Chubb vs Lockton Crime Insurance

Chubb underwrites Crime Insurance as one of seven coverage parts within its ForeFront Portfolio for private companies, not-for-profit and healthcare organizations, insuring against theft and embezzlement by trusted employees and outsiders. ⁴Company-reported. ForeFront Portfolio Crime Insurance product sheet.

Lockton places Crime and Fidelity insurance to protect businesses against financial losses from theft, fraud, forgery and embezzlement by employees or third parties; it describes this as a brokered program, not a policy Lockton underwrites. ⁹Company-reported. Crime and Fidelity product page as read 2026-09-23.

Chubb's Crime Insurance product sheet states that insurance is provided by ACE American Insurance Company and its U.S.-based Chubb underwriting company affiliates. ⁴Company-reported. Product sheet insurer-disclosure footer; product and jurisdiction can still change which Chubb affiliate issues a given policy.

The page does not name the insurers Lockton places crime and fidelity coverage with. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Crime and Fidelity page checked 2026-09-23.

On Chubb Marketplace, the ForeFront Portfolio's target underwriting appetite is organizations with fewer than 250 employees and less than $50 million in revenue. ⁴Company-reported. Online Ease section; applies to Marketplace-quoted ForeFront business generally, not exclusively Crime coverage.

Lockton says crime coverage is relevant to nonprofit, private and public organizations of any sector, and calls out small businesses as particularly exposed because they often lack fraud-prevention and auditing resources. It also notes financial institutions are frequently required to carry a financial institution bond, distinct from general crime coverage. ⁹Company-reported. Crime and Fidelity product page as read 2026-09-23.

Chubb lists social engineering fraud, employee theft (including temporary and contracted workers), client theft of a client's money or property by an employee, and funds transfer fraud for losses from fraudulent electronic transfers unreimbursed by the insured's bank. ⁴Company-reported. Crime Risks: Real & Rising list; illustrated with claim scenarios, not policy wording.

Lockton lists the claim types a crime and fidelity program is meant to address: employee theft, forgery or alteration of negotiable instruments, theft on or off premises, computer fraud, counterfeit currency, and social engineering (impersonation) fraud involving customers, vendors or employees. ⁹Company-reported. Product page as read 2026-09-23; a capability/claim-type list, not a specimen policy.

The reviewed product sheet illustrates claim scenarios with losses ranging from over $100,000 to over $1 million but does not publish specific policy limits, sublimits or retentions for Crime coverage. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Crime Insurance product sheet as read on 2026-09-23; illustrative claim examples, not policy terms.

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The ForeFront Portfolio, including Crime coverage, is available on Chubb Marketplace, Chubb's platform for quoting, binding and issuing business digitally. ^4,5Company-reported. Online Ease section; agents and brokers use Marketplace to place the policy.

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Lockton says its Professional & Executive Risk Claims team, which integrates insurance and claims counsel within the broking team rather than treating claims advocacy as a separate profit center, handles Crime and Fidelity claims. ⁹Company-reported. Product page as read 2026-09-23. Describes Lockton's advocacy role, not an insurer's claim-paying obligation.