1553 - Exemptions.

§ 1553. Exemptions. This article shall not apply to:    (a)  the  government  of  the  United  States  or  any instrumentality  thereof;    (b) the state of New York or any political subdivision, as  such  term  is  defined  for  purposes  of section one hundred three of the internal  revenue code, thereof;    (c) the United Nations or  any  other  international  organization  of  which the United States is a member;    (d) any foreign government;    (e)  any  taxable  insurance  contract  procured  through  a  New York  licensed excess line broker in accordance with section two thousand  one  hundred eighteen of the insurance law; and    (f)   any   taxable  insurance  contract  of  the  type  described  in  subsections (b), (c)  and  (d)  of  section  two  thousand  one  hundred  seventeen of the insurance law.