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Knowledge for insurance brokers

The German version prevails. This translation is provided for information only.

Legal foundations and standards from everyday advisory work · Every article with its official source

This section collects specialist articles on the legal foundations and standards that shape the daily work of insurance intermediaries in Switzerland. It is written for Swiss insurance brokers and intermediaries, in personal lines as well as commercial lines.

The articles are grouped by subject area. Each tile shows the title, a short summary and the publication date, so that the topic and how current it is are visible before the click.

Every article lists its sources at the end, with the official designation and a link to the primary source. Anything that cannot be substantiated there does not appear in the article. SOTHURA SAFE is the Swiss software platform for insurance advisors and brokers: advice, acquisition, quote comparison, policy analysis and mandates on one platform.

For now, the articles are available in German only.

Supervision and distribution

Registration, information duties and conduct rules under the Insurance Supervision Act: who has to be entered in the register, what must be disclosed before a contract is concluded, and which requirements apply to training and continuing education.

FINMA Circular 2018/03 «Outsourcing»: what it means for brokers
The circular names banks, insurers and fund management companies as addressees, not intermediaries. Why it nevertheless shapes a broker's outsourcing.
Published on 26.08.2026
ISA Art. 45: the information duty of insurance intermediaries
Art. 45 ISA asks five things of every intermediary: name, ties, training, liability, data processing. Wording, timing, fine.
Published on 26.08.2026
Cicero replaced: training and continuing education of intermediaries in 2026
The transitional periods of the revised ISA have expired and the Cicero quality label is no longer active. What applies in 2026 to the exam, the register and the deadlines.
Published on 26.08.2026
Who has to register as an insurance intermediary?
Only those who act as untied intermediaries have to register. Where the dividing line runs, who falls outside supervision entirely, and what follows without an entry.
Published on 26.08.2026

Data protection

Processing of personal data in advice and documentation: the duties under the data protection act, the contracts with software and cloud providers, and the use of automated analysis.

Client data in the cloud: what brokers have to settle in the contract
Art. 9 revDSG, sub-processing, disclosure abroad, register of activities, notification chain, deletion: the clauses and the setup before the first record.
Published on 26.08.2026
Artificial intelligence in a broker's everyday work: what the revDSG requires
Roles, principles, information, disclosure abroad, register of activities, security: the duties of the data protection act before the first automated run.
Published on 26.08.2026

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