What Cyber Insurance Requirements Apply in Vermont?

Vermont data collectors must notify affected consumers within 45 days after discovering or receiving notice of a breach, while the initial Attorney General or Department of Financial Regulation report is due within 14 business days. Starting January 1, 2027, Vermont will also apply a separate breach-notice section to data brokers, with its own 45-day consumer and 14-business-day Attorney General clocks.

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 Vermont?

The Regulator Report Starts Before the Consumer Deadline
Most data collectors must send the Attorney General or, if regulated by the Department of Financial Regulation, the Department the breach and discovery dates plus a preliminary description within 14 business days after discovery or when consumer notice goes out, whichever is sooner. Ask who owns this earlier filing and how the insurer or incident vendor will supply the count and facts in time. ¹
Insurance Licensees Report to Vermont DFR
If the data collector is regulated by Vermont DFR under Title 8 or Title 9, it reports to DFR rather than the Attorney General; its notice to consumers still follows the Security Breach Notice Act. Ask whether your insurer or another party holding your data falls into that regulator route and who coordinates its notice with yours. ¹
A Separate Data-Broker Rule Starts in 2027
Act 138 takes effect for its chapter 62 amendments on January 1, 2027. Its new §2436 covers a data broker’s unauthorized acquisition, or reasonable belief of acquisition, of more than one instance of unencrypted, unredacted or otherwise unreadable brokered personal information; it excludes qualifying good-faith employee or agent acquisition for a legitimate business purpose. Covered brokers then have 45 days for consumer notice and 14 business days for an initial Attorney General report. Ask the broker to confirm whether your business and data meet those statutory definitions before that section takes effect. ²
DFR Licensees Have a Credit-Agency Exception
When one incident requires notice to more than 1,000 consumers, the usual nationwide consumer-reporting-agency filing does not apply to a person licensed or registered under Title 8 by DFR. Ask which entity is the statutory data collector and whether it is licensed or registered; the exception does not remove the separate consumer and regulator notices. ^1,²

Which Cyber Insurance Providers Have Vermont 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 Vermont. 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. ⁸
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. ⁹
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. ¹⁰
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. ¹¹
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. ¹³
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. ¹⁴
Vouch lists cyber liability in its technology-company programs.

Who Regulates Insurance in Vermont?

Vermont Department of Financial Regulation

The Vermont Department of Financial Regulation administers Vermont insurance laws, oversees insurers and insurance producers within its authority, and provides regulatory and consumer resources. You can use the department's complaint process to raise an insurance issue and its licensing resources to check insurance professionals. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Vermont

Reported tax rate. 3% of premium ^6,⁷

The NAIC's state chart lists a 3% of premium charge for surplus-lines coverage for Vermont (the chart's state entries were reviewed in October 2025). Your broker may collect the applicable amount with the premium. Surplus-lines insurers are not licensed in the state and generally are outside state guaranty-association protection; ask your broker to explain the insurer's financial protections and any diligent-search requirement that applies to your placement.

What Should You Ask Before Buying Cyber Insurance in Vermont?

Which Vermont party owns the 14-business-day Attorney General or DFR report, and who supplies it with incident facts?
Is the data collector a DFR-regulated insurance licensee, and which regulator receives the report?
Will our business meet Vermont’s data-broker definition when Act 138 takes effect on January 1, 2027?
If more than 1,000 Vermont consumers need notice, does the DFR credit-agency exception apply to the actual data collector?

Cyber Insurance in Vermont: Frequently Asked Questions

How long does a Vermont business have to notify people after a data breach?

No later than 45 days after discovery or notification to the data collector, subject to law-enforcement and system-restoration delays. ¹

When must a Vermont business report a breach to the state?

Within 14 business days after discovery, or when it provides consumer notice, whichever comes first; DFR-regulated data collectors report to DFR and others report to the Attorney General. ¹

Does Vermont have a separate breach law for data brokers?

Yes, starting January 1, 2027, Act 138 adds a separate data-broker breach section with a 45-day consumer notice period and a 14-business-day preliminary Attorney General report. ²

Sources for Cyber Insurance in Vermont

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Vermont Statutes Online, 9 V.S.A. §2435 — Notice of security breaches. Vermont General Assembly; §2435(b)(1)–(4), (c), (d), (e), (g); page says statutes include actions of 2025 session; 45-day, 14-business-day, recipient and >1,000 rules; accessed 2026-09-28. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Vermont Act 138 (2026), An act relating to data brokers and personal information. Vermont General Assembly; Secs. 1 and 5(a); enacted June 16, 2026; §2436(a)(2)(A)-(B) defines data-broker breach and employee exception, §2436(b)(1)-(2) sets 45-day/14-business-day notices; Jan. 1, 2027 effective date; accessed 2026-09-28. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. Vermont Department of Financial Regulation; Official regulator website; insurance oversight and consumer/professional resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Department Directory. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Vermont Department of Financial Regulation entry; official contact and website listing. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licensing Center. National Insurance Producer Registry; State producer licensing and lookup resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines Insurance Premium Taxes. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; VT row; state surplus-lines premium-tax rate reviewed October 2025. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Guaranty Associations & Funds. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Coverage of claims from insolvencies of insurers licensed in a state; surplus-lines insurers are nonadmitted. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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Licenses and Carriers. Coalition; Licenses and Carriers, re-read 22 September 2026: Insurance Licenses table for Coalition Insurance Solutions, Inc., national producer number 18419475, with producer and surplus-lines numbers for all 50 states and DC including California 0L76155, Georgia 196479, Texas 2199630 and 2205589, Pennsylvania 815731 and 817452, Colorado 539028 and Wisconsin 3000108852. Insurance Carriers table naming, with NAIC numbers, Allianz Underwriters Insurance Company 36420, Arch Specialty Insurance Company 21199, Ascot Specialty Insurance Company 45055, Ascot Insurance Company 23752, Aspen Specialty Insurance Company 10717, Chaucer Insurance Company DAC, Coalition Insurance Company 29530, Fireman's Fund Indemnity Corporation 11380, Fortegra Specialty Insurance Company 16823, Lloyd's of London, MSIG Specialty Insurance USA Inc. 34886, MS Transverse Specialty Insurance Company 41807, Steadfast Insurance Company 26387, Vantage Risk Specialty Insurance Company 16275 and Zurich American Insurance Company 16535. Accessed 2026-09-22.
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Insurance Producer Licenses. Corgi Insurance; Current complete Insurance Producer Licenses table for Corgi Insurance Services, Inc.; 50 rows covering 49 states and DC (DC 3003091619); no New Mexico row; no NPN or as-of date shown. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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About Hiscox US Insurance. Hiscox; Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. NAIC 10200 as Chicago, IL domiciled insurer admitted or licensed in all 50 states and D.C.; Hiscox Inc. as general agent and Lloyd’s coverholder for Syndicates 33 and 3624; surplus-lines placements through licensed surplus-lines brokers; A.M. Best rating statement. Accessed 2026-09-16.
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Licenses. ERGO NEXT Insurance; Current entity-by-state license table reopened 28 September 2026: 50 rows under Next First Insurance Agency, Inc., including Washington, DC; New York rows instead list Next Insurance Services PC-1423070 and AP Intego BR-1198885. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Licenses by State. TechInsurance; Current state table; identifies TechInsurance as a division of Specialty Program Group LLC d/b/a SPG Insurance Solutions; lists DC 3000041536 and labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses,” without an agency license number. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licenses. Vouch; Effective 16 January 2025: Vouch Specialty Insurance Services, LLC, NPN 19926463; P&C table (50 states and DC); surplus-lines table includes Idaho 870820; footnote says Georgia and Idaho do not issue agency-level surplus-lines licenses; Idaho retained as producer-only due to conflict. Accessed 2026-09-15.

What Cyber Insurance Requirements Apply in Vermont?

What Is Cyber Insurance?

What Should You Watch for With Cyber Insurance in Vermont?

The Regulator Report Starts Before the Consumer Deadline

Insurance Licensees Report to Vermont DFR

A Separate Data-Broker Rule Starts in 2027

DFR Licensees Have a Credit-Agency Exception

Which Cyber Insurance Providers Have Vermont License Records?

At-Bay

Coalition

Corgi

Hiscox

TechInsurance

Vouch