ARTICLE 1

THIS DIRECTIVE CONCERNS THE TAKING UP AND PURSUIT OF THE SELF-EMPLOYED ACTIVITY OF DIRECT INSURANCE CARRIED ON BY UNDERTAKINGS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED IN A MEMBER STATE OR WISH TO BECOME ESTABLISHED THERE IN THE FORM OF THE ACTIVITIES DEFINED BELOW : 1 . THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF INSURANCE WHERE THEY ARE ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS : ( A ) LIFE ASSURANCE , THAT IS TO SAY , THE CLASS OF INSURANCE WHICH COMPRISES , IN PARTICULAR , ASSURANCE ON SURVIVAL TO A STIPULATED AGE ONLY , ASSURANCE ON DEATH ONLY , ASSURANCE ON SURVIVAL TO A STIPULATED AGE OR ON EARLIER DEATH , LIFE ASSURANCE WITH RETURN OF PREMIUMS , MARRIAGE ASSURANCE , BIRTH ASSURANCE ; ( B ) ANNUITIES ; ( C ) SUPPLEMENTARY INSURANCE CARRIED ON BY LIFE ASSURANCE UNDERTAKINGS , THAT IS TO SAY , IN PARTICULAR , INSURANCE AGAINST PERSONAL INJURY INCLUDING INCAPACITY FOR EMPLOYMENT , INSURANCE AGAINST DEATH RESULTING FROM AN ACCIDENT AND INSURANCE AGAINST DISABILITY RESULTING FROM AN ACCIDENT OR SICKNESS , WHERE THESE VARIOUS KINDS OF INSURANCE ARE UNDERWRITTEN IN ADDITION TO LIFE ASSURANCE ; ( D ) THE TYPE OF INSURANCE EXISTING IN IRELAND AND THE UNITED KINGDOM KNOWN AS PERMANENT HEALTH INSURANCE NOT SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION . 2 . THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONS , WHERE THEY ARE ON A CONTRACTUAL BASIS , IN SO FAR AS THEY ARE SUBJECT TO SUPERVISION BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SUPERVISION OF PRIVATE INSURANCE AND ARE AUTHORIZED IN THE COUNTRY CONCERNED : ( A ) TONTINES WHEREBY ASSOCIATIONS OF SUBSCRIBERS ARE SET UP WITH A VIEW TO JOINTLY CAPITALIZING THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUBSEQUENTLY DISTRIBUTING THE ASSETS THUS ACCUMULATED AMONG THE SURVIVORS OR AMONG THE BENEFICIARIES OF THE DECEASED ; ( B ) CAPITAL REDEMPTION OPERATIONS BASED ON ACTUARIAL CALCULATION WHEREBY , IN RETURN FOR SINGLE OR PERIODIC PAYMENTS AGREED IN ADVANCE , COMMITMENTS OF SPECIFIED DURATION AND AMOUNT ARE UNDERTAKEN ; ( C ) MANAGEMENT OF GROUP PENSION FUNDS , I.E . OPERATIONS CONSISTING , FOR THE UNDERTAKING CONCERNED , IN MANAGING THE INVESTMENTS , AND IN PARTICULAR THE ASSETS REPRESENTING THE RESERVES OF BODIES THAT EFFECT PAYMETS ON DEATH OR SURVIVAL OR IN THE EVENT OF DISCONTINUANCE OR CURTAILMENT OF ACTIVITY ; ( D ) THE OPERATIONS REFERRED TO IN ( C ) WHERE THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY INSURANCE COVERING EITHER CONSERVATION OF CAPITAL OR PAYMENT OF A MINIMUM INTEREST ; ( E ) THE OPERATIONS CARRIED OUT BY INSURANCE COMPANIES SUCH AS THOSE REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER 1 , TITLE 4 OF BOOK IV OF THE FRENCH " CODE DES ASSURANCES " . 3 . OPERATIONS RELATING TO THE LENGTH OF HUMAN LIFE WHICH ARE PRESCRIBED BY OR PROVIDED FOR IN SOCIAL INSURANCE LEGISLATION , WHEN THEY ARE EFFECTED OR MANAGED AT THEIR OWN RISK BY ASSURANCE UNDERTAKINGS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF A MEMBER STATE .

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.