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Digital asset business insurance in Oregon

Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation says businesses transferring digital currency from one person to another must be licensed as money transmitters. 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. 1,2

What Is Digital Assets?

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 in Oregon

  • Map the State-Law Trigger

    Oregon law defines monetary value to include a medium that substitutes for currency, and the regulator applies licensing to digital-currency transfer businesses. Map sender, recipient, and wallet control for the broker. 1

  • Separate Licensing From Asset Protection

    Oregon money-transmitter applicants must provide a surety bond and maintain at least $100,000 in net worth, according to DFR. Ask the broker to separate this statutory security from coverage for cyber theft or customer claims. 1

  • Describe the Actual Service

    Oregon bars bad-faith patent assertions, but that rule concerns IP litigation rather than digital-asset operations. For this policy, focus your application on customer assets, transaction control, and third-party dependencies. 1

Who Regulates Insurance in Oregon

Oregon Division of Financial Regulation

DFR handles complaints about most insurance lines and provides Oregon license checks for agents, agencies, and insurers. You can use its consumer complaint form if an insurer or agent is not following Oregon law or rules. 3,4,5

Surplus-lines tax and stamping office

Reported tax rate: 2% of Oregon-home-state gross premiums, plus 0.3% on premium or fees for fire marshal For Oregon-home-state risks, the surplus-lines licensee must collect a 2% tax on gross premiums and a 0.3% fire-marshal tax on premium or fees, in addition to the premium. Oregon requires the policy to warn that losses will not be paid by the state guaranty fund; the exempt-commercial-purchaser search exception requires admitted-market disclosure and a written request. 6,7,8,9

Surplus Line Association of Oregon

Providers With Documented State Licenses

No provider in Spot’s research documents both a state license record and 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.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy in Oregon

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

Digital Assets in Oregon: FAQ

Is a digital-asset business required to get a license in Oregon? 1

It depends on the activity. Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation says businesses transferring digital currency from one person to another must be licensed as money transmitters. Ask the state regulator how the rule applies to your exchange, custody, and transfer functions. 1

Does a federal money-services-business analysis settle Oregon licensing? 2,1

No. FinCEN distinguishes personal use from business exchange or administration under federal BSA rules. For Oregon, start with this rule: Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation says businesses transferring digital currency from one person to another must be licensed as money transmitters. Check both analyses against your actual customer and transfer flows. 2,1

Does a money-transmitter license insure customer crypto in Oregon? 1

No. The rule in Oregon—Oregon’s Division of Financial Regulation says businesses transferring digital currency from one person to another must be licensed as money transmitters.—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

Digital Assets in Other States

Other Coverage in Oregon

Sources

  1. Oregon Money Transmitters Act. Oregon Legislative Assembly; ORS 717.200–.320; “monetary value” and value substituting for currency. Accessed 2026-09-29.
  2. 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.
  3. oregon insurance regulator. State insurance regulator; DFR homepage identifies consumer, licensing, and complaint services. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  4. DFR Check a License. State insurance regulator; Insurance industry section links Oregon agent, agency, and company license-status search in NAIC SBS. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  5. DFR File a Complaint. State insurance regulator; Online insurance complaint form; DFR says it can review whether a company or agent follows Oregon law and rules. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  6. Oregon Revised Statutes §735.470. Oregon Legislature; Subsections (1)(a)–(c), (4): 2% on Oregon-home-state gross premiums plus 0.3% of premium or fees for fire marshal; licensee collects taxes in addition to premium. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  7. Oregon Revised Statutes §§735.405, 735.410, 735.470. Oregon Legislature; ORS 735.470(1)(a) taxes Oregon-home-state risks; ORS 735.418 authorizes interstate allocation procedures. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  8. Surplus Lines Insurance. Oregon Division of Financial Regulation; Page states surplus-lines insurance through a nonlicensed insurer is not protected by the Oregon Insurance Guaranty Association. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  9. Oregon Revised Statutes §§735.405, 735.410 and 735.415. Oregon Legislature; 2025 Edition online text: §§735.405(6), 735.410(1)–(2), 735.415(1)(b)–(2); current chapter text includes the ECP definition, diligence rule, disclosure/written-request exception, and policy warning against guaranty fund coverage. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  10. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.

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