The Director shall exempt every policy insuring residences, living units or commercial buildings located in any county of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants or any county contiguous to any such county, and, upon request of the Fund, may exempt every policy insuring residences, living units or commercial buildings located in any other specified county of this State, from the provisions of Section 805.1 of this Article.
215 ILCS 5/807.1