The recently adopted Directive 2016/97 of the European Parliament and of the Council (EU) 2016/97 of 20 January 2016 on the Insurance Distribution Directive ("IDD") opened a debate in the EU Member States on the new rules on the business of insurance intermediaries, remuneration of insurance intermediaries. The aim of the article is to introduce the regulation under consideration in selected EU countries and to assess the proposed legislation in the Czech Republic.