South Dakota Casualty Insurance Producer Examination — Information & Free Practice
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South Dakota Casualty Insurance Producer Examination
- Provider
- Pearson Professional Assessments
- Format
- Written examination administered by computer
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Passing score
- 70 on the reported 0–100 scale
- Exam fee
- $85
Examination outline
CASUALTY-GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / I. TYPES OF POLICIES, BONDS, AND RELATED TERMS.........................................................23
- A. Commercial general liability
- A. Commercial general liability / 1. Exposures
- A. Commercial general liability / 1. Exposures / a. Premises and Operations
- A. Commercial general liability / 1. Exposures / b. Products and Completed Operations
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / a. Coverage A: Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability (Occurrence, Claims made including Retroactive Date)
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / b. Coverage B: Personal Injury and Advertising Injury
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / c. Coverage C: Medical Payments
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / d. Supplemental Payments
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / e. Who is an insured
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / f. Frist named insured
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / g. Limits (Per occurrence, Annual Aggregate)
- A. Commercial general liability / 2. Coverage / h. Damage to Property of Others
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 1. Liability
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 1. Liability / a. Bodily Injury
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 1. Liability / b. Property Damage
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 1. Liability / c. Split Limits
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 1. Liability / d. Combined Single Limit
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 2. Medical Payments
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 3. Physical Damage (collision; other than collision; specified perils)
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 4. Uninsured motorists
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 5. Underinsured motorists
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 6. Who is an insured
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto / a. Owned
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto / b. Non-owned
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto / c. Hired
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto / d. Temporary Substitute
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto / e. Newly Acquired Autos
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 7. Types of Auto / f. Transportation Expense and Rental Reimbursement Expense
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 8. Garage Coverage Form, including Garagekeepers Insurance
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 9. Exclusions
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 10. Individual Insured and Drive Other Car (DOC)
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto / 11. Mobile equipment
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 1. Standard policy concepts
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 1. Standard policy concepts / a. Who is an employee/employer
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 1. Standard policy concepts / b. Compensation
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 2. Work-related vs. non-work-related
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 3. Other states’ insurance
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 4. Employers Liability
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 5. Exclusive remedy
- C. Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues / 6. Premium Determination
- D. Crime
- D. Crime / 1. Employee Dishonesty
- D. Crime / 2. Theft
- D. Crime / 3. Robbery
- D. Crime / 4. Burglary
- D. Crime / 5. Forgery and Alteration
- D. Crime / 6. Mysterious disappearance
- E. Bonds
- E. Bonds / 1. Surety
- E. Bonds / 2. Fidelity
- F. Professional liability
- F. Professional liability / 1. Errors and Omissions
- F. Professional liability / 2. Medical Malpractice
- F. Professional liability / 3. Directors and Officers (D&O)
- F. Professional liability / 4. Employment Practices Liability (EPLI)
- F. Professional liability / 5. Cyber liability and data breach
- F. Professional liability / 6. Liquor liability
- G. Umbrella/Excess Liability
- H. Business Owners Policy (BOP)
CASUALTY-GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / II. INSURANCE TERMS AND RELATED CONCEPTS......... 15
- A. Risk
- B. Hazards
- B. Hazards / 1. Moral
- B. Hazards / 2. Morale
- B. Hazards / 3. Physical
- C. Indemnity
- D. Insurable interest
- E. Loss valuation
- E. Loss valuation / 1. Actual cash value
- E. Loss valuation / 2. Replacement cost
- E. Loss valuation / 3. Market value
- E. Loss valuation / 4. Stated/agreed value
- E. Loss valuation / 5. Salvage value
- F. Negligence
- G. Liability
- H. Occurrence
- I. Binders
- J. Warranties
- K. Representations
- L. Concealment
- M. Deposit Premium/Audit
- N. Certificate of Insurance
- O. Law of Large Numbers
- P. Pure vs. Speculative Risk
- Q. Endorsements
- R. Damages
- R. Damages / 1. Compensatory
- R. Damages / 1. Compensatory / a. General
- R. Damages / 1. Compensatory / b. Special
- R. Damages / 2. Punitive
- S. Compliance with provisions of Fair Credit Reporting Act
CASUALTY-GENERAL KNOWLEDGE / III. POLICY PROVISIONS ................................................. 12
- A. Declarations
- B. Insuring agreement
- C. Conditions
- D. Exclusions and Limitations
- E. Definition of the insured
- F. Duties of the insured after a loss
- G. Cancellation and nonrenewal provisions
- H. Supplementary payments
- I. Proof of loss
- J. Notice of claim
- K. Other insurance
- L. Subrogation
- M. Loss settlement provisions including consent to settle a loss
- N. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
CASUALTY SOUTH DAKOTA SPECIFIC / I. SD STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO LIFE, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH, PROPERTY, AND CASUALTY INSURANCE………….17
- A. Director of Insurance
- A. Director of Insurance / 1. Duties and powers
- A. Director of Insurance / 2. Examination of records
- A. Director of Insurance / 3. Hearings/notice of hearings
- A. Director of Insurance / 4. Penalties (and fines)
- A. Director of Insurance / 5. Cease and desist orders
- B. Insurance Definitions
- B. Insurance Definitions / 1. Acts constituting an insurance transaction
- B. Insurance Definitions / 2. Domestic, foreign and alien company
- B. Insurance Definitions / 3. Fraternals
- B. Insurance Definitions / 4. Authorized and unauthorized companies insurer
- B. Insurance Definitions / 5. Stock and mutual companies
- B. Insurance Definitions / 6. Certificate of authority
- C. Licensing
- C. Licensing / 1. Types of licenses
- C. Licensing / 1. Types of licenses / a. Producer
- C. Licensing / 1. Types of licenses / b. Resident/Nonresident
- C. Licensing / 1. Types of licenses / c. Temporary license
- C. Licensing / 1. Types of licenses / d. Business entity
- C. Licensing / 2. Qualifications for obtaining a license
- C. Licensing / 2. Qualifications for obtaining a license / a. Exemptions/Exceptions
- C. Licensing / 2. Qualifications for obtaining a license / b. License denial
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / a. Continuing education
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / b. Change of address
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / c. Renewal/Nonrenewal
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / d. Record maintenance
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / e. License suspension/ revocation/refusalto issue or renew
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / f. Reporting actions
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / g. Assumed business name
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / h. Inactivity due to military service
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / i. Inactivity due to extenuating circumstances
- C. Licensing / 3. Maintaining a license / j. Reinstatement, continuation, termination
- C. Licensing / 4. Producer appointment
- C. Licensing / 4. Producer appointment / a. Termination of contract
- D. Producer responsibilities
- D. Producer responsibilities / 1. Fiduciary responsibilities
- D. Producer responsibilities / 2. Commissions, compensation, fees
- D. Producer responsibilities / 3. Reporting of felonies and crimes of moral turpitude
- D. Producer responsibilities / 4. Influence of witnesses
- D. Producer responsibilities / 5. Response to Division inquires
- E. Insurance Guaranty Association
- E. Insurance Guaranty Association / 1. Purpose and disclaimer
- F. Marketing practices
- F. Marketing practices / 13. 1, 14, 15, 24, 25, 26, 32, 35, 36, 37, 56, 76, 77, 78, 125; ARSD 20:08:07:27; Bulletin 13-04
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / a. Boycott, coercion, intimidation
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / b. Commingling
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / c. Controlled business
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / d. Defamation
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / e. False advertising
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / g. Illegal inducement
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / h. Misrepresentation
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / i. Rebating
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / j. Twisting
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / k. Unfair discrimination
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / l. Acting without a license
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / m. Larceny
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / n. Prohibited fees/ premiums/ extra charges
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / o. Loans
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair practices / p. Notification of suspected fraud
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair claims settlement practices
- G. Policy delivery and receipt
- H. Insurance Fraud Regulation
CASUALTY SOUTH DAKOTA SPECIFIC / II. SD STATUTES PERTINENT TO CASUALTY INSURANCE…8
- A. Binders
- A. Binders / 1. Evidence of insurance
- B. Suit against insurer
- C. Rating
- D. Certificate of Insurance
- E. South Dakota Automobile Insurance Plan (Assigned Risk)
- F. Private-passenger automobile insurance
- F. Private-passenger automobile insurance / 1. Uninsured/Underinsured motorists coverage
- F. Private-passenger automobile insurance / 2. Proof of financial responsibility
- F. Private-passenger automobile insurance / 3. Cancellation and nonrenewal
- G. Workers Compensation
- G. Workers Compensation / 1. Exclusive remedy
- G. Workers Compensation / 2. Employments covered
- G. Workers Compensation / 3. Covered injuries
- G. Workers Compensation / 4. Occupational disease
- G. Workers Compensation / 5. Benefits provided
- G. Workers Compensation / 6. Second/ subsequent injury fund
- G. Workers Compensation / 7. Self-insurance
- G. Workers Compensation / 8. Cancellation
Examination sources
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
S11, Casualty general-knowledge outline heading
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
S12, Casualty South Dakota-specific outline title
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
S13, Casualty state section II
- South Dakota Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Outline footer: stated effective date
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Page 6, Available Exams, SD Casualty Producer
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Page 13, Score Explanation
- South Dakota Codified Laws Chapter 58-30
SDCL 58-30-145
- South Dakota Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Page 6, Allowable Exam Combinations
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