What Digital Asset Business Insurance Requirements Apply in North Dakota?

North Dakota’s current money-transmitter chapter expressly regulates virtual-currency business activity and kiosks; kiosk operators must be licensed and submit location reports. FinCEN separately classifies personal use differently from businesses that exchange, administer, or transmit virtual currency, so give your broker the exact customer, custody, and transfer flow before comparing policy terms.

What Is Digital Asset Insurance?

Digital-asset coverage may address custody, theft and business-liability risks, but a custodian’s policy may protect the custodian rather than you. If you hold or safeguard assets, verify the insured entity, wallets, key-loss protection and valuation. Read the national Digital assets guide.

What to Watch for With Digital Asset in North Dakota

Map the State-Law Trigger
North Dakota requires kiosks to display conspicuous fraud warnings, obtain customer acknowledgment of disclosures, and follow statutory location and security conditions. Ask whether the policy covers fraud response and kiosk-site liability. ¹
Separate Licensing From Asset Protection
North Dakota’s statute protects customer entitlements in virtual currency from the licensee’s own property and creditor claims. Ask whether the policy addresses a custody shortfall and insolvency-related customer claims. ¹
Describe the Actual Service
The Department of Financial Institutions says a kiosk sale from the operator’s own reserves may not need a license if no customer custody or third-party transmission occurs. Show the broker how each transaction actually moves value. ¹

Which Digital Asset Providers Have North Dakota License Records?

No provider in our research has both a state license record and a listing for this coverage line. This does not establish that providers are unlicensed. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Who Regulates Insurance in North Dakota?

North Dakota Insurance Department

The North Dakota Insurance Department regulates insurers and producers, provides licensing and company searches, and investigates insurance complaints to assess compliance with state law and policy terms. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: 701-328-2440

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in North Dakota

Reported tax rate. 1.75% of gross premium, assessments and policy fees, less return premium, when North Dakota is home state ^6,^7,⁸

When North Dakota is the insured’s home state, the 1.75% tax applies to the entire gross premium, assessments, membership and subscriber fees, and policy or service fees on multistate policies, less return premium. North Dakota permits independent procurement only under separate statutory conditions; the policyholder should confirm whether a licensed broker placement or independent procurement applies. Nonadmitted insurers generally do not participate in state guaranty funds.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Digital Asset in North Dakota

Does this policy cover the North Dakota service and legal entity that actually receives, holds, or transfers customer assets?
How does the form treat customer property, keys, and assets held by a custodian or third-party wallet provider in North Dakota?
Are regulatory defense, fraud response, and customer claims covered when a state-specific licensing or kiosk rule affects our operation?

Digital Asset Insurance in North Dakota: Frequently Asked Questions

Is a digital-asset business required to get a license in North Dakota?

It depends on the activity. North Dakota’s current money-transmitter chapter expressly regulates virtual-currency business activity and kiosks; kiosk operators must be licensed and submit location reports. Ask the state regulator how the rule applies to your exchange, custody, and transfer functions. ¹

Does a federal money-services-business analysis settle North Dakota licensing?

No. FinCEN distinguishes personal use from business exchange or administration under federal BSA rules. For North Dakota, start with this rule: North Dakota’s current money-transmitter chapter expressly regulates virtual-currency business activity and kiosks; kiosk operators must be licensed and submit location reports. Check both analyses against your actual customer and transfer flows. ^2,¹

Does a money-transmitter license insure customer crypto in North Dakota?

No. The rule in North Dakota—North Dakota’s current money-transmitter chapter expressly regulates virtual-currency business activity and kiosks; kiosk operators must be licensed and submit location reports.—sets a regulatory boundary; it does not promise to reimburse customer token losses. Review the policy’s insured entities, covered assets, causes of loss, and custody terms. ¹

Sources for Digital Asset Insurance in North Dakota

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Money Transmitters; Virtual Currency. North Dakota Legislative Assembly; N.D.C.C. §§13-09.1-44 to -54, including virtual-currency kiosks and disclosures. Accessed 2026-09-29.
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Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; FIN-2013-G001, Users of Virtual Currency; Administrators and Exchangers of Virtual Currency. Accessed 2026-09-29.
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North Dakota Insurance Department. North Dakota Insurance Department; Official department homepage; identifies regulation of insurance and consumer/business assistance. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Print License / Search for an Agent. North Dakota Insurance Department; Official licensing page directs the public to current SBS public lookup for agent status, license number, lines and appointments; linked public lookup is up to date. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Complaints. North Dakota Insurance Department; Official complaint process; Department reviews compliance with insurance laws and policy coverage; directs online filings to state-specific SBS complaint form. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines. North Dakota Insurance Department; Current official page: ND home-state rate 1.75% on total premium including assessments and policy fees for multistate coverage; explains home-state allocation and nonadmitted insurer guaranty status. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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N.D.C.C. Chapter 26.1-44, Surplus Lines Insurance. North Dakota Legislative Branch; §26.1-44-03.1 sets 1.75% tax base, home-state rule, fee inclusion, return premiums; §§26.1-44-08 and related provisions cover placements. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines. North Dakota Insurance Department; Official page states nonadmitted insurers generally do not participate in state-created insurance guaranty funds. 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.