(b) Management expenses shall include all the expenses of such company, except expenses incurred in the investigation, adjustment and settlement of claims, taxes, fees, expenses of examination, and taxes, repairs, and expenses on real estate.
(c) This section shall not apply to any assessment corporation which is limited to the business permitted under subsection (a) of section six thousand six hundred five of this article. Furthermore, the superintendent may grant an annual exemption from compliance with the provisions of subsection (a) of this section to any co-operative property/casualty insurance company which, in the next preceding calendar year, had net premiums written of less than three million dollars. A written application for such an exemption must be submitted by the first day of June in the year for which the exemption is requested and shall contain such information as is deemed necessary by the superintendent.