The contracts shall be executed by an attorney in fact, designated in this chapter as "attorney", duly authorized and acting for the subscribers, and the attorney may be a foreign corporation. An office or offices of the attorney, referred to in this chapter as a reciprocal exchange or interinsurer, acting for subscribers in issuing contracts or policies insuring property or interests in this state, shall be maintained in this state.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-17-3