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Business Entity Insurance Producer License
Business entity insurance producer license requiring a designated responsible licensed producer and affiliated members licensed for each line of insurance offered.
Licensing authority: Division of Insurance · Application information
Business entity issuance — corporation
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Filings
- File applications for specified officers/directors and certified organization and incorporation documents.
- Organization
- Corporation applies under §§ 162M or 162N and § 174.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-174
M.G.L. c. 175, § 174: organizational licensing
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Understanding Members and DRLPs
New application after business entity expiration
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Lapse
- An expired entity license cannot be renewed; submit a new initial application through NIPR.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Important Renewal Information
Bank or credit union producer issuance — federal bank credit union
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Charter
- Federally chartered bank or credit union, applying directly or through an authorized affiliate or subsidiary.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Operating Plan
- Submit compliance statement for federal insurance-sales conditions and a plan covering complaints, consumer safeguards, confidentiality and regulatory compliance.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
- Sales Staff
- Conduct insurance sales through individually licensed producers; satisfy 211 CMR 142 consumer-protection requirements.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official ma-209
M.G.L. c. 175, § 209
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-211-142
211 CMR 142.04(1)
- Massachusetts official ma-211-142
211 CMR 142.04(3): application and plan
Nonresident business entity issuance by reciprocity
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Home License
- The entity is resident-licensed and in good standing in its home jurisdiction.
- Reciprocity
- The home jurisdiction grants reciprocal nonresident producer licenses; submit its application or the uniform business entity application.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162n
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162N(a)
- Massachusetts official ma-162u
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162U(a)
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Understanding Members and DRLPs
Business entity issuance — partnership
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Filings
- File each specified partner's application, the partner list and duplicate original signed partnership agreement; nonspecified estate or retired partners cannot act under the license.
- Organization
- Partnership applies under §§ 162M or 162N and § 173.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-173
M.G.L. c. 175, § 173: organizational licensing
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Understanding Members and DRLPs
Renewal of a business entity producer license
- Deadline
- Renew through NIPR before expiration; no business entity late-renewal grace period.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed renewal fees.
- Members
- Maintain the licensed responsible producer and members covering Casualty authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162m
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162M(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Important Renewal Information
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Understanding Members and DRLPs
Resident business entity initial issuance
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Understanding Members and DRLPs
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Line of Authority Requirements
Bank or credit union producer issuance — state bank credit union
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Charter
- State-chartered bank or credit union, applying directly or through an authorized affiliate or subsidiary.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Operating Plan
- Submit a Division of Banks-approved insurance sales plan under 209 CMR 49.00.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
- Sales Staff
- Conduct insurance sales through individually licensed producers; satisfy 211 CMR 142 consumer-protection requirements.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official ma-209
M.G.L. c. 175, § 209
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-211-142
211 CMR 142.04(1)
- Massachusetts official ma-211-142
211 CMR 142.04(2)
Business entity issuance — voluntary association
- Application
- Apply through NIPR using the uniform business entity application; obtain Division name approval, Secretary of the Commonwealth registration and required certified documents.
- Casualty Authority
- Maintain at least one affiliated member licensed for Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed business entity license fees.
- Filings
- File each specified trustee's application, the trust instrument and certified bylaws; license specifies no more than five acting trustees.
- Organization
- Organized exclusively for insurance producer activity; written trust instrument limits ownership to resident producers; all trustees are Massachusetts residents.
- Responsible Producer
- Designate at least one licensed producer responsible for compliance; each affiliated member must have a Massachusetts producer license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162l
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162L(b)
- Massachusetts official ma-172a
M.G.L. c. 175, § 172A: organizational licensing
- Massachusetts official ma-business-manage
Understanding Members and DRLPs
special insurance broker
Special insurance broker license available to associations, partnerships and corporations, subject to statutory conditions.
Licensing authority: Division of Insurance · Application information
Nonresident business surplus lines broker issuance by reciprocity
- Application
- Submit the uniform entity or home-jurisdiction application and prescribed fees.
- Home License
- Entity holds a home-jurisdiction resident surplus-lines license in good standing and qualifies under reciprocal § 162N(a).
- Responsible Member
- Maintain an affiliated member with an active Massachusetts surplus-lines broker license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162n
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162N(d)
- Massachusetts official 162n
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162N(a)
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Business Entity Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Annual business special/surplus lines broker renewal
- Application
- Submit annual NIPR renewal and fees, subject to the commissioner's discretion.
- Member
- Maintain an active Massachusetts surplus-lines licensed affiliated member and applicable resident Property and Casualty producer authority.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(b)(ii)
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(h)
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Business Entity Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Resident business special/surplus lines broker — corporation
- Documents
- Submit NIPR application, prescribed fees and the trust, partnership or corporate documents required by the corresponding organizational statute.
- Organization
- Apply as a corporation under § 168(h) and the corresponding organizational licensing provision.
- Producer License
- Resident entity applicants maintain Massachusetts Property and Casualty Producer authority.
- Responsible Member
- At least one affiliated member holds an active Massachusetts Surplus Lines Broker License.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(h)
- Massachusetts official ma-174
M.G.L. c. 175, § 174: special-broker organizational issuance
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Business Entity Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Resident business special/surplus lines broker — partnership
- Documents
- Submit NIPR application, prescribed fees and the trust, partnership or corporate documents required by the corresponding organizational statute.
- Organization
- Apply as a partnership under § 168(h) and the corresponding organizational licensing provision.
- Producer License
- Resident entity applicants maintain Massachusetts Property and Casualty Producer authority.
- Responsible Member
- At least one affiliated member holds an active Massachusetts Surplus Lines Broker License.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(h)
- Massachusetts official ma-173
M.G.L. c. 175, § 173: special-broker organizational issuance
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Business Entity Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Resident business special/surplus lines broker — voluntary association
- Documents
- Submit NIPR application, prescribed fees and the trust, partnership or corporate documents required by the corresponding organizational statute.
- Organization
- Apply as a voluntary association under § 168(h) and the corresponding organizational licensing provision.
- Producer License
- Resident entity applicants maintain Massachusetts Property and Casualty Producer authority.
- Responsible Member
- At least one affiliated member holds an active Massachusetts Surplus Lines Broker License.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(h)
- Massachusetts official ma-172a
M.G.L. c. 175, § 172A: special-broker organizational issuance
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Business Entity Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Insurance Producer — Casualty
A producer license with Casualty as a line of authority; existing Massachusetts producer licensees may apply through NIPR to add this authority.
Licensing authority: Massachusetts Division of Insurance · Application information
Add Casualty authority to an existing producer license
- Age
- At least 18 years old.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application through NIPR with true, correct and complete statements and required supporting documentation.
- Approval
- Passing the examination does not guarantee issuance; the Division must approve the application.
- Education
- Complete any prelicensing course required by the commissioner under § 162L(a)(3).
- Existing License
- Hold a Massachusetts producer license for other lines; apply through NIPR to add Casualty authority.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed license fees; a $75 lead-paint surcharge applies to Casualty authority, subject to the resident veteran or legally blind waiver.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension or revocation under M.G.L. c. 175, § 162R.
Nonresident licensure by reciprocity
- Application
- Submit the proper request, home-jurisdiction or uniform application, and prescribed fees.
- Home License
- Hold an active resident license in good standing with Casualty authority in the home jurisdiction.
- Reciprocity
- The home jurisdiction must grant Massachusetts residents nonresident producer licenses on the same basis.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162n
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162N(a)
- Massachusetts official ma-162u
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162U(a)
Resident reapplication after the examination free reinstatement period
- Age
- At least 18 years old.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application through NIPR with true, correct and complete statements and required supporting documentation.
- Approval
- Passing the examination does not guarantee issuance; the Division must approve the application.
- Education
- Complete any prelicensing course required by the commissioner under § 162L(a)(3).
- Fees
- Pay prescribed license fees; a $75 lead-paint surcharge applies to Casualty authority, subject to the resident veteran or legally blind waiver.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension or revocation under M.G.L. c. 175, § 162R.
- Lapse
- The license has lapsed beyond the 12-month examination-free reinstatement period; apply under current resident licensing requirements.
- Waivers
- The § 162O prior-license exemptions and § 162M(d) military or extenuating-circumstance waivers may apply.
Reinstate a lapsed individual license within 12 months
- Penalty
- Pay double the unpaid renewal fee; meet applicable renewal education requirements.
- Time Limit
- Within 12 months of the renewal fee due date.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162m
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162M(c)
Renewal of an active individual producer license
- Continuing Education
- Resident initial renewal requires 60 credits including 3 ethics; subsequent three-year renewals require 45 including 3 ethics, subject to statutory exemptions or extensions.
- Fees
- Pay prescribed renewal fees and applicable Casualty lead-paint surcharge.
- Nonresident Continuing Education
- Reciprocal home-jurisdiction continuing education satisfies Massachusetts requirements under § 162U(b).
- Status
- The license must not be revoked or suspended.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162m
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162M(b)
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance: Individual Insurance Producer
Continuing Education: credits
Renewal relief for military service or extenuating circumstances
- Circumstances
- Military service or another extenuating circumstance prevents compliance with renewal procedures.
- Discretion
- Request the commissioner's waiver of renewal procedures, examination requirements, fines or sanctions; relief is discretionary and does not grant automatic restoration of a revoked license.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162m
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162M(b)
- Massachusetts official 162m
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162M(d)
Resident initial licensure by examination
- Age
- At least 18 years old.
- Application
- Submit the uniform application through NIPR with true, correct and complete statements and required supporting documentation.
- Approval
- Passing the examination does not guarantee issuance; the Division must approve the application.
- Education
- Complete any prelicensing course required by the commissioner under § 162L(a)(3).
- Fees
- Pay prescribed license fees; a $75 lead-paint surcharge applies to Casualty authority, subject to the resident veteran or legally blind waiver.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension or revocation under M.G.L. c. 175, § 162R.
Resident licensure based on a prior same line license
- Application
- Submit the resident uniform application and applicable fees; § 162O(a) exempts prelicensing education and examination.
- Prior License
- Previously licensed for the same Casualty line in another jurisdiction; currently licensed there, or apply within 90 days of cancellation with certification or NAIC database evidence of good standing.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official ma-162o
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162O(a)
Resident conversion after relocation
- Continuing Education
- Complete 60 CE credits before initial Massachusetts renewal, regardless of the initial term.
- Former License
- The Division instructs applicants to cancel the former resident license, retain its verifiability in NIPR PDB, and supply the current residential address.
- Regulatory Exception
- § 162O(b) permits the commissioner to determine otherwise by regulation.
- Relocation
- Previously licensed for Casualty authority in another jurisdiction; apply within 90 days of establishing Massachusetts residence.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official ma-162o
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162O(b)
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance: Individual Insurance Producer
Changing your Resident State to Massachusetts
Special Insurance Broker
Specialty authority to place permitted casualty coverage with eligible non-admitted insurers; excludes coverage categories excluded by § 168(b).
Licensing authority: Division of Insurance · Application information
Nonresident surplus lines broker issuance by reciprocity
- Home License
- Hold an active resident surplus-lines producer/broker license in the home jurisdiction.
- Reciprocity
- Meet § 162N(a) reciprocal licensing, application and fee requirements.
- Suitability
- No license revocation or suspension; subject to § 162R denial provisions as applicable to nonresident issuance.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162n
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162N(d)
- Massachusetts official 162n
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162N(a)
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Individual Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Annual special/surplus lines broker renewal
- Application
- Submit renewal through NIPR; comply with applicable annual tax filing obligations.
- Discretion
- The commissioner may renew for successive one-year terms upon payment of prescribed fees without the detailed § 162L information.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(b)(ii)
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Resident special/surplus lines broker issuance
- Age
- At least 18 years old.
- Application
- Submit the sworn § 162L-form application through NIPR and prescribed fees.
- Prior Authority
- Hold an active Massachusetts Producer License with Property and Casualty authority.
- Suitability
- The commissioner must find the applicant trustworthy and competent; the Division requires no insurance-license revocation or suspension.
- Term
- The special license expires one year from issuance unless earlier suspended or revoked.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(b)(i)
- Massachusetts official 168
M.G.L. c. 175, § 168(b), opening
- Massachusetts official ma-surplus
Licensing Requirements: Individual Applicants
- Massachusetts official nipr-ma-resident
Lines of Authority: Surplus Lines Broker
Temporary Insurance Producer License
Temporary insurance producer authority to service an existing insurance business for no more than 180 days, subject to the commissioner's limitations.
Licensing authority: Massachusetts Division of Insurance · Application information
Temporary issuance — entity member or employee
- Applicant
- Member or employee of a licensed entity following the death or disability of its designated individual producer.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Limitations
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a licensed producer or insurer sponsor, impose protective requirements, or revoke authority if insureds or the public are endangered.
- Necessity
- The commissioner must determine temporary authority is necessary to service the insurance business.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a), opening
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a)(2)
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(b)
Temporary issuance — military designee
- Applicant
- Designee of a licensed producer entering active service in the United States armed forces.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Limitations
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a licensed producer or insurer sponsor, impose protective requirements, or revoke authority if insureds or the public are endangered.
- Necessity
- The commissioner must determine temporary authority is necessary to service the insurance business.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a), opening
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a)(3)
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(b)
Temporary issuance — public interest
- Applicant
- Another circumstance in which the commissioner determines issuance best serves the public interest.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Limitations
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a licensed producer or insurer sponsor, impose protective requirements, or revoke authority if insureds or the public are endangered.
- Necessity
- The commissioner must determine temporary authority is necessary to service the insurance business.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a), opening
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a)(4)
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(b)
Temporary issuance — surviving spouse or representative
- Applicant
- Surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a producer who died or became mentally or physically disabled; authority services the existing business pending sale, recovery or trained replacement.
- Duration
- No more than 180 days; cannot continue after the business is disposed of.
- Limitations
- The commissioner may limit authority, require a licensed producer or insurer sponsor, impose protective requirements, or revoke authority if insureds or the public are endangered.
- Necessity
- The commissioner must determine temporary authority is necessary to service the insurance business.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a), opening
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(a)(1)
- Massachusetts official 162q
M.G.L. c. 175, § 162Q(b)
Producer - Casualty
- Provider
- Pearson Professional Assessments
- Format
- Computer-delivered multiple-choice examination; English and Spanish delivery options.
- Exam questions
- 50 scored plus 5 pretest general-knowledge questions; 30 scored plus 5 pretest Massachusetts-specific questions.
- Passing score
- 70 scaled score
- Exam fee
- $37
Examination outline
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE I. CASUALTY: TYPES OF POLICIES, BONDS, AND RELATED TERMS
- 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. First 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. Auto Dealers Coverage Form, including Garagekeepers Insurance
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto > 9. Exclusions
- B. Automobile: personal auto and business auto > 10. Individual Named 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, funds transfer
- F. Professional liability > 6. Liquor liability
- G. Umbrella/Excess Liability
- H. Business Owners Policy (BOP)
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE II. CASUALTY: INSURANCE TERMS AND RELATED CONCEPTS
- 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
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE III. CASUALTY: POLICY PROVISIONS
- 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. Arbitration
- L. Other insurance
- M. Subrogation
- N. Loss settlement provisions including consent to settle a loss
- O. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIFIC I. MASSACHUSETTS LAWS AND RULES PERTINENT TO ALL LINES OF INSURANCE
- A. Licensing
- A. Licensing > 1. Process
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > a. Producers
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > c. Business entity producers
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > d. Nonresident producers
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > e. Temporary
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > f. Special brokers
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > g. Advisers
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > h. Public insurance adjusters
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > i. Reinsurance intermediaries
- A. Licensing > 2. Types of licenses > j. Exemptions
- A. Licensing > 3. Maintenance and duration
- A. Licensing > 3. Maintenance and duration > a. Reinstatement and renewal
- A. Licensing > 3. Maintenance and duration > b. Address change
- A. Licensing > 3. Maintenance and duration > c. Reporting of actions
- A. Licensing > 3. Maintenance and duration > d. Assumed names
- A. Licensing > 3. Maintenance and duration > e. Continuing education requirements, exemptions and penalties
- A. Licensing > 4. Disciplinary actions
- A. Licensing > 4. Disciplinary actions > a. Cease and desist order
- A. Licensing > 4. Disciplinary actions > b. Hearings
- A. Licensing > 4. Disciplinary actions > c. Probation, suspension, revocation, refusal to issue or renew
- A. Licensing > 4. Disciplinary actions > d. Penalties and fines
- B. State Regulation
- B. State Regulation > 1. Commissioner’s general duties and powers
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation > a. Certificate of authority
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation > b. Solvency
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation > c. Policy forms
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation > d. Examination of books and records
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation > e. Producer appointments
- B. State Regulation > 2. Company regulation > f. Termination of producer appointment
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation > a. Impersonation
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation > b. Larceny
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation > c. Unlicensed persons compensation
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation > d. Commissions
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation > e. Records retention
- B. State Regulation > 3. Producer regulation > f. Insurance transactions
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > a. Misrepresentation
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > b. False advertising
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > c. Defamation of insurer
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > d. Boycott, coercion, intimidation
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > e. False financial statements
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > f. Failure to maintain a complaint record
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > g. Unfair discrimination
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > h. Unfair claims settlement practices
- B. State Regulation > 4. Unfair or deceptive practices > i. Rebating
- B. State Regulation > 5. Insurance fraud regulation
- B. State Regulation > 6. Insurance Information and Privacy Protection
- B. State Regulation > 7. Types of Insurers
- B. State Regulation > 7. Types of Insurers > a. Foreign, alien, domestic
- B. State Regulation > 7. Types of Insurers > b. Authorized and unauthorized insurers
- B. State Regulation > 7. Types of Insurers > c. Stock and mutual insurers
MASSACHUSETTS SPECIFIC II. MASSACHUSETTS LAWS AND REGULATIONS PERTINENT TO CASUALTY INSURANCE ONLY
- A. Massachusetts laws, regulations, and required provisions
- A. Massachusetts laws, regulations, and required provisions > 1. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund
- A. Massachusetts laws, regulations, and required provisions > 2. Cancellation and nonrenewal
- A. Massachusetts laws, regulations, and required provisions > 3. Concealment, misrepresentation, or fraud
- A. Massachusetts laws, regulations, and required provisions > 4. Rates
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 1. Massachusetts Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 1. Massachusetts Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance > a. Required limits of liability
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 1. Massachusetts Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance > b. Required proof of insurance
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 2. Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Assigned Risk Plan (MAIP)/CAR
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 2. Massachusetts Automobile Insurance Assigned Risk Plan (MAIP)/CAR > a. Notice of eligibility in the plan
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 3. Personal injury protection
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 3. Personal injury protection > a. Medical
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 3. Personal injury protection > b. Loss of income/Lost Wages
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 3. Personal injury protection > c. Death
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 3. Personal injury protection > d. Funeral
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 3. Personal injury protection > e. Replacement services
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 4. Uninsured/underinsured motorist
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 4. Uninsured/underinsured motorist > a. Bodily injury
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 4. Uninsured/underinsured motorist > b. Required limits
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 5. Cancellation/nonrenewal
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 5. Cancellation/nonrenewal > a. Grounds
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 5. Cancellation/nonrenewal > b. Notice
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 6. Aftermarket parts regulation
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 7. Regulation of rates for motor vehicle insurance
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 8. Private passenger motor vehicle insurance rates
- B. Massachusetts law specific to auto insurance > 9. Appraisal
- C. Commercial general liability
- C. Commercial general liability > 1. Defense within limits versus open limits
- D. Workers’ Compensation
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > a. Exclusive remedy
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > b. Employment covered (required, voluntary)
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > c. Covered injuries
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > d. Occupational disease
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > e. Benefits provided
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > f. Subsequent injury fund
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 1. Massachusetts Workers’ Compensation Act > g. Subrogation
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 2. Other sources of coverage
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 2. Other sources of coverage > a. Assigned risk plan
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 2. Other sources of coverage > b. Self-insured employers and employer groups
- D. Workers’ Compensation > 2. Other sources of coverage > c. Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Trust Fund
- E. Other Coverages and Options
- E. Other Coverages and Options > 1. Surplus lines
- E. Other Coverages and Options > 1. Surplus lines > a. Definitions and markets
- E. Other Coverages and Options > 2. Residual markets
- E. Other Coverages and Options > 2. Residual markets > a. Hospitality Mutual (Joint Underwriting Association) – Liquor Liability
Examination sources
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Cover: content outline effective date
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 9: Casualty Producer general knowledge, scored questions
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 10: Casualty Producer Massachusetts specific content, scored questions
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 9, general section I
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 10, general section II
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 10, general section III
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 10, Massachusetts specific section I
- Massachusetts Insurance Examination Content Outlines, effective July 22, 2026
Page 11, Massachusetts specific section II
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance Candidate Handbook, June 2026
Scaled Score, page 12: passing score
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance Candidate Handbook, June 2026
Answering Exam Questions, page 8
- Massachusetts official pearson-exam-list
Public exams: InsMA-Cas1654
- Massachusetts Division of Insurance Candidate Handbook, June 2026
Overview, page 1: licensing after the examination