Insurance Marketplace Realities 2024 – Fidelity/crime

Rate predictions: Fidelity/crime

	Trend	Range
Fidelity bond		Flat
Commercial crime		Flat

According to SFAA data, the net loss ratio for writers of fidelity bonds is typically below (and in many cases well below) 50%.

• Insurers with primary or otherwise meaningful participation on the management and/or professional liability lines are making a concerted effort to also participate on the fidelity/crime program.
• Writing fidelity/crime allows insurers to diversify their portfolio with a line of business that is generally more profitable than others.

The fidelity/crime market is experiencing an increasing amount of competition.

• Insurers who have historically only written management and professional liability coverages are now filing fidelity/crime forms.
• While primary markets remain limited for large/complex risks, ample competition exists on small to mid-sized accounts.
• Excess remains highly attractive business and continues to be competitively priced.

Social-engineering fraud (SEF) continues to drive a high frequency of low severity loss activity.

• In most cases, social engineering coverage remains sub-limited within the fidelity/crime policy.
• An effective way to increase the SEF limits is through the excess, because most insurers are willing to provide a drop down sublimit.
• Limited appetite in the market to extend social engineering beyond the loss of funds to also cover the loss of property.
• The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) recently noted a rising trend in the relationship between social engineering fraud and the real estate sector, with scams targeting all participants in real estate transactions, including buyers, sellers, real estate attorneys, title companies and escrow agents.

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