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Register of intermediaries IHK - Registration

Vermittlerregister IHK - Eintragung beantragen
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15

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Requirements

• 1.a) You have a permit as: Insurance intermediary (§ 34 d GewO), Insurance consultant (§ 34 d GewO), Financial investment intermediary (§ 34 f GewO), Fee-based financial investment consultant (§ 34 h GewO) or Real estate loan intermediary (§ 34 i GewO) or • 1.b) You have been exempted from the permit requirement primarily affects insurance intermediaries with product access And • 2. You are actively pursuing the activity on a commercial basis • Note Tied insurance agents can alternatively apply for registration via the instructing insurance company.

Documents you need

• Registration application completed application form (under "Forms") • Permission/Exemption Copy of the licence document or, for product-related insurance intermediaries: proof of exemption from the licence • Business registration Copy of the business registration • If applicable, extract from the commercial register If you are registered in the commercial, cooperative or association register, please also submit a current extract from it. • If applicable, for cross-border activities If you want to operate also in other member states of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA): additionally the form "Activity in other EU member state" (under "Forms")

Forms

• Application forms for insurance brokers/consultants (§ 34d GewO) www.ihk.de/berlin/service-und-beratung/recht-und-steuern/dow • Registration of employees www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/3994844/a2b41f63c • Activity in another EU member state www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2253420/a6e226bd0 • Financial investment brokers and Fee-based financial investment consultant Entry in the register of intermediaries - natural persons (§ 34f & § 34h GewO) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/wirtschaft/einh • Financial investment brokers and Fee-based financial investment consultant Entry in the register of intermediaries - legal entities (§ 34f & § 34h GewO) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/wirtschaft/einh • Financial investment brokers and Fee-based financial investment consultant Supplementary sheet Entry in the register of intermediaries - legal entities (§ 34f & § 34h GewO) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/ordnungsamt/ste • Real estate loan broker Entry in the register of intermediaries - natural person (§ 34 i GewO) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/wirtschaft/einh • Real estate loan broker Entry in the register of intermediaries - legal entity (§ 34 i GewO) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/wirtschaft/einh • Real estate loan broker Registration of employees (§ 34i GewO) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/ordnungsamt/ste

Fees

• 35.00 EUR to 155.00 EUR, depending on the type of register entry

Legal basis

• Trade Code (Gewerbeordnung or GewO) (register of intermediaries) § 11a www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gewo/__11a.html • Ordinance on Insurance Mediation and Consulting §§ 8 ff. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/versvermv_2018/index.html#BJNR248 • Ordinance on Financial Investment Brokerage (Financial Investment Brokerage Ordinance) §§ 6 ff. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/finvermv/ • Regulation on Real Estate Loan Brokerage (Real Estate Loan Brokerage Regulation) §§ 6 ff. www.gesetze-im-internet.de/immvermv/ • Fee schedule of the IHK (Section F. Law and Taxes - No. 2. ff.) www.ihk.de/blueprint/servlet/resource/blob/2256952/9289dfb23

Further information

• Information on the register of intermediaries (German Chamber of Industry and Commerce) www.vermittlerregister.info/

Who is responsible

Die Eintragung in das Vermittlerregister (intermediary register) for • insurance intermediaries (Versicherungsvermittler, § 34 d GewO), • insurance advisors (Versicherungsberater, § 34 d GewO), can be applied for directly with the Industrie- und Handelskammer Berlin (Chamber of Industry and Commerce Berlin), which maintains the register. Entry in the Vermittlerregister (intermediary register) for • investment brokers (Finanzanlagenvermittler, § 34 f GewO), • fee-based investment advisors (Honorar-Finanzanlageberater, § 34 h GewO), and • real estate loan brokers (Immobiliardarlehensvermittler, § 34 i GewO) must be applied for through the Ordnungsamt (public order office) responsible for your business location, as the competent licensing authority. Your application will be forwarded to the Industrie- und Handelskammer Berlin, which maintains the register, once it has been checked whether you meet the necessary requirements for the license. The Industrie- und Handelskammer Berlin carries out entry in the Vermittlerregister (intermediary register) for businesses with their registered seat in Berlin.

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Original

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Service number 329370 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/329370/