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New Jersey Fidelity Bonds for State-Chartered Credit Unions

New Jersey’s credit-union chartering requirements direct a new institution’s board to secure a fidelity bond against employee wrongdoing. Ask the Department of Banking and Insurance what bond limit and evidence it requires for your particular charter and operations. 1

What Is Fidelity Bonds?

Fidelity coverage can reimburse certain losses when employees steal money or property they handle. If employees manage company funds, customer property or benefit-plan assets, identify each owner and compare the required protection for each interest. Read the national Fidelity bonds guide.

New Jersey Requirements

RequirementDetails
State bond requirementRequired for credit-union charter; amount subject to regulator review 1

What to Watch for in New Jersey

  • Check Who the Bond Protects

    New Jersey’s page addresses chartering, while federal coverage rules may apply to federally insured shares. Confirm the state and federal limits together before opening or expanding. Ask the regulator or appointing institution to confirm who receives payment after a covered loss; a required bond may protect a client or institution rather than reimburse your company. 1,2

  • Match the Bond to Covered Roles

    New Jersey’s credit-union chartering requirements direct a new institution’s board to secure a fidelity bond against employee wrongdoing Ask for the named insured, covered people, dishonesty definition, and claim notice rules in the bond form before relying on it for employee access to money or client property. 1

  • Separate the Bond from Your Crime Policy

    New Jersey’s rule sets a specific bond obligation for state-chartered credit unions. Ask the agent to compare that bond with first-party employee-theft, forgery, funds-transfer, and computer-fraud coverage; confirm whether the bond limit can be used for your own loss. New Jersey’s page addresses chartering, while federal coverage rules may apply to federally insured shares. Confirm the state and federal limits together before opening or expanding.. 1,2

Who Regulates Insurance in New Jersey

New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance

New Jersey DOBI licenses insurers and producers, reviews insurance products and rates, monitors insurer solvency and responds to insurance complaints. The Property and Casualty unit regulates commercial and personal property and casualty rates, rules and forms. 3,4,5,6

Surplus-lines tax and stamping office

Reported tax rate: 5% of gross premium, less return premium New Jersey’s Department of Banking and Insurance states a 5% surplus-lines tax for policies effective on or after July 1, 2009; its FAQ also describes direct-procurement tax filing for premium allocated to New Jersey. A New Jersey surplus-lines producer generally must make a diligent effort to place the risk with authorized insurers, subject to the exportable-list and other statutory exceptions. New Jersey’s separate surplus-lines guaranty fund has narrow coverage; ordinary commercial surplus-lines claims are generally outside guaranty protection. 7,8,9

Providers With Documented State Licenses

These providers publish a national listing for Fidelity bonds; the state records document licenses for the entities and roles shown below. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in New Jersey. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

  • TechInsuranceSpecialty Program Group LLCInsurance producer · checked 2026-09-28TechInsurance’s current licensing page names Specialty Program Group LLC / SPG Insurance Solutions and lists state license numbers, but labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses” rather than identifying a license for the named agency. RI is omitted because this disclosure does not establish agency authority there; this is a search limitation, not an assertion that the company is unlicensed. The remaining state entries are company-reported and are not an insurance product availability map. 16
  • VouchVouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLCInsurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28Vouch’s licenses page, effective January 16, 2025, lists producer licenses in all 50 states and DC. Its separate surplus-lines table includes Idaho number 870820, while a footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses. Because those statements conflict for Idaho, this record keeps Idaho producer-only and does not treat the table number as established agency surplus-lines authority. The page is company-reported and does not establish product availability. 17

Questions to Ask Before You Buy in New Jersey

  1. Which statute or regulator rule makes this bond mandatory for my state-chartered credit unions business in New Jersey?
  2. Who is protected by the required bond, and are all employees, agents, officers, or committee members with access to funds included?
  3. How did you calculate the required limit for my charter, assets, premiums, or staffing structure?
  4. What claim notice, cancellation notice, and replacement-filing deadlines apply to this bond?

Fidelity Bonds in New Jersey: FAQ

Is a fidelity bond required for state-chartered credit unions in New Jersey? 1

Yes. New Jersey’s credit-union chartering requirements direct a new institution’s board to secure a fidelity bond against employee wrongdoing. Ask the Department of Banking and Insurance what bond limit and evidence it requires for your particular charter and operations. 1

How much fidelity coverage does New Jersey require? 1,2

Required for credit-union charter; amount subject to regulator review. New Jersey’s page addresses chartering, while federal coverage rules may apply to federally insured shares. Confirm the state and federal limits together before opening or expanding. 1,2

Fidelity Bonds in Other States

Other Coverage in New Jersey

Sources

  1. Credit Union Chartering. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Fidelity bond safeguard for new state-chartered credit unions. Accessed 2026-09-29.
  2. 12 CFR § 701.20. National Credit Union Administration; Federal credit-union bond requirements. Accessed 2026-09-29.
  3. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Official regulator homepage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  4. Division of Insurance. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; States that Division issues insurer/producer licenses, reviews products and rates, monitors solvency and responds to consumer concerns. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. Insurance Licensing and Education. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Official producer licensing page links to NJDOBI Licensee Search and SBS Licensee Search. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Consumer Information. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Official consumer assistance/complaints destination; DOBI hotline 800-446-7467. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  7. Surplus Lines FAQs. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Current DOBI FAQ states 5% on policies effective on/after July 1, 2009 and identifies direct-procurement filing when NJ receives an out-of-state surplus-lines premium allocation. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  8. N.J.A.C. 11:1-33.3, Surplus Lines Procurement Requirements. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; Rule requires diligent effort to place with authorized insurer except coverages on Exportable List. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  9. Surplus Lines Tax Q&A. New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance; DOBI FAQ states Surplus Lines Guaranty Fund covers medical malpractice liability and property covering owner-occupied dwellings under four units; this is narrow and not ordinary business coverage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  10. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  11. Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
  12. Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  13. About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  14. Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  15. About Risklytics. Risklytics; What we do; Who we insure; Licensing; Agency licenses table dated 2026-09-10. Accessed 2026-09-16.
  16. Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  17. Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

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