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Insuring digital assets in the UK, after the Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025

How will insurers price, handle claims on and recover digital-asset losses, now that statute recognises digital things as property?

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1 records since 2 December 2025 · last moved 2 December 2025

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Position as at 2 December 2025

The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 provides that a digital thing can be an object of personal property rights.

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  1. 2 December 2025
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    Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025: a digital thing can be an object of personal property rights

    The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 2 December 2025 and came into force that day.

    Primary source: UK Parliament ↗