PART II SPECIFIED ACTIVITIES

F1CHAPTER VIIAAssisting in the Administration and Performance of a Contract of Insurance

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Amendments (Textual)
F1

Pt. 2 Ch. 7A inserted (31.10.2004 for specified purposes, 14.1.2005 in so far as not already in force) by The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/1476), arts. 1(3), 7

Exclusions

Claims management on behalf of an insurer etc.39B

1

A person does not carry on an activity of the kind specified by article 39A if he acts in the course of carrying on the activity of—

a

expert appraisal;

b

loss adjusting on behalf of a relevant insurer; or

c

managing claims on behalf of a relevant insurer,

and that activity is carried on in the course of carrying on any profession or business.

2

In this article—

a

“relevant insurer” means—

i

a person who has Part IV permission to carry on an activity of the kind specified by article 10;

ii

a person to whom the general prohibition does not apply by virtue of section 316(1)(a) of the Act (members of the Society of Lloyd's);

iii

an EEA firm falling within paragraph 5(d) of Schedule 3 to the Act (insurance undertaking); or

iv

a relevant reinsurer;

b

“relevant reinsurer” means a person whose main business consists of accepting risks ceded by—

i

a person falling within sub-paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of the definition of “relevant insurer”; F2...

F3ii

an EEA firm falling within paragraph 5(da) of Schedule 3 to the Act (reinsurance undertaking); or

iii

a person established outside the United Kingdom and not falling within paragraph (ii) who carries on an activity of the kind specified by article 10 by way of business.