Personal Lines Exam — Information & Free Practice
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Personal Lines Exam
- Provider
- University of Alabama, for the Alabama Department of Insurance
- Format
- Computer-generated multiple-choice questions with four possible answers
- Exam questions
- 100
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 70 correct answers out of 100
- Exam fee
- $50, non-refundable
Examination outline
Part I - Property & Casualty Fundamentals — Chpt 1 Property & Casualty Vocabulary
- Key Terms
- Insurance Company Structures
- Domestic, Foreign, Alien, Admitted, Nonadmitted
- Law of Agency
Part I - Property & Casualty Fundamentals — Chpt 2 Contract Law
- Introduction to the Law of Contracts
- Other Contractual Terms and Concerns
- Underwriting
- Policy & Rate Filings, Premium Calculation, Loss Ratio
Part I - Property & Casualty Fundamentals — Chpt 3 Basics of Property Insurance
- Key Terms
- What's Covered?
- Claims Payment Choices
- Cost Containment Mechanisms
- Common Definitions, Provisions and Conditions
- Duties Following a Loss
- Cause of Loss Forms
Part I - Property & Casualty Fundamentals — Chpt 4 Basics of Liability Insurance
- Key Terms
- Negligence
- "No Fault" Benefits
- Additional Liability Issues
Part II - Personal Lines — Chpt 5 Homeowners & Dwelling Policies
- Dwelling Policies
- Homeowner's Policies
- Section I, Coverages A, B, C & D
- Perils Covered, Loss Payment Choice
- DICE: Declarations, Insuring Clause, Conditions, Exclusions
- Additional Coverages, Exclusions & Conditions
- HO forms
- Section II, Liability
- Medical Payments to Others
- Section II additional coverages & exclusions
- Mobilehomes & other Endorsements
Part II - Personal Lines — Chpt 6 Personal Auto Policy
- Coverage Overview
- Definitions
- Policy-wide Exclusions
- Primary-Excess Rule
- Coverage A, Liability
- Coverage B, Medical Payments
- Coverage C, UM & UIM
- Coverage D, Damage to Your Auto
- Part E (Duties) & Part F (General Provisions)
- Auto Endorsements
Part II - Personal Lines — Chpt 7 Watercraft and Flood Policies
- Watercraft
- Boatowner's & Yacht Policies
- Flood Insurance
Part IV - Alabama Law — Chpt 16 All Licensing Candidates
- Overview, Insurance Commissioner
- Obtaining a Producer License
- Maintaining a Producer License
- Continuing Education
- Producer Appointment and Termination
- Prohibited Actions
Part IV - Alabama Law — Chpt 17 Property & Casualty Candidates
- General (Binders, Adjusters, Surplus Line)
- Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association
- Workers Compensation
- Strengthen Alabama Homes
Part IV - Alabama Law — Chpt 18 Automobile Candidates
- Financial Responsibility, Evidence of Insurance
- Uninsured Motorist Coverage
- Cancellation
Examination sources
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 1
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 1
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 2
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 2
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 3
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 3
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 4
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 4
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 5
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 5
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 6
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 6
- PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 7
PCOutline p. 1, PL column, chapter 7
- PCOutline p. 2, PL column, chapter 16
PCOutline p. 2, PL column, chapter 16
- PCOutline p. 2, PL column, chapter 17
PCOutline p. 2, PL column, chapter 17
- PCOutline p. 2, PL column, chapter 18
PCOutline p. 2, PL column, chapter 18
- PCOutline p. 2, column identities and review date
PCOutline p. 2, column identities and review date
- 482-1-147-.06(1)(b), p. 3
482-1-147-.06(1)(b), p. 3
- During the exam, scored multiple-choice answers
During the exam, scored multiple-choice answers
- 482-1-147-.06(4), p. 4
482-1-147-.06(4), p. 4
- PCOutline p. 2, PL totals, time and passing threshold
PCOutline p. 2, PL totals, time and passing threshold
- Repeat examination registration
Repeat examination registration
- Registration Fees, Personal Lines separate offering
Registration Fees, Personal Lines separate offering
- University of Alabama exam vendor registration
University of Alabama exam vendor registration
Related license preparation
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