Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXIV. Business and Financial Institutions § 382.400. Definitions

(1) “Accredited state”, a state in which the insurance department or regulatory agency has qualified as meeting the minimum financial regulatory standards promulgated and established from time to time by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners;

(2) “Control” or “controlled” has the meaning prescribed by section 382.010;

(3) “Controlled insurer”, a licensed insurer which is controlled, directly or indirectly, by a producer;

(4) “Controlling producer”, a producer who, directly or indirectly, controls an insurer;

(5) “Licensed insurer” or “insurer”, any person, firm, association or corporation duly licensed to transact a property or casualty insurance business in this state. The following are not licensed insurers for the purposes of sections 382.400 to 382.410:  1

(6) “Producer”, an insurance broker or brokers or any other person, firm, association, or corporation, when, for any compensation, commission, or other thing of value, the person, firm, association, or corporation acts or aids in any manner in soliciting, negotiating, or procuring the making of an insurance contract on behalf of an insured other than the person, firm, association, or corporation.