La Direttiva 2016/97/UE “Insurance Distribution Directive”, dall’intermediazione alla distribuzione assicurativa: comparazione tra i principi presenti nell’ordinamento giuridico e le principali novità della Direttiva IDD. In Profili giuridici della distribuzione assicurativa: la Direttiva (UE) 2016/97.

This is a brief introductory contribution to the new Directive 2016/97 /EU which aims to improve consumer protection in relation to insurance products, create the necessary conditions for fair competition between insurance distributors and strengthen the protection of insured persons, in particular for regarding the life of insurance products that involve an investment. Reference is made to the legislative measures that led to the approval of the directive, to the innovations introduced by it, making a comparison between these and the legal principles already existing in the sector in our legal system, as well as highlighting certain critical issues.