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Article R512-12 of the French Insurance Code

I.-When the intermediaries referred to in 3° or 4° of the I of article R. 511-2 and their employees carry on the business of distribution as an ancillary activity to their main professional activity and present, offer or help to conclude only contracts relating to insurance products constituting a complement to the product or service provided as part of their professional activity and not including civil liability cover, they must…

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Article R512-13 of the French Insurance Code

Where the intermediary carries out distribution activities in more than one of the categories mentioned in I of article R. 511-2, he must demonstrate that he meets the highest capacity requirements laid down for these categories.

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Article R512-13-1 of the French Insurance Code

I.-The amount of time devoted to the continuing professional training or development mentioned in II of article L. 511-2 may not be less than fifteen hours per year. II -The continuing professional training or development referred to in I may involve face-to-face or distance learning, organised in one or more consecutive or non-consecutive sessions. They may be provided by a training organisation, an insurance or reinsurance undertaking, an insurance or…

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Article R512-14 of the French Insurance Code

I.-The professional indemnity insurance contract provided for in article L. 512-6 must cover the territory of the European Community and that of the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area. It includes obligations for insurance companies which may not be less than those defined in an order issued by the Minister for the Economy. II – A contract for which cover takes effect on 1st March…

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Article R512-15 of the French Insurance Code

I.-The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 512-7 is set by order of the Minister for the Economy. II – The guarantee commitment, which takes effect on 1st March for a period of twelve months, is tacitly renewed on 1st January of each year. The amount of the guarantee is revised when the commitment is renewed. III – The guarantor issues a financial guarantee certificate to…

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Article R512-16 of the French Insurance Code

I. – The financial guarantee is implemented on the sole grounds that the guaranteed intermediary is in default, without the guarantor being able to invoke the benefit of discussion against the creditor. The guaranteed intermediary shall be deemed to have defaulted one month after the date of receipt by the guaranteed intermediary of a registered letter demanding payment of the sums due or a summons to pay, which has remained…

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Article R512-17 of the French Insurance Code

Cover ceases if the contract is cancelled on its expiry date. It also ceases on the death or cessation of activity of the person covered or, in the case of a legal entity, on the dissolution of that entity. Under no circumstances may the guarantee cease before the expiry of a period of three clear days following the date on which the association referred to in article R. 512-3 is…

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