R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-1-32
The provisions of § 27-1-30 shall not apply to any purchase and sale, or sale and purchase, and the provisions of § 27-1-31 shall not apply to any sale, of an equity security of a domestic stock insurance company not then or previously held by a beneficial owner, director, or officer in an investment account by a dealer in the ordinary course of his or her business, and incident to the establishment or maintenance by the dealer of a primary or secondary market, otherwise than on an exchange referred to in 15 U.S.C. § 78l(d) for the security. The commissioner may, by any rules and regulations that the commissioner deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest, define and prescribe terms and conditions with respect to securities held in an investment account and transaction made in the ordinary course of business and incident to the establishment or maintenance of a primary or secondary market.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-1-32