Media Liability in Kansas

Kansas gives a defendant an early motion to strike a claim based on, related to, or responsive to protected speech, petitioning, or association. The statute expressly includes marketplace issues among public-interest subjects, yet excludes some claims arising from sales communications and insurance transactions; it then carves dramatic, literary, political, and artistic works, including general-circulation newspaper and magazine articles, back out of one sales exclusion. A media business should ask counsel how the actual publication and commercial relationship fit before treating this procedure as relevant.

What Is Media Liability Insurance?

Media liability can help pay defense costs for claims about content you create or distribute, such as allegations of defamation or infringement. Consider it if you publish or produce content for your business or clients; match the quote to each activity. Read the national Media liability guide.

What Should You Watch for With Media Liability Insurance in Kansas?

Separate editorial work from a sales dispute
Kansas includes a public-interest issue related to a good, product, or service, but its Act also excludes certain claims against sellers based on sales communications, commercial transactions, or insurance products and contracts. The sales exclusion does not apply to claims based on creation or dissemination of specified works, including general-circulation newspaper or magazine articles. Ask counsel to classify sponsored material, ads, and editorial work separately. ¹
A motion can arrive before ordinary discovery
A motion generally may be filed within 60 days after service of the most recent complaint, with later filing possible in the court’s discretion. The movant first shows the claim concerns protected activity; the responding party then must support a likelihood of prevailing with substantial competent evidence. Hearings are generally due within 30 days. ¹
Proceedings may pause and costs may shift
Filing the motion stays discovery and pending proceedings, apart from court-approved limited discovery or other good-cause orders. A successful movant receives litigation costs and reasonable attorney fees; a responding party receives motion costs only if the motion was frivolous or solely intended to delay. ¹
Libel and slander have a one-year period
Kansas lists libel and slander actions among claims that must be brought within one year. Ask counsel to assess accrual and any case-specific timing issue; do not treat this limitations rule as an insurance policy reporting deadline. ²

Which Media Liability Insurance Providers Have Kansas License Records?

These providers publish a national listing for Media 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 Kansas. Check the regulator’s license lookup and confirm state availability for your business when requesting a quote.

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 identifies media liability within its Active Cyber policy.
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 media liability insurance among its coverage offerings.

Who Regulates Insurance in Kansas?

Kansas Insurance Department

The Kansas Insurance Department regulates companies selling policies in Kansas for solvency and compliance with state law. Its consumer assistance team reviews written complaints, contacts the appropriate parties and requests corrective action when it finds a Kansas insurance-law violation. ^3,^4,^8,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: 785-296-3071

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Kansas

Reported tax rate. 3% of gross premiums less returned premiums for surplus-lines insureds whose home state is Kansas; the 3% rate applies beginning with taxable year January 1, 2024 ^6,⁷

For surplus-lines business whose insured's home state is Kansas, the licensed agent must collect and pay a 3% tax on gross premiums less returned premiums; the 3% rate applies beginning with the taxable year starting January 1, 2024. For an exempt commercial purchaser, the surplus-lines producer need not file the signed diligent-search statement after disclosing that admitted-market insurance may or may not be available and may provide greater protection and oversight, then receiving the purchaser's subsequent written request.

What Should You Ask Before Buying Media Liability Insurance in Kansas?

How should we describe editorial, sponsored, advertising, and product-review work so the broker can compare it against the policy’s media definition and exclusions?
If a commercial partner disputes editorial content, what policy terms govern defense counsel, early motion costs, and consent?
What documentation of audience, payment, editorial control, and publication purpose should we keep for counsel to assess whether a dispute arose from sales activity or journalism?

Media Liability Insurance in Kansas: Frequently Asked Questions

Does a product or service topic automatically bring a claim within Kansas’s speech statute?

No. Although marketplace issues are included among public-interest subjects, separate statutory exclusions address certain sales communications and commercial transactions, with a carve-back for specified expressive works. Counsel must evaluate the exact statement, parties, and transaction. ¹

What limitations period does Kansas state for libel or slander?

K.S.A. 60-514 lists libel and slander actions among claims that must be brought within one year. The filing period does not determine insurance coverage or a policy’s separate notice requirements. ²

Sources for Media Liability Insurance in Kansas

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2026 Kansas Statutes §60-5320, Public speech protection act. Kansas Legislature, Revisor of Statutes; Subsections (c)–(k): definitions, protected-activity scope, burdens, 60-day motion, stay, fees, commercial-sales and insurance exclusions, and expressive-work carve-back. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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2026 Kansas Statutes §60-514, Actions limited to one year. Kansas Legislature, Revisor of Statutes; Subsection (a): one year for libel or slander; current 2026 code page. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Kansas Insurance Department. Kansas Insurance Department; KID's current September 2025 Consumer Connection states the Department regulates companies selling policies in Kansas for solvency and compliance; current KID complaint guide gives consumer-assistance process and contacts. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licensing FAQ. Kansas Insurance Department; KID FAQ currently indexed as directing users to SBS Lookup, select Kansas jurisdiction and Licensee Search Type; direct KID route returned HTTP 403 to this verifier. SBS lookup endpoint linked in regulator. KID's Sept. 29, 2025 guide also directs consumers to NIPR existing-license verification for agents. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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How to File a Complaint. Kansas Insurance Department; Current 2-page KID PDF, p.1: consumer-assistance representative evaluates issue, asks for written complaint, reviews it and contacts appropriate parties; requests corrective action for Kansas law violation. p.2 publishes main phone 785-296-3071, hotline 800-432-2484 and insurance.kansas.gov/complaint. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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K.S.A. 40-246c. Kansas Legislature; 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 40-246c(a)(2): for insureds whose home state is Kansas, licensed agent collects and pays 3% of total gross premiums less returned premiums; applies beginning taxable year Jan. 1, 2024. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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K.S.A. 40-246g. Kansas Legislature; 2026 Kansas Statutes, K.S.A. 40-246g(a)–(b): exempt commercial purchaser route waives signed statement if producer discloses admitted insurance may or may not be available and may give greater protection/oversight, followed by purchaser's written request; effective Jan. 1, 2016. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Consumer Connection: Life Insurance to Future Proof Your Family. Kansas Department of Insurance; September 29, 2025, p.1: directs Kansans to NIPR existing-license verification and gives the Department's 785-296-3071 phone; mission says regulate companies selling policies in Kansas for solvency and compliance. 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.

Media Liability in Kansas

What Is Media Liability Insurance?

What Should You Watch for With Media Liability Insurance in Kansas?

Separate editorial work from a sales dispute

A motion can arrive before ordinary discovery

Proceedings may pause and costs may shift

Libel and slander have a one-year period

Which Media Liability Insurance Providers Have Kansas License Records?

Coalition

Corgi