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[Human-readable page](https://spot.insure/coverage/generative-ai-liability/vermont) # Generative AI Liability Insurance in Vermont Vermont law defines a visual image to include one created or altered by digitization using images of other people or computer-generated images. Knowingly disclosing an identifiable nude or sexual image without consent, with intent to harm or coerce and likely harm, can be criminal; a separate private action permits injunctions. A website or app may not charge the depicted person to remove the image.[^1][^2] **Coverage:** [Generative AI liability](/coverage/generative-ai-liability) · [Vermont](/coverage/states/vermont) ## What Is Generative AI Liability? Generative AI liability can help pay covered defense costs and losses when someone claims your AI use caused harm, including infringement or data disclosure. If you use or sell AI outputs, check how the policy fits your role and existing liability coverage. [Read the national Generative AI liability guide](/coverage/generative-ai-liability). ## What to Watch for in Vermont ### Vermont includes computer-generated intimate images Under 13 V.S.A. § 2606, visual images include digital reproductions created or altered by digitization, which covers realistic alteration using images of people other than the depicted person or computer-generated images. Criminal liability requires knowing disclosure without consent, intent to harm, harass, intimidate, threaten, or coerce, and likely harm to a reasonable person. This is a defined intimate-image rule, not a general AI-output prohibition.[^1] ### Victims can sue and platforms cannot charge for removal Section 2606 separately gives a plaintiff a private cause of action for knowing, nonconsensual disclosure of an identifiable nude or sexual image that causes harm, and permits restraining orders or injunctions. A website, online service, app, or mobile app containing the image may not solicit or accept a fee to remove or alter it when the depicted person requests removal. Keep intake and removal records and confirm whether policy wording includes equitable-relief response costs.[^1] ### Vermont separately prohibits certain nonconsensual recordings Section 2605 addresses intentional viewing, photography, filming, or recording of intimate areas or sexual conduct without knowledge and consent where the person has a reasonable expectation of privacy, and prohibits disclosure of images recorded in violation of the section. If your system ingests private source photos before altering or generating content, distinguish alleged unlawful capture from downstream synthetic distribution in the claim chronology.[^2] ## 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] - [Regulator website](https://dfr.vermont.gov/insurance) - [License lookup](https://nipr.com/licensing-center) - [File a complaint](https://content.naic.org/state-insurance-departments) ### Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office **Reported tax rate:** 3% of premium 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.[^6][^7] ## 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](https://nipr.com/licensing-center) and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote. ## Questions to Ask Before You Buy in Vermont 1. Can a user create a realistic intimate depiction of an identifiable person from their own or another person’s image, and what consent covers each use? 2. How quickly can the product take down content without charging the depicted person and preserve the request and response record? 3. Does the quote address Vermont’s criminal disclosure offense, private injunction action, and separate unlawful-recording allegations? ## Generative AI Liability in Vermont: FAQ ### Can Vermont’s image law apply when the depicted person never posed for the image? Yes. The digitization definition includes realistic alteration using another person’s image or computer-generated images, subject to the statute’s intimate-content and disclosure elements.[^1] ### Can a Vermont website charge someone to remove their intimate image? No. Section 2606 bars a covered website or app from soliciting or accepting a fee or other consideration for removal or modification when requested by the depicted person.[^1] ## Generative AI Liability in Other States - [Alabama](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/alabama) - [Alaska](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/alaska) - [Arizona](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/arizona) - [Arkansas](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/arkansas) - [California](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/california) - [Colorado](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/colorado) - [Connecticut](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/connecticut) - [Delaware](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/delaware) - [District of Columbia](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/district-of-columbia) - [Florida](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/florida) - [Georgia](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/georgia) - [Hawaii](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/hawaii) - [Idaho](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/idaho) - [Illinois](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/illinois) - [Indiana](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/indiana) - [Iowa](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/iowa) - [Kansas](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/kansas) - [Kentucky](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/kentucky) - [Louisiana](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/louisiana) - [Maine](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/maine) - [Maryland](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/maryland) - [Massachusetts](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/massachusetts) - [Michigan](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/michigan) - [Minnesota](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/minnesota) - [Mississippi](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/mississippi) - [Missouri](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/missouri) - [Montana](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/montana) - [Nebraska](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/nebraska) - [Nevada](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/nevada) - [New Hampshire](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/new-hampshire) - [New Jersey](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/new-jersey) - [New Mexico](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/new-mexico) - [New York](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/new-york) - [North Carolina](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/north-carolina) - [North Dakota](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/north-dakota) - [Ohio](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/ohio) - [Oklahoma](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/oklahoma) - [Oregon](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/oregon) - [Pennsylvania](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/pennsylvania) - [Rhode Island](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/rhode-island) - [South Carolina](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/south-carolina) - [South Dakota](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/south-dakota) - [Tennessee](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/tennessee) - [Texas](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/texas) - [Utah](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/utah) - [Virginia](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/virginia) - [Washington](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/washington) - [West Virginia](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/west-virginia) - [Wisconsin](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/wisconsin) - [Wyoming](/coverage/generative-ai-liability/wyoming) [Other Coverage in Vermont](/coverage/states/vermont) ## Sources [^1]: [Vermont Statutes, 13 V.S.A. § 2606: Disclosure of Sexually Explicit Images Without Consent](https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02606) — Vermont General Assembly; Subsections (a)–(e): digitization definition, offense, removal-fee rule, exceptions, civil action and injunctions; amended effective June 6, 2024. Accessed 2026-09-29. [^2]: [Vermont Statutes, 13 V.S.A. § 2605: Voyeurism](https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/13/059/02605) — Vermont General Assembly; Subsections (a)–(c) and (e): privacy expectations, nonconsensual viewing or recording, and disclosure of unlawfully recorded images. Accessed 2026-09-29. [^3]: [Vermont Department of Financial Regulation](https://dfr.vermont.gov/insurance) — Vermont Department of Financial Regulation; Official regulator website; insurance oversight and consumer/professional resources. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^4]: [Insurance Department Directory](https://content.naic.org/sites/default/files/publication-ins-ou-insurance-directory.pdf) — National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Vermont Department of Financial Regulation entry; official contact and website listing. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^5]: [Licensing Center](https://nipr.com/licensing-center) — National Insurance Producer Registry; State producer licensing and lookup resources. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^6]: [Surplus Lines Insurance Premium Taxes](https://content.naic.org/sites/default/files/model-law-chart-zz-7-surplus-lines-insurance-premium-taxes.pdf) — National Association of Insurance Commissioners; VT row; state surplus-lines premium-tax rate reviewed October 2025. Accessed 2026-09-28. [^7]: [Guaranty Associations & Funds](https://content.naic.org/cipr-topics/guaranty-associationsfunds) — 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. [^8]: [Licenses](https://www.at-bay.com/licenses/) — At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21. [^9]: [Licenses and Carriers](https://www.coalitioninc.com/legal/licenses) — 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. [^10]: [Insurance Producer Licenses](https://www.corgi.insure/broker-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. [^11]: [About Hiscox US Insurance](https://www.hiscox.com/about-hiscox-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. [^12]: [Licenses](https://www.nextinsurance.com/insurance-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. [^13]: [Insurance Licenses by State](https://www.techinsurance.com/legal/licenses) — 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. [^14]: [Licenses](https://www.vouch.us/legal/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. Updated 2026-09-29. This guide is informational and does not determine whether a policy is available or meets your needs. [Editorial policy](/editorial-policy). 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