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Wyoming Business Owner’s Policy Guide

In Wyoming, check whether the business-income protection in a BOP covers the interruptions your operation could actually face. The Department of Insurance says coverage may be included or added and highlights physical-loss requirements, waiting periods, utility-distance limits and supplier or customer damage as terms that can change whether lost income is paid.

What Is Business Owner’s Policy?

A BOP may suit an eligible small business that wants property, liability and lost-income protection together. If you also need auto, workers’ compensation or professional liability, plan for separate coverage. Read the national Business owner’s policy guide.

What Should You Watch for With Business Owner’s Policy in Wyoming?

Match the business-income trigger to the property form
Wyoming DOI describes business interruption as income lost after operations are disrupted by a covered physical loss, such as fire, and says coverage may be included in a BOP or added by endorsement. Ask for the covered-cause trigger, waiting period, restoration period and financial records used to size the limit. ¹
Read utility-interruption distance and peril limits
Wyoming DOI says service-interruption clauses may cover physical damage to utility transmission lines and supplier equipment but can limit how far away the damage may occur; some perils, including earthquake, are often excluded. Ask whether an off-premises utility outage can trigger the income form and what distance and peril conditions apply. ¹
Ask whether supplier or customer shutdown qualifies
The state describes contingent business interruption as income loss following damage to a direct supplier’s or customer’s property, with the damage needing to be of a type covered by your policy. Identify critical counterparties and ask whether each relationship and peril fits the form’s trigger. ¹

Which Business Owner’s Policy Providers Have Wyoming License Records?

These providers publish a national listing for Business owner’s policy; the state records document licenses for the entities and roles shown below. 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. ¹⁰
Corgi lists a business owner’s policy in its coverage catalog.
ERGO NEXT Insurance
Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28
Next First Insurance Agency, Inc.
ERGO NEXT’s current license table lists Next First Insurance Agency, Inc. in 50 jurisdictions, including Washington, DC; New York is excluded because its table rows name Next Insurance Services and AP Intego, not Next First. The table is company-reported; it does not establish product availability or provide state-regulator verification for each entry. ¹²
ERGO NEXT markets a business owner’s policy.
Hiscox
Insurer · checked 2026-09-28
Hiscox Insurance Company Inc.
Hiscox’s U.S. company information states that Hiscox Insurance Company Inc. is licensed in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This is company-reported insurer authority for this entity and does not establish which company issues every Hiscox-branded product. ¹¹
Hiscox offers business owner’s policies for small businesses.
TechInsurance
Insurance producer · checked 2026-09-28
Specialty Program Group LLC
TechInsurance’s current licensing page names Specialty Program Group LLC / SPG Insurance Solutions and lists state license numbers, but labels Rhode Island “Individual licenses” rather than identifying a license for the named agency. RI is omitted because this disclosure does not establish agency authority there; this is a search limitation, not an assertion that the company is unlicensed. The remaining state entries are company-reported and are not an insurance product availability map. ¹³
TechInsurance arranges business owner’s policies for small 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. ^3,^4,⁵

Website: Regulator website
License lookup: Search licensed producers
Complaints: File a complaint

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in Wyoming

Reported tax rate. 3% of premium ^6,⁷

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.

What Should You Ask Before Buying Business Owner’s Policy in Wyoming?

What covered physical loss, waiting period and restoration period govern business-income payments?
Does utility interruption require direct damage within a stated distance, and are earthquake or other relevant perils excluded?
Does contingent business interruption cover damage to the specific suppliers or customers on which the business depends?

Business Owner’s Policy in Wyoming: Frequently Asked Questions

Can a government closure order trigger business-income coverage without damage at my premises?

Wyoming DOI says civil-authority coverage is often available for a direct physical loss tied to a named public-safety threat and government order, but such clauses commonly have time limits and waiting periods. Ask for the exact form before assuming an order alone triggers payment. ¹

Where can I raise a dispute about a Wyoming commercial claim?

The Wyoming Department of Insurance says it can answer policy questions and investigate complaints about improper claim denials or underpayment, delays, cancellation and misrepresentation of coverage. Keep your policy, claim correspondence and the insurer’s explanation together when contacting the department. ²

Sources

14 documents, numbered as cited. Open the sources

Sources for Business Owner’s Policy in Wyoming

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Insurance Topics: Business Income Coverages. Wyoming Department of Insurance; Business Income Coverages; top considerations; service interruption; contingent business interruption; civil authority. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Consumer Information. Wyoming Department of Insurance; Things the Department Can Do; complaint categories. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Wyoming Department of Insurance. Wyoming Department of Insurance; Official regulator website; insurance oversight and consumer/professional resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Insurance Department Directory. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Wyoming Department of Insurance entry; official contact and website listing. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Licensing Center. National Insurance Producer Registry; State producer licensing and lookup resources. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Surplus Lines Insurance Premium Taxes. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; WY row; state surplus-lines premium-tax rate reviewed October 2025. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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Guaranty Associations & Funds. National Association of Insurance Commissioners; Coverage of claims from insolvencies of insurers licensed in a state; surplus-lines insurers are nonadmitted. 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.

Wyoming Business Owner’s Policy Guide

What Is Business Owner’s Policy?

What Should You Watch for With Business Owner’s Policy in Wyoming?

Match the business-income trigger to the property form

Read utility-interruption distance and peril limits

Ask whether supplier or customer shutdown qualifies

Which Business Owner’s Policy Providers Have Wyoming License Records?

Corgi

ERGO NEXT Insurance

Hiscox

TechInsurance