Pennsylvania Statutes Title 15 Pa.C.S.A. Corporations and Unincorporated Associations § 401. Application of chapter

(a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section or in subsequent provisions of this chapter, this chapter shall apply to all foreign associations.

(b) Application to foreign banking institutions.--The words “foreign filing association” or “foreign association” in this chapter include an association that, if a domestic association, would be a banking institution or credit union. The term does not include an interstate bank as defined in section 102 of the act of November 30, 1965 (P.L. 847, No. 356),  1 known as the Banking Code of 1965.

(c) Domestic Federal financial association exclusion.--Except as permitted by act of Congress, this chapter shall not apply to:

(d) Foreign insurance corporations.--A foreign insurance corporation shall be subject to this chapter, except as provided in section 402(e) (relating to governing law) or 411(g) (relating to registration to do business in this Commonwealth).

(e) Government entities.--This chapter shall apply to and the words “association” and “foreign association” shall include a government or other sovereign, other than the Commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, and any governmental corporation, agency or other entity thereof.

(f) Admitted foreign fraternal benefit society exclusion.--This chapter shall not apply to any foreign corporation not-for-profit licensed to transact business in this Commonwealth under section 2455 of the act of May 17, 1921 (P.L. 682, No. 284),  2 known as The Insurance Company Law of 1921.