I. – The civil liability insurance policy taken out by a bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to article L. 519-3-4 shall include cover for an amount that may not be less than a level set by an order of the Minister for the Economy.
These guarantees take effect on 1 March for a period of twelve months. The contract is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year.
II. – Persons commencing intermediation in banking transactions and payment services must take out the insurance policy provided for in I for the period from the date of their registration in the single register of intermediaries referred to in Article R. 546-1 until 1 March of the following year.
III. – The insurer shall issue a professional indemnity insurance certificate to the insured person.
IV. – The insurer shall immediately notify the body mentioned in article L. 546-1 of any suspension of cover, denunciation of tacit renewal or termination of the insurance contract.
V. – The civil liability insurance policy taken out by a banking and payment services intermediary pursuant to Article L. 519-3-4 covers the territory of the Member States of the European Union and the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area in which he offers his services.