Register for insurance intermediaries
Insurance intermediaries who operate on an untied basis must be entered in FINMA’s public register. Only then are they authorised to offer or conclude insurance contracts on the Swiss insurance market. FINMA may also include tied insurance intermediaries in the register. However, this only applies if they can prove that they wish to start operating abroad, for which the respective country requires an entry in the register in Switzerland (Art. 42 para. 4 ISA).
The public register for insurance intermediaries serves to inform customers. All insurance intermediaries who fulfil the registration requirements are listed in the public register.
Use this search form to search for registered insurance intermediaries. Please enter at least three consecutive characters in the search field and ensure correct spelling (including diacritics such as umlauts or accents).
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API programming interface for insurance intermediaries (iireg)
In addition to the possibility of searching in the register, FINMA provides an application programming interface (API) that facilitates access to the register. The API interface offers no content-related advantages over searching in the register. Due to the restrictions defined by the search criteria, it is not possible for external users to retrieve a complete list. Accordingly, the current search process remains valid. Access to the API is granted for the following applications (non-exhaustive list):
Valid use cases
| Description | |
| 1. | An insurance company has concluded an intermediary contract with an insurance intermediary company and would like to regularly check whether this institution has a valid registration with FINMA (also applies to sub-intermediaries). |
| 2. | An insurance company pays commission to an insurance intermediary and wants to check whether this person is employed by the specified insurance intermediary company and has a valid registration and the necessary qualifications. |
| 3. | An insurance intermediary company would like to regularly check whether its employees are registered with FINMA and/or have correctly reported changes (deregistration, change of employer, etc.). |
| 4. | An insurance company offers professional indemnity insurance for insurance intermediary companies and would like to regularly check whether its customers have a valid registration with FINMA. |
| 5. | An insurance intermediary company has a sub-intermediary agreement with insurance intermediary companies and would like to regularly check whether these institutions and the insurance intermediaries employed have a valid registration with FINMA and the necessary qualifications. |
If you are interested, please send your enquiry using the email template provided. After a successful review, we will provide you with the required access data by email within 7 working days.
Warning notice
If a person entered in the register of insurance intermediaries contacts you, please check the identity of this person carefully. Do the details match those in the public FINMA register? Particular caution should be exercised in the case of foreign telephone numbers and if the insurance intermediary offers other financial services as well as the intermediation of insurance products. These may, for example, include asset management, investment advice, investments in cryptocurrencies or the like. Registration as an insurance intermediary does not automatically include authorisation for the intermediation of other financial services.
Please also take note of the tips for protecting yourself against investment fraud and the FINMA warning list. The warning list contains companies and individuals who may be engaging in activities requiring authorisation on the financial market without authorisation. Please obtain full information before responding to any offer and contact FINMA if you are unsure.
