R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-5-15: Power to create guaranty surplus and special reserve funds.

Any insurance company organized under the laws of this state authorized to transact a fire insurance business may create the funds provided for in §§ 27-5-16 — 27-5-31, to be known and designated as the guaranty surplus fund and the special reserve fund, and may avail itself of the provisions of this section and §§ 27-5-16 — 27-5-31, upon complying with the requirements of those sections.