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Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)

Preamble
Recitals 79
Chapter I - SCOPE AND DEFINITIONS (Article 1-2) 2
Chapter II - REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS (Article 3) 1
Chapter III - FREEDOM TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FREEDOM OF ESTABLISHMENT (Article 4-9) 6
Chapter IV - ORGANISATIONAL REQUIREMENTS (Article 10-16) 7
Chapter V - INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS RULES (Article 17-25) 9
Chapter VI - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN RELATION TO INSURANCE-BASED INVESTMENT PRODUCTS (Article 26-30) 5
Chapter VII - SANCTIONS AND OTHER MEASURES (Article 31-36) 6
Chapter VIII - FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 37-46) 11
Annexes 3
Amending acts 4

insurance distribution

Defined in Article 2, Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD)

Definitions over time (1)

23/02/2018 – today applies on 10/11/2026 Article 2, Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) Scope: Whole act

‘insurance distribution’ means the activities of advising on, proposing, or carrying out other work preparatory to the conclusion of contracts of insurance, of concluding such contracts, or of assisting in the administration and performance of such contracts, in particular in the event of a claim, including the provision of information concerning one or more insurance contracts in accordance with criteria selected by customers through a website or other media and the compilation of an insurance product ranking list, including price and product comparison, or a discount on the price of an insurance contract, when the customer is able to directly or indirectly conclude an insurance contract using a website or other media;

Earlier definition records in this act (1)

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Article 2(1)(1) Historical · definitions end 23/02/2018

Used in (34 places in 18 provisions on 10/11/2026)

Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) (34 in 18)

Recital 7 · Recital 15² · Recital 17 · Recital 32 · Recital 41 · Recital 52 · Recital 58 · Preamble · Article 1 · Article 2⁶ · Article 10 · Article 11 · Article 17 · Article 19² · Article 26² · Article 28³ · Article 30⁶ · Article 41²