
COMMERCIAL CRIME
Commercial crime covers losses your business suffers from employee theft, third-party fraud, computer fraud, forgery, and theft of money or securities. Standard property excludes these; commercial crime is the fill.
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The core coverage. Reimburses business losses from theft, embezzlement, or fraudulent activity by employees. Covers cash, property, and other business assets. Limits typically $25K to $1M+ depending on business size and exposure.
Fraudulent funds transfer from spoofed emails (CEO impersonation, vendor invoice fraud), computer-system fraud, social engineering schemes. Critical given increased frequency of business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
Losses from forged checks, signatures, or altered financial documents. Covers both inside (employee) and outside (third-party) forgery.
Theft of money or securities from your business premises (inside policy) and while in transit (outside policy). Includes safe burglary, robbery, and theft from messenger.
IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS
Inventory shortages without proven theft (e.g., math errors, shrinkage from unknown causes) are typically excluded. Coverage applies to specific identified theft events, not generic inventory loss.
Theft or fraud by company executives, directors, or owners is typically excluded. Management liability (D&O) handles those exposures.
Lost profits, reputational damage, or operational disruption from a crime event are typically excluded. Only the direct property/money loss is covered.
If an employee or owner voluntarily hands over money or property because of a deception, some policies exclude this. Social engineering coverage is a specific endorsement that fills this gap.
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Commercial crime is often added as an endorsement to BOP or commercial property in our review set. Coverage Review walks through your business operations, employee count, and financial exposure to surface the right structure and limits.
Commercial crime as a standalone policy typically runs $300 to $3,000 annually for small to mid-market businesses. As an endorsement to BOP or commercial property, often $150 to $1,500. Limits scale with employee count and financial exposure. Significant additional cost for higher-risk businesses (financial services, jewelry, cash-heavy retail).
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