Business Insurance in Connecticut

Insurance Regulator

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. ^1,2,3

• Regulator website
• License lookup
• File a complaint
• Phone: (800) 203-3447

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office

Reported tax rate: 4% of gross premium when Connecticut is the home state 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. ^4,5,6

Coverage Guides

• General Liability Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut’s negligence statute compares a claimant with combined defendant fault and sets a two-year discovery period plus a three-year outside limit for specified injury claims.

• Directors and Officers (D&O) Insurance in Connecticut

  Learn how Connecticut’s compensation floor and liability exceptions shape corporate director exculpation and D&O policy review.

• Technology E&O in Connecticut

  Connecticut’s CUTPA can reach a breach of contract accompanied by aggravating conduct, while a bare performance failure is not enough.

• Cyber Liability Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut generally requires breach notice without unreasonable delay within 60 days, unless federal law requires a shorter period; SSN/TIN exposure can trigger at least two years of no-cost identity-theft services from the data owner or licensee.

• Media Liability Coverage in Connecticut

  Connecticut gives defamation claims a two-year filing period and a special motion procedure with a 30-day filing deadline, discovery stay, and defined limits.

• Employment practices liability in Connecticut

  Connecticut CFEPA covers employers with one or more employees; separate harassment notice and training duties vary by workforce size, and complaint deadlines depend on when the alleged act occurred.

• Fiduciary Liability Insurance in Connecticut

  See how Connecticut continuation rules for fully insured plans affect benefit administration and fiduciary-liability quote questions.

• Connecticut Hired and Non-Owned Auto Coverage

  Connecticut’s continuous registered-vehicle insurance and required UM/UIM protections, with questions for business trips in autos the company does not own.

• Professional Liability (E&O) Insurance in Connecticut

  Compare Connecticut's design-professional and title-attorney claim periods with your E&O retroactive date and reporting terms.

• Workers’ Compensation Insurance in Connecticut

  See when Connecticut employers need workers’ compensation and how owner elections, self-insurance, and out-of-state work affect a policy.

• Connecticut BOP insurance: separate inland flood and income coverage

  Compare Connecticut BOP property, liability and income limits with recent inland flooding and separate commercial flood coverage.

• Connecticut umbrella and excess liability: match the DAS value bands

  For contractors using Connecticut’s standard design-bid-build construction conditions.

• Medical malpractice insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut requires direct-care physicians to maintain malpractice protection and sets specific claims-made transition protections.

• Representations and Warranties Insurance in Connecticut

  See when Connecticut requires a corporate asset-sale vote, how merger liabilities follow the survivor, and why seller-recourse timelines differ by claim type.

• Kidnap and Ransom Insurance in Connecticut

  See how Connecticut's surplus-lines rules, disclosures, and placement options affect a business buying kidnap and ransom coverage.

• Connecticut crime insurance guide

  Crime insurance considerations for Connecticut businesses, including licensed money transmitters and their authorized delegates.

• Commercial Auto Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut motor carriers report qualifying commercial vehicles to DMV annually, with limits determined by freight, hazardous cargo, and passenger use.

• Cargo and Transit Insurance in Connecticut

  Separate Connecticut's household-mover bill-of-lading duty from intrastate cargo-filing rules and their dated wording.

• Liquor Liability in Connecticut

  Connecticut’s Dram Shop Act covers a sale to an already intoxicated purchaser and sets claim deadlines and damages limits; the policy must be reviewed separately.

• Key Person Insurance in Connecticut

  Learn how Connecticut insurable-interest rules, employee consent, and life guaranty limits affect a business-owned key person policy.

• Product Liability in Connecticut

  Connecticut measures a product claim from discovery of the harm but also sets a party-specific limit tied to when each seller gave up control.

• Commercial Property Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut’s Insurance Department says commercial flood insurance can be purchased for businesses inside or outside a mapped floodplain, and a standard NFIP nonresidential building policy generally provides up to $500,000 of building coverage.

• Connecticut garage liability and dealer or repairer plates

  A guide for Connecticut dealers, general and limited repair shops, and licensed businesses operating wreckers.

• Inland Marine Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut's current public works contract form sets a specific $100,000 inland marine/transit trigger when builder's risk does not cover property rigged, hauled, or waiting for installation.

• Connecticut Public Works Surety Bonds

  Connecticut public works use statutory payment-bond thresholds and separate performance-bond authority.

• Connecticut Builders Risk Insurance

  Compare Connecticut flood exposure with the specific builders risk form and construction phase.

• Equipment Breakdown Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut distinguishes power-boiler inspection schedules from those for low-pressure and hot-water boilers, and requires an operating certificate before a boiler operates under pressure.

• Connecticut Management Liability Insurance

  Compare Connecticut employment-law exposure and company indemnification duties with D&O and EPL policy terms.

• Product Recall Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut requires a specific recall procedure for seaweed producers; traceability to growing areas shapes the buying questions.

• Connecticut Fidelity Bonds for Mortgage Servicers

  Connecticut mortgage servicers should size fidelity and errors-and-omissions coverage by servicing volume and keep them distinct from the office surety bond.

• Intellectual Property Insurance in Connecticut

  Learn how Connecticut law treats trade secrets and related intellectual-property claims, and what to ask before choosing coverage.

• Contract Frustration Insurance in Connecticut

  How Connecticut export services and insurance-placement rules shape a contract-frustration policy.

• Last-mile delivery insurance in Connecticut

  Compare Connecticut routes and weights with DMV's annual commercial-insurance thresholds; its household-goods permit regime covers a distinct class, not every parcel courier.

• Venture Capital Asset Protection Insurance in Connecticut

  Check how Connecticut adviser rules and fund entity structure affect a venture capital manager’s insurance review.

• Digital asset business insurance in Connecticut

  Insurance questions for Connecticut exchanges, wallet custodians, and virtual-currency control vendors.

• Telehealth Insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut requires informed telehealth consent, keeps profession-specific standards in force, and ended its temporary out-of-state behavioral-health registration path in 2025.

• Generative AI liability insurance in Connecticut

  Connecticut’s October 2026 law sets separate scopes for consumer-facing content provenance and employment decision tools; check the effective date and business-to-business exception.

• Employee Health Benefits in Connecticut

  State-specific enrollment and continuation rules help employers in Connecticut compare group plans and employee transitions.

• Trucking Insurance in Connecticut

  Check Connecticut's annual DMV insurance-report thresholds for intrastate trucks and the separate CTDOT authority path for household movers.

Sources

1. Connecticut Insurance Department. Connecticut Insurance Department; Official Department homepage; mission and department resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
2. Licensing. Connecticut Insurance Department; Department licensing resource landing page; links to state agent and company license lookup. Accessed 2026-09-28.
3. Ask a Question or File a Complaint. Connecticut Insurance Department; Online complaint form and consumer affairs helpline. Accessed 2026-09-28.
4. FAQs: Surplus Lines Brokers. Connecticut Insurance Department; Current tax rate, tax base and exemptions, diligent-search rules, guaranty-fund notice. Accessed 2026-09-28.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.