(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.