Section 1553 - ExemptionsThis 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.