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Register of intermediaries IHK - Registration
The chambers of industry and commerce keep a register of intermediaries.
Holders of one of the following licences must be entered in this register:
Attention: If you violate the registration obligation, you can be fined up to 5,000 Euros.
Holders of one of the following licences must be entered in this register:
- Insurance broker (§ 34 d GewO),
- Insurance consultant (§ 34 d GewO),
- Financial investment brokers (§ 34 f GewO),
- Fee-based financial investment consultant (§ 34 h GewO) and
- Real estate loan broker (§ 34 i GewO)
- The register contains the following data:*
- For natural persons: surname, first name, date of birth and name of the company
- For legal entities: Family and first names of the natural persons who are responsible for the intermediary activities within the organ of the company responsible for the management
- Type of permit
- Address of the competent registration authority
- In which EU and EEA Contracting States the applicant will be active
- Addresses of possible branches abroad
- Company address
- Register number
- In the case of tied and product-processor insurance intermediaries: the insurance undertaking assuming liability.
Attention: If you violate the registration obligation, you can be fined up to 5,000 Euros.
Prerequisites
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1.a) You have a permit as:
Insurance intermediary (§ 34 d GewO), Insurance consultant (§ 34 d GewO), Financial investment intermediary (§ 34 f GewO), Fee-based financial investment consultant (§ 34 h GewO) or Real estate loan intermediary (§ 34 i GewO)
or -
1.b) You have been exempted from the permit requirement
primarily affects insurance intermediaries with product access
And - 2. You are actively pursuing the activity on a commercial basis
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Note
Tied insurance agents can alternatively apply for registration via the instructing insurance company.
Documents required
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Registration application
completed application form (under "Forms") -
Permission/Exemption
Copy of the licence document or, for product-related insurance intermediaries: proof of exemption from the licence -
Business registration
Copy of the business registration -
If applicable, extract from the commercial register
If you are registered in the commercial, cooperative or association register, please also submit a current extract from it. -
If applicable, for cross-border activities
If you want to operate also in other member states of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA): additionally the form "Activity in other EU member state" (under "Forms")
Forms
- Application forms for insurance brokers/consultants (§ 34d GewO)
- Registration of employees
- Activity in another EU member state
- Financial investment brokers and Fee-based financial investment consultant Entry in the register of intermediaries - natural persons (§ 34f & § 34h GewO)
- Financial investment brokers and Fee-based financial investment consultant Entry in the register of intermediaries - legal entities (§ 34f & § 34h GewO)
- Financial investment brokers and Fee-based financial investment consultant Supplementary sheet Entry in the register of intermediaries - legal entities (§ 34f & § 34h GewO)
- Real estate loan broker Entry in the register of intermediaries - natural person (§ 34 i GewO)
- Real estate loan broker Entry in the register of intermediaries - legal entity (§ 34 i GewO)
- Real estate loan broker Registration of employees (§ 34i GewO)
Fees
- 35.00 EUR to 155.00 EUR, depending on the type of register entry
Legal basis
- Trade Code (Gewerbeordnung or GewO) (register of intermediaries) § 11a
- Ordinance on Insurance Mediation and Consulting §§ 8 ff.
- Ordinance on Financial Investment Brokerage (Financial Investment Brokerage Ordinance) §§ 6 ff.
- Regulation on Real Estate Loan Brokerage (Real Estate Loan Brokerage Regulation) §§ 6 ff.
- Fee schedule of the IHK (Section F. Law and Taxes - No. 2. ff.)
More information
Notes on responsibility
Entry in the register of intermediaries for
- Insurance broker (§ 34 d GewO),
- Insurance consultant (§ 34 d GewO),
Entry in the register of intermediaries for
- Financial investment brokers (§ 34 f GewO),
- Fee-based financial investment consultant (§ 34 h GewO) and
- Real estate loan broker (§ 34 i GewO)
The Berlin Chamber of Industry and Commerce will make the entry in the register of intermediaries for commercial enterprises based in Berlin.