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Hungary: Independent Insurance Mediation In Hungary

21 February 2007
Article by Zoltan Kovacs

In this article, we attempt to address, based on Act no LX of 2003 on Insurance Companies and Insurance Activities (the "Act"), the legal issues of (i) whether an individual or business organization authorized by a licensed independent insurance mediator is allowed to carry out activities of independent insurance mediation, and (ii) if the answer to this question is in the affirmative, whether the individual or business organization may carry out such activities based on the authorization of the licensed mediator and registration with the Authority or whether a license is required to engage in such activities.

Statutory Background

Under the Act (Article 33 Paragraph 1), the activity of insurance mediation is an activity aimed at the execution of insurance contracts on a regular basis and in a...
 
 
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