{"id":186,"date":"2014-02-13T15:27:25","date_gmt":"2014-02-13T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bfbond.com\/blog\/?p=186"},"modified":"2014-02-13T15:27:25","modified_gmt":"2014-02-13T20:27:25","slug":"crime-insurance-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/crime-insurance-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Crime Insurance what is it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">Crime Insurance<br \/>\nFor Private and Non-Profit Organizations<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p id=\"intro-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfbond.com\/?bondType=CrimeBond%252FEmployerDishonesty\" target=\"_blank\">Crime insurance<\/a> AKA Fidelity addresses the most common fidelity threats, including losses due to employee dishonesty, credit card forgery, computer fraud and theft and disappearance and destruction of property.\u00a0 With crime protection from Bernard Fleischer &amp; Sons, Inc, you can obtain a wide range of coverages to help protect your business against financial loss due to certain crimes.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"321.0250244922638\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfbond.com\/?bondType=CrimeBond%252FEmployerDishonesty\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fidelity and Crime Coverage<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"398.4833637351989\">You know and trust the people who work for you, but<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"394.91669679641717\">that trust may be misplaced. After all, one third of all<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"402.4000307006836\">employees admit to stealing from their employers. And<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"402.3666973648071\">we\u2019re not talking about the pens and paper: The median<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"285.4833551139832\">loss from employee fraud is $175,000.*<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"381.58336244583137\">Maintenance of strong, enforceable internal controls<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"378.1500288505555\">should be a priority for any entity. Yet even the best<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"356.50002719879143\">internal controls, no matter how well conceived,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"385.41669607162487\">frequently fall short of stopping a trusted employee<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"359.1500274009704\">from engaging in fraudulent activity. In fact, the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"394.5166967658998\">median time length of occupational fraud schemes is<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"403.05003075027463\">18 months, and the number one way that an employer<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"369.91669488906854\">discovers a crime is by accident.*<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"369.91669488906854\">Fidelity and Crime Coverage provides an important<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"414.1000315933226\">backstop against the actions of a thieving employee. With<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"390.9000298233032\">this coverage, your company\u2019s assets are protected at<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"404.1166974983215\">the time of a crime\u2019s discovery, regardless of whether it<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"323.51669134902954\">occurred prior to or during the policy period.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"323.51669134902954\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"234.97999999999996\"><strong>Why you need protection<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"380.4666956939697\">Employee dishonesty is costly and pervasive.A high<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"380.4666956939697\">percentage of business revenue was lost as a result<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"383.1500292320251\">of occupational fraud and abuse. And, when it comes to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"406.36669766998295\">occupational fraud and abuse, your business\u2019 size doesn\u2019t<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"142.50000000000003\">matter \u2014 no business is safe.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"142.50000000000003\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"142.50000000000003\"><strong>Claim scenarios<\/strong><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"142.50000000000003\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"216.25001649856569\"><em>Stolen inventory<\/em> \u2013additional inventory of<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"396.1000302200317\">products for alleged seasonal sales pushes. In reality, a<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"396.3000302352906\">portion of that inventory was sold \u201cout the back door\u201d<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"206.5500157585144\">unbeknownst to corporate headquarters.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"206.5500157585144\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"206.5500157585144\"><em>Embezzlement<\/em> \u2013<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"355.56669379425045\">An employee altered company deposit slips after<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"370.2500282478332\">the owner of the company had approved them. The<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"349.96669336700444\">employee would prepare two deposit slips: one<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"414.71669830703735\">depositing funds into the company\u2019s account, the other<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"386.1000294570923\">depositing funds into the employee\u2019s bank account.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"202.00001541137698\"><em>Payroll fraud<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"379.9500289878845\">A payroll employee had access to payroll checks and<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"380.68336237716676\">vacation checks. Over an eight-year period, the clerk<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"368.7000281295776\">issued duplicate checks on all legitimate employee<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"94.21667385482787\">vacation pay.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"94.21667385482787\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"214.0000163269043\"><em>False payment<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"381.7666957931518\">In less than a year, a sales supervisor located outside<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"374.7000285873414\">of the United States When customers legitimately purchased<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"404.68336420822146\">and received goods, the employee stole their payments<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"390.3833631172179\">for his own use. The employee attempted to cover up<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"406.40003100585943\">the loss by substituting fraudulent checks drawn upon<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"200.31668194961551\">other third party entities.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"200.31668194961551\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"200.31668194961551\"><em>Billing scheme<\/em><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"373.4333618240357\">Four employees colluded to defraud their employer<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"424.48336571884164\">through a phony billing scheme. The employees, including<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"418.93336529541017\">a supervisor, established fictitious vendors and submitted<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"375.4000286407471\">bills for work performed by other, genuine vendors.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_37_0\" data-canvas-width=\"341.15999999999997\">Innovative risk management services<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"366.000027923584\">To learn more about our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfbond.com\/?bondType=CrimeBond%252FEmployerDishonesty\" target=\"_blank\">fidelity and crime coverage<\/a>,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" data-angle=\"0\" data-font-name=\"g_font_36_0\" data-canvas-width=\"351.0000267791748\">talk with us 212 566-1881<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crime Insurance For Private and Non-Profit Organizations &nbsp; Crime insurance AKA Fidelity addresses the most common fidelity threats, including losses due to employee dishonesty, credit card forgery, computer fraud and theft and disappearance and destruction of property.\u00a0 With crime protection from Bernard Fleischer &amp; Sons, Inc, you can obtain a wide range of coverages to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/crime-insurance-what-is-it\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Crime Insurance what is it?<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[57,5],"tags":[58,60,59],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":187,"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186\/revisions\/187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfbond.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}