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Article 18 - Directive 2016/97 (IDD)

Article 18

General information provided by the insurance intermediary or insurance undertaking

Member States shall ensure that:

(a) 

in good time before the conclusion of an insurance contract, an insurance intermediary makes the following disclosures to customers:

(i) 

its identity and address and that it is an insurance intermediary;

(ii) 

whether it provides advice about the insurance products sold;

(iii) 

the procedures referred to in Article 14 enabling customers and other interested parties to register complaints about insurance intermediaries and about the out-of-court complaint and redress procedures referred to in Article 15;

(iv) 

the register in which it has been included and the means for verifying that it has been registered; and

(v) 

whether the intermediary is representing the customer or is acting for and on behalf of the insurance undertaking;

(b) 

in good time before the conclusion of an insurance contract, an insurance undertaking makes the following disclosures to customers:

(i) 

its identity and address and that it is an insurance undertaking;

(ii) 

whether it provides advice about the insurance products sold;

(iii) 

the procedures referred to in Article 14 enabling customers and other interested parties to register complaints about insurance undertakings and about the out-of-court complaint and redress procedures referred to in Article 15.