BOARD OF DIRECTORS CURACAO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Elections held on 11 December 2008
Willem “Billy” Jonckheer (owner Jonckheer Advertising & Marketing Consultants) has been re-elected as member of the Board of Directors of the Curacao Chamber of Commerce. Karel Frielink (partner Spigthoff Attorneys & Tax Advisers) has been elected to the same Board.
The Curacao Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the voice of private enterprise in Curacao. It represents the general interests of the Curacao business community, keeps a complete roster of Curacao businesses, and provides information and services to local and international companies with an interest in doing business in, trading and …
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INSURANCE BUSINESS IN THE DUTCH CARIBBEAN (III)
A broker must be registered
Under the National Ordinance on the supervision of the insurance brokerage business 2003 (Landsverordening toezicht assurantiebemiddelingsbedrijf 2003, “NOSA”), insurance brokers (assurantiebemiddelaars) are prohibited from providing services as an insurance broker unless they are registered in the relevant register administered by the Central Bank. “Insurance Broker” means anyone who, other than pursuant to an employment contract, acts as an intermediary in the conclusion of insurance policies.
There is no statutory definition of “to act as an intermediary”. However, this phrase aims to cover all acts that are intended to conclude an agreement between a potential insurant …
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