Coverdash vs Marsh Fidelity Bonds

Coverdash catalogs a standalone employee-dishonesty bond; Marsh treats fidelity as part of commercial crime, not a separate product.

What Is Coverdash Insurance?

Coverdash is an insurance brokerage and digital platform for small businesses, startups and e-commerce sellers. Buyers can compare quotes, purchase policies and manage coverage directly or through an embedded partner service. 1,2,3

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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 Are Fidelity Bonds?

Fidelity bonds and employee-dishonesty policies address losses caused by dishonest employees, within the limits and terms purchased. 11

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Key Differences in Fidelity Bonds

Separate Bond Versus Crime Bundle

Coverdash presents fidelity as its own bond type on a surety catalog, described in one line as protecting clients against employee dishonesty. Marsh does not present a standalone fidelity-bond product on the pages reviewed; it folds fidelity into commercial crime, and MMA lists “commercial crime/fidelity” as one executive-and-professional-liability item. 4 10 9

What Each Firm Says the Cover Responds To

Coverdash’s wording is about loss from employee dishonesty affecting clients. Marsh describes employee white-collar fraud—trusted staff exploiting systems for personal gain—as a commercial-crime risk, and says those fidelity losses make up about half of the crime-policy notifications in its data. 4 9

How You Engage Each Firm

Coverdash describes a fully digital quote-to-purchase path that includes the fidelity option. Marsh’s reviewed pages send you to a Marsh or MMA crime-and-fidelity specialist, because the cover is placed with commercial crime rather than through a separate application. Neither names the issuing insurer. 4 9 10

What to Confirm in Fidelity Bonds Quotes

  • Ask Coverdash whether you need a surety-style fidelity bond or a commercial crime policy, and which carrier would issue it. 4
  • Ask Marsh whether the placement is a crime policy with employee-fidelity coverage, a standalone fidelity bond, or both. 9 10
  • Confirm who the named insured is: Coverdash’s card speaks to protecting clients; Marsh’s crime page speaks to employee fraud against the business. 4 9
  • Get limits, retentions and the issuing insurer from both quotes; neither public page publishes them. 4 9

Offering Details

Coverdash vs Marsh Fidelity Bonds: documented features by provider

CriteriaCoverdash Fidelity BondsMarsh Fidelity Coverage
Role in This Line

Coverdash arranges fidelity bonds as a broker rather than an insurer, placing coverage with a carrier under its standard brokerage terms. 3,4Company-reported. General brokerage terms applied to the fidelity-bonds card on the surety-bond page; not specific to any one carrier or state.

Marsh does not sell fidelity coverage as a separate product line in the pages reviewed. It bundles fidelity with commercial crime insurance, and MMA lists "commercial crime/fidelity" together as one item in its executive and professional liability practice. 10,9Company-reported. MMA executive and professional liability page and Marsh's commercial crime page.

Issuing Insurer

The surety-bond page does not name the insurer that issues fidelity bonds. 4Not publicly disclosed. Reviewed surety-bond page as of 2026-09-23; the page describes coverage without naming a specific carrier.

The reviewed pages do not name a specific insurer for fidelity or crime/fidelity coverage. 9,10Not publicly disclosed. Commercial crime insurance and MMA executive and professional liability pages as read on 2026-09-23.

Who It’s For

The surety-bond page's eligibility description (contractors, licensed trades and businesses bidding on contracts) is written for surety bonds generally and does not separately describe who needs a fidelity bond specifically. 4Not found in reviewed sources. Page-level eligibility text is shared across all four bond types on the page; it was not written specifically for employee-dishonesty coverage.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Coverage Features

Coverdash's surety-bond page describes fidelity bonds in a single line as protecting clients against loss from employee dishonesty; it does not have a dedicated fidelity-bond product page. 4Company-reported. One catalog card on the surety-bond page, not a full product description. Fidelity bonds are a distinct crime-type coverage rather than a three-party surety guarantee, even though Coverdash lists them on the same page as its surety bonds.

Marsh describes employee white-collar fraud, meaning fidelity losses caused by trusted employees who exploit systems for personal gain, as one of the risks a commercial crime policy addresses; it says these losses make up about half of the crime-policy notifications in its data. 9Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page; a fidelity-specific policy form was not identified as a distinct product from crime coverage.

Limits and Retentions

The surety-bond page does not publish specific limit or bond-amount figures for fidelity bonds. 4Not publicly disclosed. Reviewed surety-bond page as of 2026-09-23; figures are quote-specific and not shown on the public page.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

How to Apply

Coverdash describes a fully digital quote-to-purchase process on its surety-bond page, which includes the fidelity-bond option among its four bond types. 4Company-reported. Product-page company information and cross-sell section.

You would engage a Marsh or MMA crime and fidelity specialist directly, since fidelity is placed together with commercial crime rather than through a separate application path in the reviewed pages. 9,10Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance and MMA executive and professional liability pages.

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Sources

Coverdash

  1. Frequently Asked Questions. Coverdash; Getting a quote & buying coverage; Claims & certificates; Billing & managing your policy; About Coverdash. Accessed 2026-09-15.
  2. About Us. Coverdash; How Coverdash Works: direct and embedded channels; Our Investors. Accessed 2026-09-15.
  3. Terms And Conditions. Coverdash; "Coverdash does not provide any underwriting services"; broker/agent of record designation. Accessed 2026-09-23.
  4. Surety Bonds. Coverdash; Types of Coverage card 04, Fidelity bonds: "Protect clients against loss from employee dishonesty". 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; Employee white-collar fraud: Marsh data shows around 50% of crime policy notifications are for employee fidelity losses, involving trusted employees who exploit systems for personal gain. 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.

Fidelity Bonds Guide

  1. Glossary of Insurance Terms. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Fidelity; Surety Bond. Accessed 2026-09-16.

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