial Crime Insurance; United States. Product structure and company class only; terms, underwriting and availability vary.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Zurich describes employee-theft coverage for direct loss or damage to money, securities or property caused by employee theft or forgery. Zurich U.S. brand; issuer varies by product/state; Commercial Crime Insurance; United States. Summary only; form definitions, exclusions, limits and conditions control.company-reportedSource ↗
  • coverage: Zurich describes computer-fraud losses as loss of or damage to money, securities or property resulting directly from computer use to fraudulently cause a transfer originating from the insured’s business or banking premises. It separately describes Funds Transfer Fraud as direct loss of money or securities from fraudulent instructions to a financial institution to transfer funds from the insured’s transfer account. Policy forms govern. Zurich U.S. brand; issuer varies by product/state; Commercial Crime Insurance; United States. These are the page’s summary descriptions, not policy definitions. Actual definitions, causation requirements, exclusions and limits are in policy forms.company-reportedSource ↗
  • services: Zurich Resilience Solutions offers crime-risk assessment services intended to identify vulnerabilities, followed by specialist recommendations for crime resilience. Zurich U.S. brand; exact risk-service provider/issuer relationship not mapped; Commercial Crime Insurance risk-assessment service; United States. Company-described service; no guarantee of loss prevention and no insured coverage grant.company-reportedSource ↗

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