Register of intermediaries IHK - Registration at the location Industrie- und Handelskammer zu Berlin

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:

• 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)

as soon as you become active in a commercial capacity.

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.

Consumers and insurance companies can thus check who, where and to what extent is authorised as an intermediary.

Attention: If you violate the registration obligation, you can be fined up to 5,000 Euros.

Prerequisites

• 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
  Mainly concerns product-processing insurance intermediaries
  And
• 2. You are actively pursuing the activity on a commercial basis
• Note
  Tied insurance agents can alternatively apply for registration via the instructing insurance company.

Documents required

• 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 intermediaries / consultants
• Registration of employees
• Activity in another EU member state

Fees

Legal basis

• Trade Code (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

• Information on the register of intermediaries