Insurance Ireland Full or Associate Membership Application Frequently Asked Questions
In order to be a Full Member of Insurance Ireland, you must complete the Full Member Application Form which is available for download here and submit your completed Full Member Application Form to Insurance Ireland using our dedicated email application@insuranceireland.eu.
In order to be an Associate Member of Insurance Ireland, you must complete the Associate Member Application Form which is available for download here at Insurance Ireland and submit your completed Associate Member Application Form to Insurance Ireland using our dedicated email application@insuranceireland.eu.
No, you no longer need to be a Full or Associate Member of Insurance Ireland to apply to become a user of InsuranceLink. The InsuranceLink application process can be found here.
A Full Member of Insurance Ireland is an entity as defined under the Insurance Ireland Constitution and as described in the Rules Relating to Admission to Full Membership of Insurance Ireland . In summary, these entities are insurers carrying on insurance business in the Republic of Ireland; and captive managers that carry on business in Ireland. Captive managers are defined as firms to which the board of a captive insurer has delegated, by way of contract, the management and administrative functions of the captive insurer.
An Associate Member is an entity that as defined in the Terms and Conditions of Associate Membership Insurance Ireland. In summary, these are entities that are not eligible to become a Full Member of Insurance Ireland, but which offer services in the insurance sector in Ireland or which demonstrate an intention to do so and whose interests or objectives are related to or shared with Full Members of Insurance Ireland. Such entities may include inter alia: loss adjusters; intermediaries who act as underwriting agents, enter into insurance contracts and/or appoint retail agents on behalf of insurance undertakings under a delegated authority; entities which have an insurance undertaking as a carrier; technology/ legal/ advisory/ consulting firms which provide services to insurance undertakings and entities providing outsourced control functions to insurance undertakings.
Full Members may avail of the benefits listed here
Associate Members may avail of the benefits listed here
You must satisfy the Full Member Criteria Insurance Ireland in order to become a Full Member.
You must satisfy the Associate Member Criteria in order to become an Associate Member.
If you would like more information on Full Membership Fees, please send your request to query@insuranceireland.eu
There are three tiers to Associate Membership available for Insurance Ireland. Pricing and benefits are outlined in the link here
In relation to Termination of Membership as per our Constitution: “In the event that a member shall notify the Company of its intention to resign. The resignation shall take effect and the membership shall terminate twelve months from the date of receipt of such notice at the Registered Office”.
In relation to Termination of Associate Membership: “In the event that an Associate member shall notify the Company of its intention to resign. The resignation shall take effect and the membership shall terminate three months from the date of receipt of such notice at the Registered office”.
No. There is no minimum operating period requirement in respect of Membership Applicants.
No. There is no requirement for entities wishing to be an Associate Member to be sponsored by a Full Member.
In line with the Membership Application Procedure, you will be advised if your Full Member Application Form/Associate Member Application Form is complete or incomplete within 5 business days of submission and you will be advised whether you meet the Full Member Criteria / Associate Member Criteria within 10 business days of being advised that your Full Member Application Form/Associate Member Application Form is complete.
In line with the Membership Application Procedure Insurance Ireland, decisions not to grant Full/Associate Membership to a Membership Applicant are automatically reviewed by the Board of Insurance Ireland. You will be advised of the outcome of this review within 10 business days of the Membership Application Officer’s decision not to grant you membership. Following this, you have a right to appeal by following the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure outlined here at Insurance Ireland and please email application@insuranceireland.eu.
There is currently no waiting period to re-apply for full/associate membership following a decision by a Membership Application Officer not to grant a Membership Applicant full/associate membership.
If your query is not answered by the FAQs on the website, you can send your query to us using the dedicated email address for Membership queries
query@insuranceireland.eu.
Insurance Ireland Full or Associate Membership Application Appeal Frequently Asked Questions
In accordance with Rule 3.1 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure Insurance Ireland an Appeal can be brought by a Membership Applicant against: i) A decision by a Membership Application Officer or the Board of Insurance Ireland that a Membership Applicant does not meet either the Full Member Criteria or the Associate Member Criteria; or ii) That a Full Member or Associate Member has been denied without reasonable justification access in whole or in part to the facilities or services of Insurance Ireland that is entitled, within its membership class, to receive.
In accordance with Rule 3.1 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure , a Notice of Appeal must be lodged with the Membership Appeal Board within 10 business days of the relevant decision referred to in Rule 3.1.
In accordance with Rule 4.1 of the
Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure, a Notice of Appeal must contain the following:
a) The name and address of the Appellant and of any legal representative (if the Appellant chooses to appoint one), identifying the person and address to which communications from the Membership Appeal Board should be sent;
b) A statement of the grounds of appeal including all arguments that the Appellant wishes to make stating in particular to what extent the Appellant relies on error of fact, the wrongful exercise of discretion by the Membership Application Officer of the Board of Insurance Ireland, or a breach of the Membership Application Procedure;
c) A schedule of supporting documents, and copies of all documents relied on, and copies of all documents and materials submitted to the Insurance Ireland in connection with the appealed decision; and
d) A description of the decision which should, in the view of the Appellant, have been made by the Membership Application Officer in respect of the matters set out in Rule 3.1 that are under review.
In accordance with Rules 6.1 and 6.3 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure, Insurance Ireland will lodge a Response to the Notice of Appeal with the Membership Appeal Board, with a copy to the Appellant, within 10 business days from the service of the Notice of Appeal on Insurance Ireland.
Yes. In accordance with Rule 7.1 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure , the Appellant has the right to lodge a reply to the Response to the Notice of Appeal with the Membership Appeal Board, with a copy to Insurance Ireland, within 5 business days from the service of the Response to the Notice of Appeal or, where necessary, such other reasonable and proportionate deadline as set by the Chairperson.
Yes. In accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure , the Appellant can request an opportunity to appear before the Case Panel for the purpose of better presenting its case. In such instances, the Case Panel will make arrangements for a hearing and will give Insurance Ireland an opportunity to attend and, if it wishes to do so, to present its own case.
An Appellant can make a request in writing the Case Panel assigned to hear the case by the Chairperson..
In accordance with Rule 11.3 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure Insurance Ireland , the Case Panel will issue its decision no later than 10 working days following:
I) the date of the hearing; or,
II) if no hearing was held, the date of submission of the Reply to the Response to the Notice of Appeal; or,
III) if no Reply to the Response to the Notice of Appeal was submitted, the date of submission of the Response to the Notice of Appeal.
In accordance with Rule 11.3 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure , the Case Panel will issue its decision in writing, setting out its reasons.
No. In accordance with Rule 11.5 of the Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure, the decision of the Case Panel is final.
If your query is not answered by the FAQs on the website, you can send your query to the Secretary for Membership Applicant Appeals using the dedicated for email address for Membership Appeal Board Rules of Procedure . The Secretary for Membership Applicant Appeals will reply to your email query within 5 business days.