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Insurance intermediaries. Intermediate companies and premiums

Insurance intermediaries. Intermediate companies and premiums. Provinces Catalonia
Companies Brokers Agents and related agencies Intermediate premiums (thousands of euros.) Brokers Agents and related agencies
2022 585 506 79 1,005,857.30 951,215.75 54,641.55
2021 600 522 78 774,804.07 726,715.80 48,088.27
2020 608 528 80 790,903.94 741,604.85 49,299.09
2019 630 547 83 812,930.92 761,518.30 51,412.62
2018 658 566 92 827,347.58 765,392.96 61,954.62
2017 663 565 98 812,378.44 747,049.26 65,329.18
2016 669 567 102 852,155.07 785,817.07 66,338.00
2015 692 588 104 752,544.10 689,677.80 62,866.40
2014 683 585 98 755,426.10 696,153.90 59,272.10
2013 687 592 95 783,684.30 726,020.20 57,664.10
2012 691 604 87 745,304.80 694,975.80 50,329.00
2011 690 610 80 796,711.60 752,051.70 44,659.90
2010 624 624 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 836,357.70 836,357.70 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2009 641 641 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 897,242.30 897,242.30 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2008 641 641 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 904,707.10 904,707.10 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2007 639 639 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 853,386.70 853,386.70 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2006 654 654 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 999,343.30 999,343.30 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2005 602 602 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 889,068.60 889,068.60 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
2004 607 607 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available 867,100.80 867,100.80 .. Confidential data, low reliability or not available
Source:
2004-2014: Ministry of Economy and Knowledge.
2015-2019: Ministry of the Vice-presidency and of the Economy and Finance.
2020-2022: Ministry of the Economy and Finance.
2020-2022: Ministry of the Vice-presidency and of the Economy and Finance.
(..) Confidential data, low reliability or not available.

Last update: November 6, 2023.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Tied insurance agent
Professional that conducts mediation activities within the terms agreed in contracts signed with various insurance companies.
Insurance broker
Professional that conducts insurance mediation activities without being bound by contractual ties to insurance companies, and offer independent, professional and impartial advisory services to those seeking cover for risks to themselves, their assets, their interests or their liabilities.
Insurance intermediary
Professional that performs activities that involve presenting, proposing or doing work prior to the signing of an insurance or reinsurance contract, or the signing of such contracts, as well as assisting with the management and execution of the aforesaid contracts, especially in the case of a claim. Insurance intermediaries are divided into insurance brokers and insurance agents. Insurance agents can be exclusive or tied. Insurance brokers and insurance agents can be natural persons or legal entities.
Insurance premium
Obligation corresponding to the insurance policy holder towards the provider covering the risk, or in other words, the price of the insurance. In financial terms, the premium is the insurance fee paid to the insurer for the service provided. In legal terms, payment of the premium is the basic obligation of an insurance policy holder and is a real, essential and typical element of the insurance contract.

Methodological aspects

Order ECO/326/2011, of November 7, on record books and the duty for private insurance and reinsurance intermediaries to provide statistical, accounting and business reports, published in the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya no. 6015, of November 29, 2011, establishes that insurance intermediaries must present statistical and accounting details of their activity every year.

All intermediaries that, during a given year, are included in the Special Administrative Register of Insurance Intermediaries, Insurance Brokers and their Senior Officials, which is part of the Directorate General of Financial Politics, Insurance and Treasury, must present the forms stipulated by Order ECO/326/2011 via the Virtual Office of Insurance Intermediaries (MEDCAT).

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".