Newfront vs TechInsurance Fidelity Bonds

Newfront brokers fidelity bond coverage as part of its Executive Risk practice, which it groups with crime coverage under one Key Coverages entry. It negotiates placement rather than underwriting the risk. ⁵Company-reported. Executive Risk offering page; fidelity and crime are listed together, not as separately described products.

TechInsurance arranges fidelity bonds, describing them as a type of commercial crime insurance and a type of surety bond, distinct from a traditional insurance policy in that the bonding company can seek repayment from the employee responsible for a dishonest act. ⁸Company-reported. Fidelity bonds product page.

The reviewed Executive Risk page does not name the insurer or insurers that would issue a fidelity bond placed through Newfront. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23; carrier depends on the specific placement.

The reviewed page does not name a specific surety or insurer for a standard fidelity bond, though it says an ERISA fidelity bond specifically must be purchased from a surety company authorized by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. ⁸Company-reported. Fidelity bonds product page as read on 2026-09-23.

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 fidelity-specific eligibility threshold. ⁵Company-reported. Here for the Long Run section; figures describe the executive-risk practice broadly, not fidelity bonds specifically.

TechInsurance targets fidelity bonds at businesses whose employees handle sensitive financial information or access client property unsupervised, naming web hosting, project management, cleaning, healthcare and security-guard companies as example segments. ⁸Company-reported. Fidelity bonds product page, Who should get fidelity bonds? section.

Newfront lists "Fidelity and Crime" among the Key Coverages of its Executive Risk program. The page does not separately describe fidelity-specific insuring agreements such as employee-dishonesty bond limits or covered positions. ⁵Company-reported. Executive Risk page Key Coverages list; fidelity and crime are bundled in one line item.

TechInsurance says fidelity bonds cover employee fraud, theft, forgery and embezzlement against the business or its clients, and distinguishes first-party bonds (protecting the business itself) from third-party bonds (protecting clients), plus employee dishonesty, business service, janitorial and ERISA bond variants. ⁸Company-reported. Fidelity bonds product page; general policy description, not a specific bond form.

Newfront's Executive Risk page does not publish limits or retentions for fidelity bond coverage. ⁵Not publicly disclosed. Executive Risk page as read on 2026-09-23.

TechInsurance says fidelity bond costs vary widely and are typically calculated based on the total bond amount, with underwriting factors including bond type and size, industry risk, number of employees with sensitive-data access, and credit score; it does not publish a median premium for this line as it does for some other policies. ⁸Company-reported. Fidelity bonds product page, How much do fidelity bonds cost? section.

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. ⁵Company-reported. Industry-Leading Technology section; described across Executive Risk lines, not fidelity-specific.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

You start a fidelity bond placement by requesting a consultation through Newfront's Executive Risk page. ⁵Company-reported. Executive Risk page call-to-action; no online quoting or binding described.

You request fidelity bond quotes online through a short application; TechInsurance says its licensed agents can help add fidelity bonds to a broader coverage package. ⁸Company-reported. Fidelity bonds product page.

Newfront says it provides "integrated claims and coverage negotiation" for its Executive Risk lines, which would apply to a fidelity bond claim. ⁵Company-reported. The Newfront Difference section; described across Executive Risk lines, not a fidelity-specific claims workflow.

Not described in the reviewed sources.