Coverdash vs Travelers Fidelity Bonds

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.

Travelers lists ERISA fidelity as one of its Management & Professional Liability products, and separately lists ERISA Fidelity among the bond types it provides on its surety bond page. ^8,9Company-reported. Management & Professional Liability product list and Surety Bonds product list.

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.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

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.

Travelers offers ERISA fidelity coverage as part of a product suite that also covers private companies, public companies, nonprofit organizations and financial institutions, but the reviewed pages do not name specific eligible business sizes or industries for the ERISA fidelity product itself. ⁸Not publicly disclosed. Management & Professional Liability Insurance page general eligibility statement.

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.

Travelers describes ERISA fidelity insurance as covering an employee benefit plan against losses caused by acts of fraud or dishonesty, such as theft, embezzlement or forgery, by the people who handle plan funds. ⁸Company-reported. Management & Professional Liability Insurance page, ERISA fidelity insurance entry; exact terms and required minimum bond amounts are set by ERISA and the issued bond.

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.

Neither reviewed page publishes bond amounts, premiums or terms for ERISA fidelity coverage; federal ERISA rules set minimum bonding requirements, but Travelers' specific offer would appear on a quote. ^8,9Not found in reviewed sources. Management & Professional Liability and Surety Bonds pages as read on 2026-09-23.

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.

ERISA fidelity coverage is bought through a Travelers independent agent. ⁹Company-reported. Surety Bonds page "Find an insurance agent" call to action.