(A)

1. (1) An "insurance broker", as used in this chapter, means a property and casualty insurance producer licensed by the director or his designee who:

   1. (a) sells, solicits, or negotiates insurance on behalf of an insured;
   2. (b) takes or transmits other than for himself an application for insurance or a policy of insurance to or from an insured;
   3. (c) advertises or otherwise gives notice that he receives or transmits a surplus lines application or policies;
   4. (d) receives or delivers a policy of surplus lines insurance for an insured on behalf of a surplus lines insurer;
   5. (e) receives, collects, or transmits a premium of surplus lines insurance; or
   6. (f) performs another act in the making of a surplus lines insurance contract for or with an insured.
2. (2) However, an insurance broker's license is not required of a broker's office employee acting within the confines of the broker's office, under the direction and supervision of the licensed broker and within the scope of the broker's license, in the acceptance of request for insurance and payment of premiums and the performance of clerical, stenographic, and similar office duties.