CFC vs Embroker Crime Insurance

CFC includes crime in a US management-liability package; Embroker sells a standalone commercial crime policy and lists named exclusions.

What Is CFC Insurance?

CFC provides specialty insurance through an MGA model, with technology products for startups through multinational businesses. Its U.S. technology materials describe combined liability and cyber protection, while California eligibility requires product-specific confirmation. 1,2,3,4

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What Is Embroker?

Embroker is a business insurance broker and online platform serving startups, technology companies and professional-services firms, with proprietary programs and broker-assisted placements. 9,10,11

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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. 13

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Key Differences in Crime Insurance

How Crime Is Sold

CFC includes crime inside its US Management Liability package; the reviewed management-liability materials do not offer it as a standalone product within that package. Embroker sells commercial crime as a standalone policy and says smaller businesses sometimes add crime as an endorsement to a BOP or a D&O policy instead. 5 12

Named Agreements

CFC’s brochure describes company crime including employee theft, funds-transfer fraud, and credit-card and currency fraud, plus client crime and on- or off-premises theft. Embroker lists employee theft (including shoplifting, embezzlement and larceny), third-party theft, forgery, digital fraud, money laundering, counterfeit currency and social-engineering fraud. 5 12

Exclusions

Embroker says the policy excludes loss of income, indirect losses, crimes by executives or partners in coordination with employees, third-party liabilities from crime losses, and cybercrime losses involving stolen patents, trade secrets or customer lists. CFC’s brochure does not publish an exclusion list for the crime section. 12 5

Eligibility

CFC’s brochure lists California-domiciled business and US publicly traded companies among declined risks for the package that carries this crime coverage. Embroker points to businesses that hire part-time staff, handle cash or inventory, or handle customer data and digital transactions as more exposed. 5 12

What to Confirm in Crime Insurance Quotes

  • Ask Embroker whether crime is standalone or endorsed onto a BOP or a D&O policy, and which exclusions apply. 12
  • Ask CFC whether the quote is the management package or the fintech package, and whether California or public-company status is a decline. 5 7
  • Ask Embroker whether the quote is a crime policy or a fidelity bond. 12
  • Get limits, retentions and the issuing carrier from both. 5 4 12

Offering Details

CFC vs Embroker Crime Insurance: documented features by provider

CriteriaCFC CrimeEmbroker Commercial Crime Insurance
Role in This Line

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.

Embroker sells commercial crime as a standalone policy and says smaller businesses sometimes add crime coverage as an endorsement to a BOP or a directors and officers policy instead. 12Company-reported. Product-page description; not a statement about the issuing insurer.

Issuing Insurer

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.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Who It’s For

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.

Embroker points to businesses that hire part-time staff, handle cash transactions, manage inventory or expensive equipment, or handle customer data and digital transactions as more exposed and more likely to need the coverage. 12Company-reported. Product-page 'Who benefits most' section; not a formal underwriting appetite statement.

Coverage Features

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.

Embroker lists coverage for employee theft (including shoplifting, embezzlement and larceny), third-party theft, forgery, digital fraud, money laundering, counterfeit currency and social engineering fraud. 12Company-reported. Product-page What's covered section; the issued policy and declarations control.

Embroker says the policy excludes loss of income, indirect losses, crimes committed by executives or partners in coordination with employees, third-party liabilities from crime losses, and cybercrime losses involving stolen patents, trade secrets or customer lists. 12Company-reported. Product-page What's not included section.

Embroker distinguishes fidelity bonds from crime insurance: it says a crime policy typically carries higher limits, while a fidelity bond can reimburse customers who suffer crime-related damages. 12Company-reported. Product-page FAQ comparing fidelity bonds and commercial crime insurance.

Limits and Retentions

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.

Embroker says crime insurance pricing depends on factors like employee count and locations, revenue, office security measures and financial controls, and that fidelity bonds typically cost 0.5% to 2% of the bond value; it does not publish standard policy limits. 12Company-reported. Product-page 'What does Commercial Crime insurance cost?' section.

How to Apply

Not described in the reviewed sources.

The reviewed crime page does not describe a dedicated online quote flow for crime insurance the way Embroker's BOP and general liability pages do; it directs buyers to a general 'Get a Quote' link. 12Not publicly disclosed. Product page as read on 2026-09-23.

Claims Support

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.

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Sources

CFC

  1. About CFC. CFC; Matt Taylor biography: independent MGA and Syndicate 1988. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  2. Technology. CFC; Introduction; Technology key features; Digitally traded. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  3. Technology — United States product brochure. CFC; Page 1: coverage sections, including Products and services liability; Response app highlights; Limits and deductibles. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  4. Regulatory information. CFC; CFC Underwriting Limited; CFC Lloyd's Syndicate 1988. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  5. Management liability — United States product brochure. CFC; Crime cover; At a glance: What we like; What we decline; What else is in the policy? Accessed 2026-09-23.
  6. Management liability. CFC; Our management liability products: Management liability, Side A DIC. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  7. Fintech insurance. CFC; What does CFC's fintech policy cover? Crime coverage for employee infidelity and third-party fraud. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  8. Claims. CFC; Notify a claim or cyber incident; We're in it with you. Accessed 2026-09-23.

Embroker

  1. Embroker. Embroker; Industry navigation; quote and sign-in links; coverage options; footer availability qualification. Accessed 2026-09-15.
  2. Terms And Conditions. Embroker; Introduction; §§2A–B Insurance services, 13 Applications and quotes, 15 Insurance companies and underwriting guidelines, 16 Certificates, 21 Surplus lines products, 22 Payments. Accessed 2026-09-15.
  3. Embroker Access. Embroker; EMIS announcement; appointed-broker quoting, binding and issuance; product links; footer identifies Embroker Insurance Services, LLC. Accessed 2026-09-15.
  4. Commercial Crime Insurance: Coverage & Policies. Embroker; Why it's essential; Who needs this coverage; What is Commercial Crime insurance?; What's covered; What's not included; What's the difference between Fidelity Bonds and Commercial Crime insurance?; What does Commercial Crime insurance cost? Accessed 2026-09-23.

Crime Insurance Guide

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

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