Gallagher vs Marsh Crime Insurance

Gallagher Small Business arranges Fidelity and Crime coverage with outside carriers for small-business clients; its group-level Executive and Financial Risk practice separately places the same coverage for larger accounts. Gallagher does not underwrite either policy. ^6,3Company-reported. Small-business crime product page and the group-level executive-risk practice page.

Marsh's financial and professional liability practice places commercial crime insurance; Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), the middle-market subsidiary, also places crime coverage bundled with fidelity as part of its executive and professional liability practice. ^11,12Company-reported. Marsh corporate commercial crime page and MMA executive and professional liability page.

Neither the small-business crime page nor the executive-risk practice page names the insurer that would issue a given client's crime policy. ^6,3Not publicly disclosed. Checked both pages on 2026-09-23.

The reviewed pages do not name a specific crime insurer. Marsh says definitions and extensions for crime coverage differ across insurers and that it works to secure coverage aligned with a client's risks, implying the carrier varies by placement. ¹¹Not publicly disclosed. Commercial crime insurance page as read on 2026-09-23.

Gallagher recommends this coverage for small businesses exposed to funds-transfer fraud, computer fraud, employee fraud, or destruction of personal property. ⁶Company-reported. Small-business crime product page "Do you need Fidelity and Crime insurance?" list; actual acceptance depends on underwriting.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Gallagher describes Fidelity and Crime insurance as covering losses from fraudulent or dishonest acts, including credit card forgery, computer fraud, funds-transfer fraud, employee fraud, theft and destruction of property. ⁶Company-reported. Small-business crime product page; a coverage description, not a specific policy's insuring agreement or exclusions.

Marsh lists employee white-collar fraud (including fidelity losses from trusted employees), third-party fraud, collusion, hacking or computer-related crime, social engineering fraud, and tangible asset theft as risks a commercial crime policy can address. It notes that crime policies usually exclude ransomware, though most cover direct financial losses from funds stolen by hackers. ¹¹Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page; the page is Marsh's global/UK financial-professional-liability practice content and cites a UK-based crime leader, so figures and coverage descriptions may not reflect a US-specific program.

Neither page publishes specific crime coverage limits or premium ranges. ^6,3Not publicly disclosed. Checked both pages on 2026-09-23.

Marsh says its team has experience handling complex crime placements ranging from about $10 million to $110 million (also stated in GBP as £10 million to £100 million elsewhere on the page), but does not publish standard limits, retentions or premiums for a specific placement. ¹¹Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page; a description of Marsh's placement experience range, not a quoted limit for any individual buyer.

For larger accounts, Gallagher says its methodology for setting crime coverage limits includes peer analysis using third-party databases and an exposure index developed by the Surety Association of America with the American Institute of Accountants. ³Company-reported. Group-level executive-risk practice page; not confirmed as applied to the small-business product.

Marsh says it provides insights on emerging crime risks, claim examples, market conditions and product education throughout renewal and placement, and offers infill and top-up social engineering cover in excess of a client's existing program. ¹¹Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance page, Why Marsh section.

The small-business crime page routes buyers to a Connect With An Advisor form asking for company details, business description, other coverage interests, employee count and annual revenue. ⁶Company-reported. Product page inquiry form, inspected without submission.

You engage Marsh's crime specialists (Marsh corporate or MMA) directly to identify crime exposure and place coverage; the reviewed pages describe advisor-led placement rather than an online quote tool. ^11,12Company-reported. Commercial crime insurance and MMA executive and professional liability pages.