Wyoming Medical Malpractice Insurance Guide

Wyoming has a physician-only statutory account qualification requiring at least $50,000 per occurrence plus an annual surcharge, but a 2025 Legislative Service Office memo reports that the account is not funded. Private-provider claims generally follow a two-year act-or-discovery rule with exceptions, while government-employed clinicians use separate notice, deadline and liability rules.

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.

Wyoming Medical Malpractice Insurance Requirements

RequirementDetails
Account qualification is physician-specificThe statutory account requires a physician to buy at least $50,000 per occurrence for care during the policy year and pay the annual surcharge; a qualifying physician’s account layer is capped at $1 million per calendar year. A 2025 state research memo reports the account is not funded, so do not count on it without current confirmation. 1,2

What to Watch for With Medical Malpractice in Wyoming

  • Do not assume the excess account can pay

    The statute describes a physician-only account, but the Wyoming Legislative Service Office reported in October 2025 that it was not funded because private coverage was available. Verify current funding and participation before relying on any layer above the required $50,000 policy. 1,2

  • Private-provider timing depends on discovery facts

    For licensed professional or health-care services, Wyoming generally uses two years from the alleged act, with a possible two years after discovery if the act was not reasonably discoverable or despite due diligence; if discovered during year two, the filing time extends six months. Confirm how those exceptions apply to a specific claim. 3

  • Government-employed care follows a different claims route

    For specified governmental employees and contract clinicians acting within duty, the government entity is liable subject to a $1 million per-claimant and $1 million all-claimants ceiling per occurrence. Written itemized notice is generally due within two years and suit within one year after the claim is filed, with statutory qualifications. 3

  • Separate public and private arrangements

    A clinician working both privately and for a government entity may have care subject to different liability and notice rules. Schedule the proper practice and employment entities, and ask which policy or government protection applies to each care setting. 3

Which Medical Malpractice Providers Have Wyoming 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 Wyoming. 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 Wyoming?

Wyoming Department of Insurance

The Wyoming Department of Insurance administers Wyoming 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. 4,5,6

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Wyoming

Reported tax rate. 3% of premium 7,8

The NAIC's state chart lists a 3% of premium charge for surplus-lines coverage for Wyoming (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.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Medical Malpractice in Wyoming

  1. Is the clinician a Wyoming-licensed physician who has actually qualified for the statutory account, and has the state confirmed that the account is funded for the relevant year?
  2. What incident-reporting and retroactive dates apply to Wyoming’s act-based period and the discovery exceptions?
  3. For care provided under a government contract or public employment, who files the written claim notice and which defense/limit arrangement responds?

Medical Malpractice Insurance in Wyoming: Frequently Asked Questions

Does Wyoming’s statute guarantee a usable excess layer above $50,000?

No. The statute describes an account layer for qualified physicians, but a 2025 Legislative Service Office memo reports the account was not funded; verify current status before relying on it. 1,2

Do public and private Wyoming malpractice claims use the same process?

No. Government-employed or deemed public employee clinicians are subject to separate Governmental Claims Act notice, filing and liability provisions. 3

Medical Malpractice Insurance Guides for Other States

Other coverage in WyomingEvery coverage guide for Wyoming, plus the regulator and surplus-lines details.

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This guide is informational and does not determine whether a policy is available or meets your needs. Editorial policy. To suggest a correction, contact Spot with a supporting source.

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