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What Venture Capital Asset Protection Insurance Requirements Apply in South Carolina?

South Carolina adviser registration is administered by the Attorney General’s Securities Division. Verify the adviser’s state status there rather than relying only on federal reporting. 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.

What Is Venture Capital Asset Protection Insurance?

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 With Venture Capital Asset Protection in South Carolina

Check the State Adviser Filing
South Carolina adviser registration is administered by the Attorney General’s Securities Division. Verify the adviser’s state status there rather than relying only on federal reporting. 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
Use the South Carolina Attorney General’s adviser process to confirm the advisory entity and its status; list that entity separately from each investment fund. 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
Verify South Carolina adviser status through the Attorney General’s Securities Division. 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

Providers With South Carolina License Records

No provider in our 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.

Who Regulates Insurance in South Carolina?

South Carolina Department of Insurance

The South Carolina Department of Insurance licenses and regulates insurance companies and producers and accepts complaints involving entities it licenses and policies incepted in South Carolina. Its consumer page links to the online complaint form and explains limits on the Department’s authority. ^4,^5,⁶

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

Surplus-Lines Tax and Stamping Office in South Carolina

Reported tax rate. 6% blended broker premium tax: 4% state plus 2% municipal ^7,⁸

SCDOI’s January 2026 instructions set a 6% blended surplus-lines broker premium tax: 4% state and 2% municipal; the Department collects both and the Municipal Association of South Carolina allocates the municipal share. The filing system also asks brokers to identify one to three insurers that declined the indicated coverage; check the policy notice for any guaranty-association disclosure.

Questions to Ask Before You Buy Venture Capital Asset Protection in South Carolina

Which adviser, management company, general partner and funds does this proposal insure by name?
Does the policy include outside-director protection for partners serving on portfolio-company boards?
Are limited-partner allegations about fund disclosures or governance within the covered professional services?

Venture Capital Asset Protection Insurance in South Carolina: FAQ

Is the federal venture capital adviser exemption enough for state registration in South Carolina?

No. The SEC describes an exemption from federal registration for advisers solely to venture-capital funds, while state adviser rules remain a separate question. South Carolina adviser registration is administered by the Attorney General’s Securities Division. Verify the adviser’s state status there rather than relying only on federal reporting. Check the applicable state filing status for the adviser and its representatives. ^1,²

What South Carolina adviser rule should a VC fund check before buying VCAP?

The state adviser-registration summary says: South Carolina adviser registration is administered by the Attorney General’s Securities Division. Verify the adviser’s state status there rather than relying only on federal reporting. 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 South Carolina include in its VCAP application?

Include the fund, GP, adviser and management company, plus partners’ portfolio-company board roles. Use the South Carolina Attorney General’s adviser process to confirm the advisory entity and its status; list that entity separately from each investment fund. Ask the insurer to confirm which entities, services and board seats are covered in writing. ^1,³

Sources

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Sources for South Carolina Venture Capital Asset Protection

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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.
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South Carolina Investment Adviser Registration Information. North American Securities Administrators Association; State investment adviser registration requirements and regulator reference. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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South Carolina Legal Materials. Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School; Constitution and Legislation; official state statutes portal. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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south-carolina insurance regulator. State insurance regulator; Official home and consumer services pages describe regulator scope. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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SCDOI Online Services. State insurance regulator; General Public offers Licensee Lookup for licensed individuals and insurers. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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SCDOI Consumer Services. State insurance regulator; Complaint process and stated authority covers licensed entities and policies incepted in SC; online complaint form is linked. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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2026 Surplus Lines Filing Instructions. South Carolina Department of Insurance; Pages 1–2, January 26 2026 memo: 6% blended rate, 4% state plus 2% municipal; DOI collects both and MASC allocates municipal portion. Accessed 2026-09-28.
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2026 Surplus Lines Filing Instructions. South Carolina Department of Insurance; Pages 1–2, Jan. 26, 2026 instructions: broker filing due-diligence field requires one to three named insurers declining the indicated coverage. 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.