Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXIV. Business and Financial Institutions § 374.202. Purpose of law--definitions

(1) “Company”, any person engaging in or proposing or attempting to engage in any transaction or kind of insurance or surety business and any person or group of persons who may otherwise be subject to the administrative, regulatory or taxing authority of the director, not assigned to the functional regulation of the divisions of finance, credit unions, or professional registration, or boards assigned to or within those divisions;

(2) “Department”, the department of commerce and insurance of this state;

(3) “Director”, the director of the department of commerce and insurance of this state;

(4) “Examiner”, any individual or firm having been authorized by the director to conduct an examination under sections 374.202 to 374.207;

(5) “Insurer” has the same meaning as insurer under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246;

(6) “Person”, any individual, aggregation of individuals, trust, association, partnership or corporation, or any affiliate thereof.