375.051. 1. Any insurance producer who shall be appointed or who shall act on behalf of any insurance company within this state, or who shall, on behalf of any insurance company, solicit applications, deliver policies or renewal receipts and collect premiums thereon, or who shall receive or collect moneys from any source or on any account whatsoever, on behalf of any insurance company doing business in this state, shall be held responsible in a trust or fiduciary capacity to the company for any money so collected or received by him or her for the insurance company.
2. Any insurance producer who shall act on behalf of any applicant for insurance or insured within this state, or who shall, on behalf of any applicant for insurance or insured, seek to place insurance coverage, deliver policies or renewal receipts and collect premiums thereon, or who shall receive or collect moneys from any source or on any account whatsoever, shall be held responsible in a trust or fiduciary capacity to the applicant for insurance or insured for any money so collected or received by him or her.
3. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any insurance producer to maintain a separate bank account or deposit for the funds of each payor, as long as the funds so held are reasonably ascertainable from the books of account and records of the insurance producer.
(RSMo 1939 § 6018, A.L. 1955 p. 241, A.L. 1967 p. 516, A.L. 2001 S.B. 193)Effective 1-01-03
Missouri General Assembly