Commercial crime insurance covers a business against direct financial losses that arise as a result of theft and fraud by employees, computer fraud, loss due to a computer virus, electronic data loss, extortion, fraudulent transfer instructions or third-party impersonation fraud, among other things.
The Insurer shall indemnify the Insured for all Financial Loss and/or Property Loss sustained by any Insured as a direct result of any Criminal
Act, which is first Discovered during the Insurance Period.
The risks of crime have become increasingly global. The developments in technology ensure businesses are now more than ever, faced with not only an increased exposure to commercial crime but a huge variety of different ways coming through from many different ways. Thieves and fraudsters can include internal employees, external sources, or a combination of the two working together for their own personal gain.