The Hartford vs Usi: Commercial Crime Insurance

The Hartford includes crime among five Private Choice Premier options for nonprofit, public and private organizations; USI Insurance Services is a broker whose business-services practice targets janitorial, staffing and repair companies, with an ExecuSafe crime review.

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

The Hartford offers crime within Private Choice Premier and a financial-institutions track; USI names service businesses such as janitorial, staffing and printing and can review existing crime coverage in ExecuSafe.

Sources consulted

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    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
    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

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    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

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    Business Services

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

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    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

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

Package Option Versus Broker Placement

The Hartford includes crime among five Private Choice Premier options, and also offers bond and commercial crime (fidelity) within its financial-institutions track. USI can arrange standalone crime or review existing coverage through ExecuSafe; its pages do not identify which insurer would issue a policy. [3] [7] [8]

Who Each Practice Names

The Hartford’s crime coverage is available to nonprofit organizations, publicly traded companies and privately held companies. USI’s Business Services practice, which lists crime, says it targets building and maintenance, repair service, janitorial, staffing and printing companies. [3] [7]

Coverage Description and Extra Work

The Hartford describes employee theft, forgery or robbery, with a cash-register example. USI lists crime among coverages it places and says ExecuSafe checks existing crime coverage for gaps, with classification and exposure reviews, claim advocacy and risk control across Business Services lines. USI directs business-services inquiries to a published email inbox or a local office, and ExecuSafe inquiries to a Select Business inbox. USI’s pages do not publish crime limits or retentions. [3] [7] [8]

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

  • Ask The Hartford which product track the crime quote sits on. [3]
  • Ask USI for the issuing insurer and whether ExecuSafe is part of the engagement. [7] [8]
  • Compare how each quote describes theft, forgery and related fraud against The Hartford’s cash-register example and USI’s employee-theft description. [3] [7]
  • Get limits and retentions from USI; its reviewed pages leave those figures off. [7]

Crime coverage

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 ↗

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 ↗

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