What Cyber Insurance Requirements Apply in Tennessee?

Tennessee insurance licensees must notify the Commissioner as soon as practicable and within three business days after determining a cybersecurity event occurred when the statutory domicile, home-state, consumer-harm, or 250-resident conditions are met. The law separately requires affected-consumer notice within 45 days after the event determination when the event is reasonably likely to materially harm a Tennessee consumer.

What Is Cyber Insurance?

Cyber insurance can help pay covered response costs and claims against your business after a cyber incident. If your business relies on data, software or outside providers, compare response limits, vendor outages and approval rules. Read the national Cyber liability guide.

What Should You Watch for With Cyber Insurance in Tennessee?

  • This Reporting Rule Is for Insurance Licensees

    Tennessee’s separate Insurance Data Security Law covers licensees regulated under its insurance laws, including insurers and producers; it is not a general business breach-notice statute. Ask whether the affected policy, claim, or customer data is held by a Tennessee insurance licensee or its service provider before applying this regulator clock to an incident. 1,2

  • Qualifying Events Have a Three-Business-Day Regulator Clock

    A covered licensee reports to the Commissioner within three business days after determining an event occurred if it is an in-state domiciled insurer or home-state producer and the event likely materially harms a Tennessee consumer or operations; alternatively, the 250-or-more-resident condition requires an additional specified harm or other-regulator-report trigger. Ask the broker which party controls this insurer-only filing; it does not itself decide whether your policy pays for a loss. 1,3

  • Consumer Notice Has Its Own 45-Day Deadline

    After determining an event occurred and is reasonably likely to materially harm a consumer, the licensee must notify affected Tennessee residents whose nonpublic information was or is reasonably believed to have been acquired no later than 45 days after determination, subject to law-enforcement needs. Ask how the carrier separates this consumer notice from the earlier commissioner filing. 1,3

  • A Service Provider’s Notice Can Start the Licensee’s Clock

    For a licensee’s system maintained by a third-party service provider, the licensee’s commissioner-notice clock begins when it receives the provider’s report or otherwise has actual knowledge, whichever is sooner. Ask whether contracts require escalation before that trigger and how the insurer will update the commissioner as facts change. 1

Which Cyber Insurance Providers Have Tennessee License Records?

These providers publish a national listing for Cyber liability; the license records below name the licensed entities and roles. Some records rely on company-reported information rather than independent regulator verification. A national listing does not confirm the product is available in Tennessee. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

  • At-Bay

    Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28

    At-Bay Insurance Services LLC

    At-Bay’s license page lists P&C producer and surplus-lines broker license numbers for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. These are company disclosures and do not establish product availability in each jurisdiction. 9

    At-Bay offers primary and excess cyber insurance for businesses with revenue up to $5 billion.

  • Coalition

    Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28

    Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc.

    Coalition’s license page lists producer and surplus-lines licenses for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc. in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The page separately lists insurers; this record covers the brokerage entity only. 10

    Coalition offers cyber insurance.

  • Corgi

    Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28

    Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.

    Corgi’s company producer-license table lists 50 jurisdictions: 49 states and the District of Columbia, including DC license 3003091619. New Mexico does not appear in the table and is not included here; the omission does not establish that Corgi is unlicensed there. The company-reported table has no stated as-of date and does not establish product availability. 11

    Corgi lists cyber insurance among its business insurance offerings.

  • Hiscox

    Insurer · checked 2026-09-28

    Hiscox Insurance Company Inc.

    Hiscox’s U.S. company information states that Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is company-reported insurer authority for this entity and does not establish which company issues every Hiscox-branded product. 12

    Hiscox offers cyber insurance for small businesses.

  • TechInsurance

    Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28

    Specialty Program Group LLC

    TechInsurance’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. 14

    TechInsurance arranges cyber insurance for small businesses.

  • Vouch

    Insurance producer, Surplus-lines broker · checked 2026-09-28

    Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC

    Vouch’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. 15

    Vouch lists cyber liability in its technology-company programs.

Who Regulates Insurance in Tennessee?

Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance

TDCI regulates and licenses insurance companies, agents, brokers, surplus-lines agents, and public adjusters. Its complaint process accepts complaints about agents or companies when the policy was written in Tennessee, and its property/casualty unit reviews filed policy rates, rules, and forms. 4,5,6

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Tennessee

Reported tax rate. 5% of gross premium plus 0.175% SLAS transaction fee 7,8

For Tennessee-home-state surplus-lines policies, TDCI lists a 5% tax on gross premium and a 0.175% SLAS transaction fee on gross premium; the agent receives an invoice and pays both through SLIP. The sources reviewed do not establish that the fee is always separately charged to the policyholder or resolve guaranty-association treatment, so ask your broker to itemize charges and review the policy notice.

What Should You Ask Before Buying Cyber Insurance in Tennessee?

  1. Is the insurer or producer handling our policy data a Tennessee insurance licensee under the Insurance Data Security Law?
  2. Which statutory condition makes a Tennessee licensee report an event to the Commissioner within three business days?
  3. Who tracks the separate 45-day consumer notice after the licensee determines an event is likely to materially harm a Tennessee consumer?
  4. Do our service-provider contracts alert the licensee soon enough to meet the earliest-knowledge rule?

Cyber Insurance in Tennessee: Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly must a Tennessee insurance company report a cybersecurity event to the state?

A licensee meeting the statutory trigger must notify the Commissioner as soon as practicable and within three business days after determining an event occurred. 1,2

How long does a Tennessee insurance licensee have to notify affected consumers?

No later than 45 days after determining that a cybersecurity event occurred and is reasonably likely to materially harm a consumer, unless law-enforcement needs require longer. 1

Does Tennessee’s Insurance Data Security Law apply to every business?

No. It applies to insurance licensees governed by Tennessee insurance laws; it is distinct from generally applicable consumer data-breach requirements. 2,3

Cyber Insurance Guides for Other States

Other coverage in TennesseeEvery coverage guide for Tennessee, plus the regulator and surplus-lines details.

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