6116 - Lloyds underwriters.

§  6116.  Lloyds  underwriters.  (a)  Any existing Lloyds underwriters  heretofore organized under any law of this state and authorized to do an  insurance business herein, which has exercised  its  powers  of  issuing  insurance policies continuously during each of the two years immediately  prior  to  January  first, nineteen hundred forty, may, by maintaining a  minimum surplus at least equal to the amount maintained prior to January  first, nineteen hundred forty, continue to do an insurance  business  in  this state of the kind or kinds which it was authorized to do on January  first,  nineteen hundred forty, and shall be entitled to exercise all of  the powers granted by its existing charter or articles of association.    (b) Except as  the  context  otherwise  requires,  every  such  Lloyds  underwriters  shall  be subject to all of the provisions of this chapter  which are applicable to reciprocal insurers.    (c) No Lloyds underwriters shall hereafter be organized in this  state  and  no  foreign or alien Lloyds underwriters shall be licensed to do an  insurance business in this state.    (d) This section shall not alter or abridge any rights of the New York  insurance exchange as set forth in article sixty-two of this chapter.