375.1002. Definitions.

MISSOURI STATUTES AND CODES

Definitions.

375.1002. As used in sections 375.1000 to 375.1018, the following termsmean:

(1) "Director", the director of the department of insurance, financialinstitutions and professional registration;

(2) "Insurer", any person, reciprocal exchange, interinsurer, Lloydsinsurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in thebusiness of insurance, including agents, brokers, adjusters, public adjusterand third party administrators. "Insurer" shall also mean health servicescorporations, health maintenance organizations, prepaid limited health careservice plans, dental, optometric and other similar health service plans. Forthe purposes of sections 375.1000 to 375.1018, these foregoing entities shallbe deemed to be engaged in the business of insurance. "Insurer" shall alsoinclude all companies organized, incorporated or doing business under theprovisions of chapters 325, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 381 and 383, RSMo;

(3) "Person", any natural or artificial entity, or aggregate of suchentities, including, but not limited to, individuals, partnerships,associations, trusts or corporations;

(4) "Policy", "certificate" or "contract" includes any contract ofinsurance, indemnity, medical, health or hospital service, suretyship, orannuity issued, proposed for issuance, or intended for issuance by anyinsurer. "Policy" or "certificate", for the purposes of sections 375.1000 to375.1018, shall not mean contracts of workers' compensation, fidelity,suretyship or boiler and machinery insurance. This definition shall includeall entities and activities to the extent not preempted by the federalEmployees' Retirement Income Security Act.