CFC vs Founder Shield 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.

Founder Shield is a retail insurance brokerage, described on its site as “the innovation arm of The Baldwin Group,” and places Founder Shield Crime Insurance with third-party carriers rather than underwriting the policy itself. ¹⁵Company-reported. About-us page; applies to Founder Shield's brokerage model generally, restated here for this line.

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.

Founder Shield says it places policies, including Founder Shield Crime Insurance, only with carriers rated A- or better by AM Best, chosen for the client's industry. It does not name the issuing insurer for this line; that depends on which carrier the policy is placed with. ¹¹Company-reported. General carrier-selection FAQ, not specific to this line's placements.

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.

Founder Shield calls this coverage a priority for healthcare, financial services, non-profit and manufacturing/retail companies because of their exposure to internal or external theft. ¹⁴Company-reported. Crime Insurance product page.

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.

Founder Shield lists employee dishonesty (theft or embezzlement by an identified employee), forgery or alteration of financial instruments, computer fraud, and funds-transfer fraud from social engineering as the branches of crime coverage it places. ¹⁴Company-reported. Product page; the issued policy and declarations control actual coverage.

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.

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You request Founder Shield Crime Insurance through Founder Shield's website or an insurance advisor rather than binding coverage directly; Founder Shield says its placement team then approaches carriers on the client's behalf. ^15,11Company-reported. About-us and carrier-selection pages describe the general placement process, not a line-specific application form.

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.

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