Salesperson Supervision Guidelines

Salesperson Supervision Guidelines

Provide your input about proposed guidelines for the supervision of general insurance salespersons

What is this about?

The Insurance Council is consulting on a guidance document for the supervision of general insurance level 1 salespersons. The guidance describes the overall expectations and obligations of nominees in meeting their supervision requirements and outlines salespersons’ requirements and responsibilities.

General insurance salespersons are required to be supervised by a general insurance agent when conducting insurance activities.

Current Status

Consultation on the draft guidelines, Supervision of General Insurance Salespersons Guidelines, closed on April 8, 2022. A finalized version of the guidelines was published in May 2022, following Council approval. The most up-to-date version can be found on our Guidelines page.

(Updated November 2024)

Get informed and involved

• See the overview and read the draft guidelines that are being proposed.

• Provide your input by April 8, 2022:

  • Via our feedback survey (Closed)

  • Send us an email at consultation@insurancecouncilofbc.com (Closed)

Timeline

Guideline development (Fall 2021-Late Spring 2022)

• Research and development – Oct 2021-Jan 2022

• Initial consultation – Feb-Mar 2022

• Broad stakeholder consultation – Mar-Apr 2022

Consultation results and decision (Apr 2022)

• Voting Council review and decision

Guideline Implementation (Late Spring/Summer 2022)
(Pending approval - Intended to coincide with the permanent amendment to Rule 6(1)(b))