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  • Chapter III Letter of Guarantee and Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy Provisions

    • Conditions for Issuing the Letter of Guarantee

      • Article 11

        The Letter of Guarantee shall be:
         

        1. Issued by a bank operating in the UAE, in favor of the Chairman of the IA Board of Directors in his capacity according to the form designated by the IA.
           
        2. Unconditional, unrestricted, payable on demand – by the IA – at any time and may only be canceled under a written consent of the IA.
           
        3. Issued for the purpose of guaranteeing the settlement of the Insurance Broker's transactions and meeting their obligations arising from practicing Insurance Brokerage towards companies, clients or beneficiaries, or in implementation of the IA's decisions.
           
        4. Its value may not be less than (AED 3,000,000) three million Dirhams for companies incorporated in the UAE and (AED 1,000,000) one million Dirhams for any branch thereof. For the branch of a foreign company or companies incorporated in any financial free zone, its value may not be less than (AED 5,000,000) five million Dirhams for the branch and (AED 3,000,000) three million Dirhams for any addition branch thereof in the UAE.
           
        5. At any time, the IA shall have the right to liquidate the Letter of Guarantee submitted by the Insurance Broker in full or in part to ensure meeting its liabilities resulting from practicing its activity towards the companies, clients or beneficiaries, or in implementation of the IA's decisions.
    • Conditions for Issuing the Professional Indemnity Insurance Policy

      • Article 12

        The Professional Indemnity Policy shall be:
         

        1. Issued by a company licensed by and registered with the IA, after the IA's approval of the conditions of such policy.
           
        2. The insured shall be the Insurance Broker and the beneficiary shall be the Chairman of the IA Board of Directors in his capacity.
           
        3. Issued for the purpose of guaranteeing any liability arising from damages resulting from practicing Insurance Brokerage, unintentional error, omission and unintentional negligence.
           
        4. Valid throughout the license term and applicable to the annual renewal of the license. The Insurance Brokerage activity may not be practiced unless such policy is available and valid.
           
        5. The insured sum under the policy may not be less than (AED 2,000,000) two million Dirhams for companies incorporated in the UAE, provided that the deductible amount may not exceed (AED 30,000) thirty thousand Dirhams for each accident. As for the branch of a foreign company or companies incorporated in any financial free zone, the insured sum under the policy may not be less than (AED 3,000,000) three million Dirhams, provided that the deductible amount may not exceed (AED 50,000) fifty thousand Dirhams for each accident.
           
        6. Any amendment or alternation to the insurance policy may only be made under the written approval of the IA.