Newfront vs Travelers 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.

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. ^9,10Company-reported. Management & Professional Liability product list and Surety Bonds product list.

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.

Not described in the reviewed sources.

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.

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. ⁹Not publicly disclosed. Management & Professional Liability Insurance page general eligibility statement.

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.

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. ⁹Company-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.

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.

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. ^9,10Not found in reviewed sources. Management & Professional Liability and Surety Bonds pages as read on 2026-09-23.

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.

ERISA fidelity coverage is bought through a Travelers independent agent. ¹⁰Company-reported. Surety Bonds page "Find an insurance agent" call to action.

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.