CFC vs Cowbell Crime Insurance

CFC includes crime coverage inside its US Management Liability package. The reviewed management-liability materials do not offer it as a standalone product within that package. ^5,6Company-reported. Management-liability product page and brochure; package composition as CFC describes it.

Crime coverage is one module within Cowbell's distribution of Zurich's Select Plus management liability product; Cowbell operates the platform, Zurich underwrites the module. Zurich's own page lists 'Crime Insurance' as one of the four modules a buyer can combine. ^12,11Company-reported. Management liability page intro and module list; Zurich page module-name section.

CFC's regulatory page discloses CFC Underwriting Limited's FCA authorization and CFC's Lloyd's Syndicate 1988, managed by Asta Managing Agency Ltd, but neither the regulatory page nor the management-liability brochure names the carrier or syndicate that would issue a given US crime policy. ^4,5Not publicly disclosed. Regulatory information page and brochure as read on 2026-09-23.

Cowbell and Zurich both say the Select Plus modules, including crime, are written on Zurich admitted paper. Zurich's site footer names 'Zurich American Insurance Company' in its copyright notice, but neither page states that entity is the specific policy issuer for this module. ^12,11Company-reported. Management liability page intro; Zurich page intro and footer.

CFC's brochure lists California-domiciled business and US publicly traded companies among the risks it declines for the package that carries this crime coverage. ⁵Company-reported. Brochure's 'What we decline' list; underwriting still applies to any individual business.

Cowbell targets this crime module at private companies with under 250 employees and under $50M in assets, across the same target industries listed for the broader Select Plus product. ¹²Company-reported. FAQ 'What size accounts are targeted?' and Target industries list.

CFC's brochure describes company crime cover including employee theft, funds transfer fraud, and credit card and currency fraud. ⁵Company-reported. Brochure's 'Crime cover' description; the issued policy wording determines the actual insuring agreements and any sub-limits.

The brochure also lists client crime, meaning fraud by clients or their staff, and on-premises and off-premises theft, as part of the crime section. ⁵Company-reported. Brochure's 'Crime cover' description.

CFC separately sells crime coverage for employee infidelity and third-party fraud within its fintech package. The reviewed pages do not state whether that fintech crime coverage is the same crime coverage sold inside the management-liability package. ^7,5Company-reported. Fintech product page compared against the management-liability brochure; both accessed 2026-09-23. This does not establish overlap or difference in wording between the two products.

Cowbell describes crime coverage as protecting against losses resulting from criminal acts such as theft, fraud, and embezzlement committed by employees or third parties. ¹²Company-reported. FAQ 'What is the difference between management liability and D&O?'.

The reviewed brochure does not publish a dollar limit, sublimit or retention for crime coverage. Those figures appear only on the quote and declarations. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Brochure as read on 2026-09-23.

Neither the Cowbell page nor Zurich's own Select Plus page, both read in full, publishes crime-coverage limit or retention amounts. ^12,11Not publicly disclosed. Cowbell page and Zurich page, both read on 2026-09-23.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Neither reviewed page describes crime-specific risk-control services such as employee-dishonesty prevention programs; both describe the Select Plus product's claims backing only at the whole-product level. ^12,11Not publicly disclosed. Management liability page and Zurich page, both read on 2026-09-23.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

This crime module is accessed only by appointed Zurich E&S wholesalers through the Cowbell platform's API; it is not sold directly to businesses. ¹²Company-reported. FAQ 'How can I access the Zurich Select Plus management liability product through Cowbell?'.

CFC provides a US claim-notification route by phone, email and online form, and says a dedicated claims adjuster manages a claim from notification through resolution. ⁸Company-reported. Claims page as read on 2026-09-23; not specific to crime claim outcomes or timing.

Not described in the reviewed sources.