As used herein, "mutual benefit association" means a mutual benefit association heretofore or hereafter organized under any law of this State which (a) has transacted business in this State for not less than 10 years; (b) is subject to the provisions of chapter 45 of Title 17 of the Revised Statutes as amended and supplemented; and (c) possesses a subsisting certificate of authority to transact business as a mutual benefit association issued by the Commissioner of Banking and Insurance.
N.J.S. § 17:45A-1