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Venture Capital Asset Protection Insurance in Kansas

Kansas requires registered advisers to disclose whether they carry professional-liability insurance in the brochure supplement. State the actual VCAP/E&O arrangement accurately; a disclosure is not a mandate to buy a particular policy. The SEC exemption from federal registration is not a blanket state exemption, so confirm the adviser’s state filing position and list the correct entities for insurance. 2,1

What Is Venture Capital Asset Protection?

Venture capital asset protection can combine management and professional liability for a venture or private-equity fund and its managers. The label is not a standard coverage package, so check which funds, partners, board roles and claims the quote includes. Read the national Venture capital asset protection guide.

What to Watch for in Kansas

  • Check the State Adviser Filing

    Kansas requires registered advisers to disclose whether they carry professional-liability insurance in the brochure supplement. State the actual VCAP/E&O arrangement accurately; a disclosure is not a mandate to buy a particular policy. Confirm the regulator-facing status of the adviser entity; do not assume SEC exempt-reporting treatment settles it. 2,1

  • Map Each Fund and Manager Entity

    Kansas requires a professional-liability insurance disclosure; compare the brochure statement with the actual policy schedule, insured entities and renewal date. Give the broker the fund, GP, adviser and management-company chart, then ask how the policy coordinates with each entity’s indemnification obligations under its governing documents and organizing law. 3,1

  • Match the Policy to Fund Work

    Reconcile Kansas’s brochure insurance disclosure with the actual policy terms and named insureds. Ask for a written schedule of funds, management entities, partner board seats and covered professional services; the product label does not establish those terms. 1,2

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. 4,5,9,6

Surplus-lines tax and stamping office

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 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. 7,8

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 and confirm availability with a provider when requesting a quote.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy in Kansas

  1. Does the Kansas brochure disclosure match the professional-liability coverage we are buying?
  2. Which funds, advisers and management companies are named insureds under the Kansas submission?
  3. Does the policy address claims over Kansas investor communications and fund disclosures?

Venture Capital Asset Protection in Kansas: FAQ

Is the federal venture capital adviser exemption enough for state registration in Kansas? 1,2

No. The SEC describes an exemption from federal registration for advisers solely to venture-capital funds, while state adviser rules remain a separate question. Kansas requires registered advisers to disclose whether they carry professional-liability insurance in the brochure supplement. State the actual VCAP/E&O arrangement accurately; a disclosure is not a mandate to buy a particular policy. Check the applicable state filing status for the adviser and its representatives. 1,2

What Kansas adviser rule should a VC fund check before buying VCAP? 2,1

The state adviser-registration summary says: Kansas requires registered advisers to disclose whether they carry professional-liability insurance in the brochure supplement. State the actual VCAP/E&O arrangement accurately; a disclosure is not a mandate to buy a particular policy. Separate this filing or financial-responsibility rule from liability coverage, then ask the broker whether the policy covers the adviser, GP, management company and funds. 2,1

Which entities should a venture fund in Kansas include in its VCAP application? 1,3

Include the fund, GP, adviser and management company, plus partners’ portfolio-company board roles. Kansas requires a professional-liability insurance disclosure; compare the brochure statement with the actual policy schedule, insured entities and renewal date. Ask the insurer to confirm which entities, services and board seats are covered in writing. 1,3

Venture Capital Asset Protection in Other States

Other Coverage in Kansas

Sources

  1. Private Fund Adviser Overview. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Federal exemptions for advisers solely to venture capital funds; state registration may also apply. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  2. Kansas Investment Adviser Registration Information. North American Securities Administrators Association; State investment adviser registration requirements and regulator reference. Accessed 2026-09-28.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. Licenses. At-Bay; Current producer introduction and state table; At-Bay Insurance Services LLC; P&C and surplus-lines identifiers. Accessed 2026-09-21.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.

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