Investor Compensation Act, 1998

Compulsory insurance of authorised investment firms.

41.—(1) The supervisory authority may require authorised investment firms to effect a policy of professional indemnity insurance in a form specified by the supervisory authority (and different forms may be specified for different classes of authorised investment firm), indemnifying the authorised investment firm up to such sum, in such manner, in respect of such matters and valid for such minimum period as the supervisory authority may specify from time to time.

(2) When the supervisory authority requires an authorised investment firm to effect a policy of professional indemnity insurance it shall have regard to any existing statutory requirements for a particular category or categories of investment firm to hold professional indemnity insurance.