Alliance Risk vs Marsh Crime Insurance

Alliance Risk publishes small-to-large crime premium bands; Marsh describes complex crime placements from about $10 million to $110 million and social-engineering infill.

What Is Alliance Risk?

Alliance Risk describes itself as an independent commercial insurance brokerage serving complex businesses, including technology startups. Its offering includes technology E&O placement and review of existing policies. 1,2

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What Is Marsh?

Marsh is a global insurance broker and risk advisor. In the United States it places coverage through core Marsh teams and through Marsh McLennan Agency for many middle-market buyers, including technology, cyber, property, casualty and benefits programs. 5,6,7,8

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What Is Crime Insurance?

Crime insurance addresses business losses from specified theft and fraud risks, such as robbery, forgery and embezzlement. 11

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Key Differences in Crime Insurance

Scale of Placement

Alliance Risk brokers crime and gives typical annual premiums from about $500–$2,000 for small businesses up to $10,000–$50,000+ for large enterprises, without specific coverage limits. Marsh’s financial and professional liability practice places commercial crime, and Marsh McLennan Agency places crime bundled with fidelity. 3 9 10

Marsh says it has handled complex crime placements from about $10 million to $110 million (also stated as £10 million to £100 million). It does not publish a standard limit for a given account. Alliance Risk likewise does not publish specific coverage limits. 9 3

Ransomware and Social-Engineering Infill

Marsh notes that crime policies usually exclude ransomware, though most cover funds stolen by hackers, and it offers infill and top-up social-engineering cover above an existing program. Alliance Risk says cyber breach or hacking belongs on a cyber policy and excludes business-income loss unless endorsed. 9 3

How You Engage and Who Issues

You engage Marsh’s crime specialists at Marsh corporate or MMA directly; the reviewed sources describe advisor-led placement rather than an online quote. Alliance Risk’s reviewed sources likewise do not describe an online crime quote. 9 10 3

Marsh says crime definitions differ across insurers and that it does not name a specific crime carrier. Alliance Risk’s reviewed sources also do not name an issuing insurer. Marsh provides market and product education through renewal and placement. 9 3

What to Confirm in Crime Insurance Quotes

  • Ask Marsh whether MMA or Marsh corporate is placing the account and whether the limit discussion is in the $10–$110 million range it cites as experience. 9 10

  • Confirm whether you need Marsh’s social-engineering infill on top of an existing crime program. 9

  • Get the carrier from both; neither page names paper for a given placement. 9 3

  • Ask how ransomware and hacker-stolen funds would be treated on each form, given Marsh’s note that crime usually excludes ransomware. 9 3

Offering Details

Alliance Risk vs Marsh Crime Insurance: documented features by provider

CriteriaAlliance Risk Crime InsuranceMarsh Commercial Crime Insurance Brokerage
Role in This Line

Alliance Risk arranges crime insurance placements as a brokerage; the crime page describes the coverage it places rather than an Alliance-issued policy. 3,4Company-reported. Crime product page and the general brokerage disclosure on the coverage catalogue page.

Marsh's financial and professional liability practice places commercial crime insurance; Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), the middle-market subsidiary, also places crime coverage bundled with fidelity as part of its executive and professional liability practice. 9,10Company-reported. Marsh corporate commercial crime page and MMA executive and professional liability page.

Issuing Insurer

The crime insurance page does not name an issuing insurer or carrier for the coverage. 3Not publicly disclosed. Crime product page as read on 2026-09-23.

The reviewed pages do not name a specific crime insurer. Marsh says definitions and extensions for crime coverage differ across insurers and that it works to secure coverage aligned with a client's risks, implying the carrier varies by placement. 9Not publicly disclosed. Commercial crime insurance page as read on 2026-09-23.

Who It’s For

Alliance Risk lists businesses that handle cash, payments or sensitive data, companies with accounting, billing or procurement teams, nonprofits with volunteer financial oversight, and organizations in finance, retail, healthcare or logistics as common crime insurance buyers. 3Company-reported. Crime product page, Who Needs Crime Insurance? section.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Coverage Features

Alliance Risk's crime insurance page covers employee theft and embezzlement, forgery or alteration of checks or documents, fraudulent electronic funds transfer, social engineering fraud and impersonation, and burglary, robbery and safe burglary, with theft of client property available by endorsement. 3Company-reported. Crime product page, What Does Crime Insurance Cover? section; actual policy structure depends on the carrier and the policy as issued.

Alliance Risk says its crime coverage excludes business income loss from crime unless endorsed, cyber breach or hacking (which it says falls under a cyber policy instead), losses not discovered during the policy period, and dishonest acts by company owners or partners. 3Company-reported. Crime product page, What Doesn't Crime Insurance Cover? section.

Marsh lists employee white-collar fraud (including fidelity losses from trusted employees), third-party fraud, collusion, hacking or computer-related crime, social engineering fraud, and tangible asset theft as risks a commercial crime policy can address. It notes that crime policies usually exclude ransomware, though most cover direct financial losses from funds stolen by hackers. 9Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page; the page is Marsh's global/UK financial-professional-liability practice content and cites a UK-based crime leader, so figures and coverage descriptions may not reflect a US-specific program.

Limits and Retentions

Alliance Risk's crime page gives typical annual premium ranges ($500-$2,000 for small businesses up to $10,000-$50,000+ for large enterprises) but does not publish specific coverage limits, sublimits or retentions. 3Not publicly disclosed. Crime product page as read on 2026-09-23.

Marsh says its team has experience handling complex crime placements ranging from about $10 million to $110 million (also stated in GBP as £10 million to £100 million elsewhere on the page), but does not publish standard limits, retentions or premiums for a specific placement. 9Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page; a description of Marsh's placement experience range, not a quoted limit for any individual buyer.

Risk Services

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Marsh says it provides insights on emerging crime risks, claim examples, market conditions and product education throughout renewal and placement, and offers infill and top-up social engineering cover in excess of a client's existing program. 9Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page, Why Marsh section.

How to Apply

Not described in the reviewed sources.

You engage Marsh's crime specialists (Marsh corporate or MMA) directly to identify crime exposure and place coverage; the reviewed pages describe advisor-led placement rather than an online quote tool. 9,10Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance and MMA executive and professional liability pages.

Full Comparison

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Sources

Alliance Risk

  1. About Us. Alliance Risk; Our Story. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. Tech E&O Insurance. Alliance Risk; Opening placement description; Get Your Tech E&O Risk Review; What We Need for Your Quote; Policy Review. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. Crime Insurance. Alliance Risk; What Is Crime Insurance?; Who Needs Crime Insurance?; What Does Crime Insurance Cover?; What Doesn't Crime Insurance Cover?; How Much Does Crime Insurance Cost? Accessed 2026-09-23.
  4. Alliance Products. Alliance Risk; Footer brokerage disclosure: "Alliance Risk is an insurance brokerage focused on providing clients with commercial insurance across a wide array of industries.". Accessed 2026-09-23.

Marsh

  1. Marsh | Leader in risk, strategy, people, and investments. Marsh; Hero and capability tiles; FAQ: What does Marsh do?; industries served; Is Marsh the same as Marsh McLennan? January 2026 brand change. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. Compensation guide for US clients. Marsh; US broking segments; broker role; retail commissions, client fees, wholesale, insurer consulting, contingent and supplemental commissions; Marsh LLC and Marsh USA LLC; page 3: broker role and Marsh & McLennan Agency segment; page 7: copyright © 2024 Marsh LLC. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA). Marsh; Middle-market US organizations; wholly-owned subsidiary; business insurance, employee health and benefits, retirement, private client. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  4. Technology | Insurance Broking & Risk Management. Marsh; Opening Technology Practice description; practice links including data center insurance, fintech and Stratus; Talk to us. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  5. Commercial crime insurance. Marsh; Opening positioning; The crime risks businesses cannot ignore; What does commercial crime insurance cover? (employee white-collar fraud, third-party fraud, collusion, hacking, social engineering fraud, tangible asset theft); Why Marsh: complex crime placements up to $110 million. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  6. Expert Executive and Professional Liability Insurance. Marsh McLennan Agency; Our policies include D&O, E&O, EPL, commercial crime/fidelity, network security privacy risk/cyber, fiduciary, media liability, IP, architects and engineers, lawyers professional, and kidnap and ransom. Accessed 2026-09-23.

Crime Insurance Guide

  1. Commercial Insurance Guide. California Department of Insurance; Crime. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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