71. No person may act as or purport to be a firm without being registered with the Authority. However, a financial institution may, by giving out brochures or flyers or using direct mail or any other form of publicity, invite the public to purchase insurance products.
No person may act as or purport to be a damage insurance brokerage firm without being registered as such with the Authority.
A legal person that, without acting as a firm, receives a commission or other remuneration based on the sale of financial products or the provision of financial services must be registered with the Authority. As of its registration, the legal person is, for the purposes of this Act, considered to be acting as a firm in the sector in which the products and services are offered.
1998, c. 37, s. 71; 2002, c. 45, s. 499; 2004, c. 37, s. 90; 2018, c. 232018, c. 23, s. 5241; 2021, c. 342021, c. 34, s. 621.