What Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements Apply in Connecticut?

Connecticut requires a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery who provides direct patient care to maintain professional liability insurance or other indemnity, generally at least $500,000 per person per occurrence and $1.5 million aggregate. A narrow free-care clinic arrangement can satisfy the individual rule if the clinic meets specified coverage and service conditions. Claims-made policies also must include a contractual purchase right for extended coverage; free unlimited ERP on insurer withdrawal is narrower.

What Is Medical Malpractice Insurance?

Medical malpractice insurance can pay defense costs and covered damages when a patient claims a clinician’s care caused harm. If you provide health care, match the quote to your practice, clinicians, specialties and procedures, then check who is insured. Read the national Medical malpractice guide.

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements

Requirement	Details
Physicians providing direct patient care	At least $500,000 per person per occurrence and $1.5 million aggregate, as insurance or other indemnity, subject to the statutory free-clinic arrangement. ¹

What to Watch for With Medical Malpractice in Connecticut

The individual duty follows direct patient care
The mandate applies to each person licensed to practice medicine and surgery who provides direct patient care. The free-clinic deeming rule is limited to uncompensated services at a qualifying tax-exempt DPH-licensed clinic meeting staffing and coverage conditions; outside that clinic the physician is subject to the individual rule. ¹
Claims-made transitions need an ERP decision
A claims-made policy must give the insured a contractual right to buy equivalent coverage for claims from an insured period, no later than 30 days after policy termination. Confirm the election window, premium, terms, and how prior acts will be handled before cancellation. ²
Free unlimited ERP has narrow triggers
No-additional-charge unlimited extended reporting applies to specified physician, hospital, APRN, or PA claims-made policies only when the insurer voluntarily withdraws from Connecticut and the insured is age 60+ or has five consecutive years with that insurer. It is not a universal free tail. ²

Which Medical Malpractice Providers Have Connecticut License Records?

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

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 markets medical malpractice insurance for health care professionals and organizations.
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. ¹⁵
Vouch arranges medical malpractice insurance for health care and life sciences businesses.

Who Regulates Insurance in Connecticut?

Connecticut Insurance Department

The Connecticut Insurance Department licenses insurance producers and companies, oversees insurers and regulated insurance activity, and investigates insurance complaints. Its complaint and license-search services let you raise an issue or check an insurance professional or company. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint
Phone: (800) 203-3447

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Connecticut

Reported tax rate. 4% of gross premium when Connecticut is the home state ^6,^7,⁸

When Connecticut is the insured’s home state, surplus-lines tax is 4% of gross premium; certain state and local government insureds are exempt, and broker or policy fees are not part of the premium-tax base. Connecticut’s required notice says these policies are outside the state guaranty association. Most placements require three declinations or an export-list qualification; an exempt commercial purchaser may qualify for the federal § 8205 search exception after disclosure and a written request.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Medical Malpractice in Connecticut

Does each physician’s role involve direct patient care, and does the clinic exception actually meet every condition?
What is the claims-made ERP purchase deadline, price, and scope if the policy ends for a reason other than insurer withdrawal?
Does the group policy schedule cover the clinicians and employing entity separately, and how do limits apply across them?

Medical Malpractice Insurance in Connecticut: FAQ

Who must carry the Connecticut minimum?

A person licensed to practice medicine and surgery under § 20-13 who provides direct patient care must maintain professional-liability insurance or other indemnity, generally at least $500,000 per occurrence and $1.5 million aggregate. A conditional free-clinic arrangement can satisfy the requirement. ¹

Does Connecticut require every insurer to provide a free tail?

No. Claims-made policies must provide a right to purchase equivalent coverage after termination, but free unlimited extended reporting is required only when the carrier voluntarily exits Connecticut and the insured is 60 or older or has been insured by that carrier for five consecutive years. ²

Sources for Medical Malpractice Insurance in Connecticut

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Connecticut General Statutes § 20-11b. Connecticut General Assembly; 2026 Supplement, § 20-11b(a), (c)–(d), direct-care physician minimum and detailed clinic exception. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Connecticut General Statutes § 38a-394. Connecticut General Assembly; Current Chapter 700, § 38a-394(a)–(b), claims-made purchase right and narrow withdrawal-related unlimited ERP. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Connecticut Insurance Department. Connecticut Insurance Department; Official Department homepage; mission and department resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licensing. Connecticut Insurance Department; Department licensing resource landing page; links to state agent and company license lookup. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Ask a Question or File a Complaint. Connecticut Insurance Department; Online complaint form and consumer affairs helpline. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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FAQs: Surplus Lines Brokers. Connecticut Insurance Department; Current tax rate, tax base and exemptions, diligent-search rules, guaranty-fund notice. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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FAQs: Surplus Lines Brokers. Connecticut Insurance Department; Question on surplus-lines notice states Connecticut Insurance Guaranty Association does not cover these policies. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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15 U.S.C. § 8205: Streamlined application for commercial purchasers. U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel; Broker's due-diligence search exception for an exempt commercial purchaser requires prior disclosure that admitted-market insurance may offer greater protection/regulatory oversight and the purchaser's subsequent written request for nonadmitted placement. 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 Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements Apply in Connecticut?

What Is Medical Malpractice Insurance?

Connecticut Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements

What to Watch for With Medical Malpractice in Connecticut

The individual duty follows direct patient care

Claims-made transitions need an ERP decision

Free unlimited ERP has narrow triggers

Which Medical Malpractice Providers Have Connecticut License Records?

Corgi

Vouch