HUB International vs Newfront Crime Insurance

HUB brokers commercial crime insurance rather than underwriting the coverage itself. ⁴Company-reported. Crime insurance product page as read 2026-09-23; the page does not name an issuing insurer.

Newfront brokers crime coverage as part of its Executive Risk practice, which it groups with fidelity coverage under one Key Coverages entry. It negotiates placement rather than underwriting the risk. ⁹Company-reported. Executive Risk offering page; crime and fidelity are listed together, not as separately described products.

The crime insurance page does not name an issuing insurer; HUB places crime coverage with carriers that vary by client and placement. ⁴Not found in reviewed sources. Checked the crime insurance product page on 2026-09-23; no carrier is disclosed there.

The reviewed Executive Risk page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a crime policy placed through Newfront. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

HUB says crime coverage is available for private, public and not-for-profit organizations. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page organization-type list; not a published underwriting appetite by size or industry.

Newfront says its Executive Risk practice services private companies from seed round through every series of funding, and describes work with over 500 publicly traded companies, without a crime-specific eligibility threshold. ⁹Company-reported. Here for the Long Run section; figures describe the executive-risk practice broadly, not crime coverage specifically.

HUB lists crime coverage types it arranges as employee theft, vendor theft, forgery, asset misappropriation, computer fraud and funds transfer fraud. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page coverage list; the issued policy and its exclusions control an actual claim.

HUB cites industry statistics that organizations lose about 5% of revenue to fraud each year, that fraud often takes about 18 months to detect, and that more than 23% of fraud cases result in losses of $1 million or more, to frame the need for crime coverage. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page statistics are company-cited figures, not independently verified by Spot, and are general fraud statistics rather than HUB-specific claims data.

Newfront lists "Fidelity and Crime" among the Key Coverages of its Executive Risk program. The page does not separately describe crime-specific insuring agreements such as employee theft, computer fraud or funds-transfer fraud. ⁹Company-reported. Executive Risk page Key Coverages list; crime and fidelity are bundled in one line item.

Published policy limits, deductibles or premium information for HUB-placed crime coverage were not found on the product page. ⁴Not publicly disclosed. Checked the crime insurance product page on 2026-09-23; limits are set on the quote and declarations.

Newfront's Executive Risk page does not publish limits or retentions for crime coverage. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Newfront says clients get 24/7 access to their insurance program, including policies, certificates of insurance and billing, through its connected dashboard, and that renewal submissions use pre-populated historical data. ⁹Company-reported. Industry-Leading Technology section; described across Executive Risk lines, not crime-specific.

HUB directs prospects to connect with a broker through its business-insurance contact page; no online quote flow is described. ⁴Company-reported. Product-page call to action as read 2026-09-23.

You start a crime coverage placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's Executive Risk page. ⁹Company-reported. Executive Risk page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding described.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

Newfront says it provides "integrated claims and coverage negotiation" for its Executive Risk lines, which would apply to a crime claim. ⁹Company-reported. The Newfront Difference section; described across Executive Risk lines, not a crime-specific claims workflow.