The bourquin amendment provides for an annual termination right for all borrowers, allowing them, on each anniversary date, to substitute their current loan insurance contract with another, provided it has an equivalent level of guarantee.
This right was officially ratified on january 12, 2018 by the constitutional council. Do not hesitate to contact your customers
Stakes:
– a market estimated in 2017 at 6.5 billion euros in contributions and held for nearly 80 by banks.
– 8 million borrowers: 1 in 3 households currently pay for borrower insurance.
– insurance outside the bank can reduce insurance premiums by 20 to 80% depending on the client’s situation and the characteristics of the loan,
– advantageous aviva commission rates (discounted 45%, 15% or linear 30%).
The principles :
– only concerns real estate loans for private individuals.
– the guarantees of the new contract must be of a level at least equivalent to those of the previous insurance contract,
– it will be possible to change your contract once a year on the anniversary date of the contract,
– a notice of at least two months before the expiry date must be respected in the exercise of this right of termination,
– the list of equivalence criteria required by the bank must appear on the bank’s website; the bank has 10 days to give its position. Its refusal must be justified on the basis of the criteria of equivalence of guarantees. In the event of non-compliance, the bank may be fined € 3,000.
The targets :
– individual and professional clients for private real estate loans.
– aged 18 to 50 years old.
As a reminder, the bourquin amendment introduces an annual substitution right from the loan insurance contract, without calling into question the possibility of substitution which already exists today within the 12 months following the signing of the loan offer (law Hamon, * you can find the Hamon pack on your online orders).