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Article L511-1 of the French Insurance Code

I.-The distribution of insurance or reinsurance is the activity which consists of providing recommendations on insurance or reinsurance contracts, presenting, proposing or assisting in the conclusion of these contracts or carrying out other work preparatory to their conclusion, or contributing to their management and performance, particularly in the event of a claim. The provision of information on one or more insurance contracts according to criteria chosen by the policyholder or…

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Article L511-2 of the French Insurance Code

I.- Distributors of insurance and reinsurance products and their staff whose activities consist of providing recommendations on insurance or reinsurance contracts, presenting, proposing or helping to conclude such contracts or carrying out other work preparatory to their conclusion, possess, prior to the commencement of their activity, the appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to carry out their duties and meet their obligations adequately. II.-Insurance and reinsurance intermediaries and the…

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Article L511-3 of the French Insurance Code

Insurance and reinsurance intermediaries, natural persons who work for an insurance or reinsurance undertaking or an insurance or reinsurance intermediary, and who are responsible for the distribution of insurance or reinsurance, as well as staff directly involved in this activity, must be of sufficiently good repute for their duties, this condition being verified in the light of the provisions of I to VI of article L. 322-2 which apply to…

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Article L511-4 of the French Insurance Code

In order to ensure compliance with the requirements set out in Articles L. 511-2 and L. 511-3 by staff engaged in the distribution of insurance or reinsurance, insurance or reinsurance undertakings shall approve, implement and regularly update their internal policies and appropriate internal procedures. They shall establish a function within the undertaking responsible for ensuring the proper implementation of the approved policies and procedures and shall communicate to the Autorité…

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Article L511-5 of the French Insurance Code

As part of the registration procedure, the body that keeps the register referred to in I of Article L. 512-1 exchanges relevant information on an ongoing basis with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and its counterparts in the other Member States, particularly concerning the good repute and professional knowledge and skills of insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries acting on an ancillary basis. This body also…

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Article L511-6 of the French Insurance Code

All persons required to receive or disclose information in connection with the provisions of this chapter are bound by professional secrecy under the conditions set out inArticle L. 612-17 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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Article L512-1 of the French Insurance Code

I.-Insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries on an ancillary basis, as defined in article L. 511-1, must be registered in a single register of intermediaries, which is freely accessible to the public. A Conseil d’Etat decree specifies the conditions for registration in this register and determines the information that must be made public. It also sets out the procedures for the register to be maintained by a body with…

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Article L512-2 of the French Insurance Code

Undertakings subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, other undertakings mentioned in article L. 310-2 or reinsurance undertakings, which use the services of intermediaries, must ensure that these intermediaries are registered in accordance with the provisions of article L. 512-1. Undertakings which use the services of intermediaries who are nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the…

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Article L512-3 of the French Insurance Code

I.-When they are registered or renew their registration, insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and insurance intermediaries acting on an ancillary basis are required to provide the body that keeps the register provided for in I of Article L. 512-1 with any information necessary to verify the conditions relating to access to the activity of intermediary and the exercise thereof. They are also required to inform this body as soon as possible…

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Article L512-4 of the French Insurance Code

The provisions set out in I to VI of article L. 322-2 apply to insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and secondary insurance intermediaries who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons who direct, manage or administer intermediaries who are legal persons, persons who are members of a supervisory body, have signing authority on behalf of or are directly responsible for the intermediation activity within these intermediaries, and employees of…

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