CTM40600 - Particular bodies: insurance companies

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp records for

  • any UK resident insurance company which starts to trade, or
  • any non UK-resident insurance company which starts to trade in the UK through a permanent establishment (or branch or agency)

should be sent to LB (Financial) - refere to the Sector Lead. If possible, the report should indicate which classes of business it undertakes.

»Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp Sector Lead should also be informed when it becomes apparent for the first time that an insurance company which is not dealt with in a specialist office:

  • is carrying on insurance business otherwise than on a mutual basis,

or

  • is not resident in the UK and has a presence in the UK which is claimed to be a representative or contact office and not to amount to a permanent establishment (or branch or agency) through which business is carried on.

Registered friendly societies are covered in CTM40300 onwards.