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Insurance Producer License
Individual producer license for property, casualty, personal lines, surety, and the related credit, pet, and travel limited lines; Idaho issues one producer license with one or more lines, not a combined examination.
Licensing authority: Idaho Department of Insurance · Application information
Expired one year — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Lapse
- License expired for at least one year.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
- Requirements
- Apply and retest as a new applicant, including fingerprints; applicable prior-license exemptions remain conditions.
Expired one year — Casualty
- Lapse
- License expired for at least one year.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
- Requirements
- Apply and retest as a new applicant, including fingerprints; applicable prior-license exemptions remain conditions.
Expired one year — Personal Lines
- Lapse
- License expired for at least one year.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
- Requirements
- Apply and retest as a new applicant, including fingerprints; applicable prior-license exemptions remain conditions.
Expired one year — Property
- Lapse
- License expired for at least one year.
- Requested authority
- Property
- Requirements
- Apply and retest as a new applicant, including fingerprints; applicable prior-license exemptions remain conditions.
Expired one year — Surety
- Lapse
- License expired for at least one year.
- Requested authority
- Surety
- Requirements
- Apply and retest as a new applicant, including fingerprints; applicable prior-license exemptions remain conditions.
Inactive producer status
- Continuation
- CE exempt while inactive; continuation fees remain payable.
- Status
- Director may grant inactive status; no active insurance transactions permitted.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
Reinstatement within twelve months with satisfied CE
- Lapse
- License lapsed for nonpayment; apply within 12 months, pay double the unpaid renewal fee, and already satisfy CE so 41-1013(7) retesting does not apply.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
Late ce after 90 days — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Lapse
- CE not completed by day 90 after expiration; apply after day 90 and before one year.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
- Requirements
- Retest, new application, all new licensing fees, and proof of overdue CE.
Late ce after 90 days — Casualty
- Lapse
- CE not completed by day 90 after expiration; apply after day 90 and before one year.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
- Requirements
- Retest, new application, all new licensing fees, and proof of overdue CE.
Late ce after 90 days — Personal Lines
- Lapse
- CE not completed by day 90 after expiration; apply after day 90 and before one year.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
- Requirements
- Retest, new application, all new licensing fees, and proof of overdue CE.
Late ce after 90 days — Property
- Lapse
- CE not completed by day 90 after expiration; apply after day 90 and before one year.
- Requested authority
- Property
- Requirements
- Retest, new application, all new licensing fees, and proof of overdue CE.
Late ce after 90 days — Surety
- Lapse
- CE not completed by day 90 after expiration; apply after day 90 and before one year.
- Requested authority
- Surety
- Requirements
- Retest, new application, all new licensing fees, and proof of overdue CE.
Reinstatement with CE completed within ninety days
- Ce
- Submit all required education within 90 days after expiration.
- Penalty
- Late-CE penalties: $100 at 1–30 days, $200 at 31–60 days, $300 at 61–90 days; late renewal fees also apply.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code 41-1013; enacted 2001
Idaho Code § 41-1013(7); CE reinstatement within ninety days
Limited lines late renewal within one year
- Authority
- Credit, Pet, or Travel only; no CE deficiency triggering full-line retesting.
- Lapse
- Apply within one year after expiration with late renewal fee; the manual and attestation govern limited-line qualification.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1007(4)
- Official limited-lines page last updated February 19, 2025
Limited Line Types; no exam and required manual
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1008(3)
Limited lines new application after one year lapse
- Authority
- Credit, Pet, or Travel only.
- Board instruction
- The limited-lines web page generically says a new license after one year includes fingerprinting and testing, but its specific Limited Line Types section says no examination for Credit, Pet, and Travel; the manual/attestation procedure is applied.
- Requirements
- New application, resident fingerprints, manual and attestation; 41-1007(4) permits approved instruction in place of examination.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1007(4)
- Official limited-lines page last updated February 19, 2025
Limited Line Types; no exam and required manual
Limited lines renewal
- Authority
- Credit, Pet, or Travel only, with no full line or Surety held during the period.
- Renewal
- Renew every two years with fee; no examination or CE for these restricted lines.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1007(4)
- Official limited-lines page last updated February 19, 2025
Limited Line Types; no exam and required manual
- Published June 2023
p. 6; continuing education for limited authority
Resident limited line issuance — Credit
- Ce
- No CE for a license restricted to Credit, Pet, or Travel; any full line or Surety held during the license period triggers the Department’s CE requirement.
- Fingerprints
- Resident fingerprints, CHRI release, fingerprint receipt, uniform application, and licensing fee.
- Limited authority
- Credit
- Study
- Read the June 2023 Limited Lines Producer Pre-Licensing Manual and submit signed attestation instead of examination pass slips.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1007(4)
- Official limited-lines page last updated February 19, 2025
Limited Line Types; no exam and required manual
Resident limited line issuance — Pet
- Ce
- No CE for a license restricted to Credit, Pet, or Travel; any full line or Surety held during the license period triggers the Department’s CE requirement.
- Fingerprints
- Resident fingerprints, CHRI release, fingerprint receipt, uniform application, and licensing fee.
- Limited authority
- Pet
- Study
- Read the June 2023 Limited Lines Producer Pre-Licensing Manual and submit signed attestation instead of examination pass slips.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1007(4)
- Official limited-lines page last updated February 19, 2025
Limited Line Types; no exam and required manual
Resident limited line issuance — Travel
- Ce
- No CE for a license restricted to Credit, Pet, or Travel; any full line or Surety held during the license period triggers the Department’s CE requirement.
- Fingerprints
- Resident fingerprints, CHRI release, fingerprint receipt, uniform application, and licensing fee.
- Limited authority
- Travel
- Role
- Individual travel authority is for the designated responsible licensed producer of a travel wholesaler; fulfill the travel reporting and compliance duties.
- Study
- Read the June 2023 Limited Lines Producer Pre-Licensing Manual and submit signed attestation instead of examination pass slips.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1007(4)
- Official limited-lines page last updated February 19, 2025
Limited Line Types; no exam and required manual
New license after denial — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Application
- Satisfy new resident application requirements, including applicable statutory exemptions.
- Prior denial
- Wait one year after denial or the final court order affirming denial.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
New license after denial — Casualty
- Application
- Satisfy new resident application requirements, including applicable statutory exemptions.
- Prior denial
- Wait one year after denial or the final court order affirming denial.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
New license after denial — Personal Lines
- Application
- Satisfy new resident application requirements, including applicable statutory exemptions.
- Prior denial
- Wait one year after denial or the final court order affirming denial.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
New license after denial — Property
- Application
- Satisfy new resident application requirements, including applicable statutory exemptions.
- Prior denial
- Wait one year after denial or the final court order affirming denial.
- Requested authority
- Property
New license after denial — Surety
- Application
- Satisfy new resident application requirements, including applicable statutory exemptions.
- Prior denial
- Wait one year after denial or the final court order affirming denial.
- Requested authority
- Surety
New license after revocation — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Application
- New resident licensure requirements, with any applicable statutory exemption, apply.
- Good cause
- The director may require good cause why prior revocation or noncontinuation should not bar a new license.
- Prior revocation
- Wait the 1–5 year period specified by the final administrative or affirming court order; one year if no period specified.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
New license after revocation — Casualty
- Application
- New resident licensure requirements, with any applicable statutory exemption, apply.
- Good cause
- The director may require good cause why prior revocation or noncontinuation should not bar a new license.
- Prior revocation
- Wait the 1–5 year period specified by the final administrative or affirming court order; one year if no period specified.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
New license after revocation — Personal Lines
- Application
- New resident licensure requirements, with any applicable statutory exemption, apply.
- Good cause
- The director may require good cause why prior revocation or noncontinuation should not bar a new license.
- Prior revocation
- Wait the 1–5 year period specified by the final administrative or affirming court order; one year if no period specified.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
New license after revocation — Property
- Application
- New resident licensure requirements, with any applicable statutory exemption, apply.
- Good cause
- The director may require good cause why prior revocation or noncontinuation should not bar a new license.
- Prior revocation
- Wait the 1–5 year period specified by the final administrative or affirming court order; one year if no period specified.
- Requested authority
- Property
New license after revocation — Surety
- Application
- New resident licensure requirements, with any applicable statutory exemption, apply.
- Good cause
- The director may require good cause why prior revocation or noncontinuation should not bar a new license.
- Prior revocation
- Wait the 1–5 year period specified by the final administrative or affirming court order; one year if no period specified.
- Requested authority
- Surety
Nonresident reciprocal licensure
- Application
- Proper application and fee; fingerprints if directed; appoint the director for service of process under 41-1010.
- Authority
- Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Surety, or named limited lines, as held in the home state. An examination of another state is a condition of that license and is not an Idaho exam leaf.
- Home license
- Hold a current resident producer license in good standing covering the requested authority, in a home state granting equivalent reciprocity.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1009(1)
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1020(1)
- Official nonresident producer application instructions; undated, corroborated by 2001 reciprocity statutes
Introduction; reciprocity
Nonresident biennial renewal
- Home license
- Maintain the home-state resident license and satisfy home-state CE on the reciprocal basis of 41-1020(2).
- Renewal
- Submit continuation request and renewal fee; no Idaho examination.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
Reactivation — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Discretion
- The director may grant or deny reactivation.
- Education alternative
- Submit proof of 20 CE hours earned during the preceding 12 months OR proof of retesting and meeting line examination requirements; continuing education may excuse the applicant from sitting the exam.
- Inactive license
- Hold an inactive producer license.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
Reactivation — Casualty
- Discretion
- The director may grant or deny reactivation.
- Education alternative
- Submit proof of 20 CE hours earned during the preceding 12 months OR proof of retesting and meeting line examination requirements; continuing education may excuse the applicant from sitting the exam.
- Inactive license
- Hold an inactive producer license.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
Reactivation — Personal Lines
- Discretion
- The director may grant or deny reactivation.
- Education alternative
- Submit proof of 20 CE hours earned during the preceding 12 months OR proof of retesting and meeting line examination requirements; continuing education may excuse the applicant from sitting the exam.
- Inactive license
- Hold an inactive producer license.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
Reactivation — Property
- Discretion
- The director may grant or deny reactivation.
- Education alternative
- Submit proof of 20 CE hours earned during the preceding 12 months OR proof of retesting and meeting line examination requirements; continuing education may excuse the applicant from sitting the exam.
- Inactive license
- Hold an inactive producer license.
- Requested authority
- Property
Reactivation — Surety
- Discretion
- The director may grant or deny reactivation.
- Education alternative
- Submit proof of 20 CE hours earned during the preceding 12 months OR proof of retesting and meeting line examination requirements; continuing education may excuse the applicant from sitting the exam.
- Inactive license
- Hold an inactive producer license.
- Requested authority
- Surety
Renewal relief for military service or extenuating circumstances
- Cause
- Military service or other extenuating circumstance such as long-term medical disability.
- Discretion
- Request director waiver of renewal procedures, examination requirements, or fines; waiver is discretionary.
- Scope
- Relief for an existing license, not initial examination exemption.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
Resident addition of authority — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Application
- Pass the appropriate line examination, send pass slips to the Department, then request the line through NIPR.
- Existing license
- Hold an Idaho resident producer license.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
- Waivers
- Applicable statutory prior-license exemptions may excuse examination.
Resident addition of authority — Casualty
- Application
- Pass the appropriate line examination, send pass slips to the Department, then request the line through NIPR.
- Existing license
- Hold an Idaho resident producer license.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
- Waivers
- Applicable statutory prior-license exemptions may excuse examination.
Resident addition of authority — Personal Lines
- Application
- Pass the appropriate line examination, send pass slips to the Department, then request the line through NIPR.
- Existing license
- Hold an Idaho resident producer license.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
- Waivers
- Applicable statutory prior-license exemptions may excuse examination.
Resident addition of authority — Property
- Application
- Pass the appropriate line examination, send pass slips to the Department, then request the line through NIPR.
- Existing license
- Hold an Idaho resident producer license.
- Requested authority
- Property
- Waivers
- Applicable statutory prior-license exemptions may excuse examination.
Resident addition of authority — Surety
- Application
- Pass the appropriate line examination, send pass slips to the Department, then request the line through NIPR.
- Existing license
- Hold an Idaho resident producer license.
- Requested authority
- Surety
- Waivers
- The testing page says a producer holding both Property and Casualty need not test for Surety. The limited-lines page says Surety carried alone without Casualty requires testing. These are applicant waiver conditions.
Resident initial licensure — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Age
- At least 18 years of age (Idaho Code 41-1007(1)(a)).
- Application
- Submit a truthful uniform application and the applicable nonrefundable licensing fee.
- Education
- Idaho does not require prelicensing education.
- Fingerprints
- Submit fingerprints for the Department of Insurance background check, fingerprint receipt, and CHRI Request and Release form.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
- Score age
- Apply within 180 days after successful completion of the line examinations; later applications are denied (41-1006(4)).
Resident initial licensure — Casualty
- Age
- At least 18 years of age (Idaho Code 41-1007(1)(a)).
- Application
- Submit a truthful uniform application and the applicable nonrefundable licensing fee.
- Education
- Idaho does not require prelicensing education.
- Fingerprints
- Submit fingerprints for the Department of Insurance background check, fingerprint receipt, and CHRI Request and Release form.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
- Score age
- Apply within 180 days after successful completion of the line examinations; later applications are denied (41-1006(4)).
Resident initial licensure — Personal Lines
- Age
- At least 18 years of age (Idaho Code 41-1007(1)(a)).
- Application
- Submit a truthful uniform application and the applicable nonrefundable licensing fee.
- Education
- Idaho does not require prelicensing education.
- Fingerprints
- Submit fingerprints for the Department of Insurance background check, fingerprint receipt, and CHRI Request and Release form.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
- Scope
- Noncommercial property and casualty coverage for individuals and families; not issued alongside full property and casualty authority.
- Score age
- Apply within 180 days after successful completion of the line examinations; later applications are denied (41-1006(4)).
Resident initial licensure — Property
- Age
- At least 18 years of age (Idaho Code 41-1007(1)(a)).
- Application
- Submit a truthful uniform application and the applicable nonrefundable licensing fee.
- Education
- Idaho does not require prelicensing education.
- Fingerprints
- Submit fingerprints for the Department of Insurance background check, fingerprint receipt, and CHRI Request and Release form.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation.
- Requested authority
- Property
- Score age
- Apply within 180 days after successful completion of the line examinations; later applications are denied (41-1006(4)).
Resident initial licensure — Surety
- Age
- At least 18 years of age (Idaho Code 41-1007(1)(a)).
- Application
- Submit a truthful uniform application and the applicable nonrefundable licensing fee.
- Education
- Idaho does not require prelicensing education.
- Fingerprints
- Submit fingerprints for the Department of Insurance background check, fingerprint receipt, and CHRI Request and Release form.
- Fitness
- No act constituting a ground for denial, suspension, or revocation.
- Requested authority
- Surety
- Score age
- Apply within 180 days after successful completion of the line examinations; later applications are denied (41-1006(4)).
- Waiver
- The testing page says a producer holding both Property and Casualty need not test for Surety. The limited-lines page says Surety carried alone without Casualty requires testing. These are applicant waiver conditions.
Resident licensure with prior license examination exemption
- Application
- Complete the remaining resident licensing requirements including fingerprints and fees.
- Previous license
- Previously licensed for the same lines in another state and currently licensed there.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
Resident licensure with prior license examination exemption
- Application
- Complete the remaining resident licensing requirements including fingerprints and fees.
- Previous license
- Application received within 90 days of cancellation of the previous same-line license; official certification or NAIC records establish good standing at cancellation.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
Resident licensure upon relocation to Idaho
- Fingerprints
- Idaho Department of Insurance fingerprints are required even though retesting is unnecessary.
- Relocation
- Apply within 90 days after establishing Idaho residence; previously held lines need not be examined unless the director provides otherwise by rule.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1012(2)
- Official testing page last updated July 22, 2026
FAQ; moving to Idaho
Resident biennial renewal
- Course assessments
- Approved correspondence and independent-study CE courses include a course examination requiring at least 70%; the rule identifies no particular licensing exam. These course assessments are conditions (IDAPA 18.06.04.024).
- Renewal
- Pay renewal fee and complete 24 CE credits including at least 3 ethics credits every two years before expiration.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1008(2)
- IDAPA 18.06.04; provisions effective March 31, 2022
012.01; biennial continuing education
- IDAPA 18.06.04; provisions effective March 31, 2022
024.01; individual-study course assessment
Temporary Insurance Producer License
Temporary authority to service a producer business, at the director’s discretion, for no more than 180 days.
Licensing authority: Idaho Department of Insurance · Application information
Temporary licensure — death disability agency
- Applicant
- Member or employee of producer entity after death or disability of its designated individual.
- Discretion
- Director must find temporary licensing necessary for servicing the business; up to 180 days without examination.
- Sponsor
- Director may require suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor and restrict authority; license ends when the business is disposed of.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1)
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1) case death-disability-agency
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(2)
Temporary licensure — death disability spouse
- Applicant
- Surviving spouse or court-appointed personal representative of a deceased or disabled licensed producer.
- Discretion
- Director must find temporary licensing necessary for servicing the business; up to 180 days without examination.
- Sponsor
- Director may require suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor and restrict authority; license ends when the business is disposed of.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1)
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1) case death-disability-spouse
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(2)
Temporary issuance pending FBI report — Property and Casualty
All of the following:
- ID Property Producer (practice unavailable)
- Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Pending report
- All other qualifications, including otherwise required line exams, have been met; director may issue temporarily pending FBI fingerprint report.
- Requested authority
- Property and Casualty
- Scope
- This discretionary temporary form is issued without an additional examination under 41-1015(1)(d); prior completed licensing qualifications are applicant conditions.
Temporary issuance pending FBI report — Casualty
- Pending report
- All other qualifications, including otherwise required line exams, have been met; director may issue temporarily pending FBI fingerprint report.
- Requested authority
- Casualty
- Scope
- This discretionary temporary form is issued without an additional examination under 41-1015(1)(d); prior completed licensing qualifications are applicant conditions.
Temporary issuance pending FBI report — Personal Lines
- Pending report
- All other qualifications, including otherwise required line exams, have been met; director may issue temporarily pending FBI fingerprint report.
- Requested authority
- Personal Lines
- Scope
- This discretionary temporary form is issued without an additional examination under 41-1015(1)(d); prior completed licensing qualifications are applicant conditions.
Temporary issuance pending FBI report — Property
- Pending report
- All other qualifications, including otherwise required line exams, have been met; director may issue temporarily pending FBI fingerprint report.
- Requested authority
- Property
- Scope
- This discretionary temporary form is issued without an additional examination under 41-1015(1)(d); prior completed licensing qualifications are applicant conditions.
Temporary issuance pending FBI report — Surety
- Pending report
- All other qualifications, including otherwise required line exams, have been met; director may issue temporarily pending FBI fingerprint report.
- Requested authority
- Surety
- Scope
- This discretionary temporary form is issued without an additional examination under 41-1015(1)(d); prior completed licensing qualifications are applicant conditions.
Temporary licensure — military designee
- Applicant
- Designee of licensed producer entering active military service.
- Discretion
- Director must find temporary licensing necessary for servicing the business; up to 180 days without examination.
- Sponsor
- Director may require suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor and restrict authority; license ends when the business is disposed of.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1)
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1) case military-designee
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(2)
Temporary licensure — public interest
- Applicant
- Other circumstance where the director finds temporary issuance serves the public interest.
- Discretion
- Director must find temporary licensing necessary for servicing the business; up to 180 days without examination.
- Sponsor
- Director may require suitable licensed-producer or insurer sponsor and restrict authority; license ends when the business is disposed of.
Official no-examination sources
Effective from 2026-09-22.
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1)
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(1) case public-interest
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1015(2)
Idaho Personal Lines Producer Insurance Examination
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based examination in English or Spanish, in a test center or through OnVUE; general and state sections are separately reported
- Exam questions
- General: 75 scored plus 5 pretest questions; Idaho state: 22 scored questions
- Time limit
- 120 minutes
- Exam fee
- $65
Examination outline
I. TYPES OF PROPERTY POLICIES
- A. Homeowners
- A. Homeowners / 1. HO-2
- A. Homeowners / 2. HO-3
- A. Homeowners / 3. HO-4
- A. Homeowners / 4. HO-5
- A. Homeowners / 5. HO-6
- A. Homeowners / 6. HO-8
- B. Dwelling policies
- B. Dwelling policies / 1. DP-1
- B. Dwelling policies / 2. DP-2
- B. Dwelling policies / 3. DP-3
- C. Inland marine
- C. Inland marine / 1. Personal Articles floaters
- D. National Flood Insurance Program
- E. Others
- E. Others / 1. Earthquake
- E. Others / 2. Mobile Homes
- E. Others / 3. Watercraft
- E. Others / 4. Windstorm
II. TYPES OF CASUALTY POLICIES
- A. Automobile: personal auto
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 1. Liability
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 1. Liability / a. Bodily Injury
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 1. Liability / b. Property Damage
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 1. Liability / c. Split Limits
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 1. Liability / d. Combined Single Limit
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 2. Medical Payments
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 3. Physical Damage (collision; other than collision; specified perils)
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 4. Uninsured motorists
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 5. Underinsured motorists
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 6. Who is an insured
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto / a. Owned
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto / b. Non-owned
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto / c. Hired
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto / d. Temporary Substitute
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto / e. Newly Acquired Autos
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 7. Types of Auto / f. Transportation Expense and Rental Reimbursement Expense
- A. Automobile: personal auto / 8. Exclusions
- B. Umbrella/Excess liability
III. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE TERMS AND RELATED CONCEPTS
- A. Insurance
- A. Insurance / 1. Law of Large Numbers
- B. Insurable interest
- C. Risk
- C. Risk / 1. Pure vs. Speculative Risk
- D. Hazard
- D. Hazard / 1. Moral
- D. Hazard / 2. Morale
- D. Hazard / 3. Physical
- E. Peril
- F. Loss
- F. Loss / 1. Direct
- F. Loss / 2. Indirect
- G. Loss Valuation
- G. Loss Valuation / 1. Actual cash value
- G. Loss Valuation / 2. Replacement cost
- G. Loss Valuation / 3. Market value
- G. Loss Valuation / 4. Stated value
- G. Loss Valuation / 5. Salvage value
- H. Proximate cause
- I. Deductible
- J. Indemnity
- K. Limits of liability
- L. Coinsurance/Insurance to value
- M. Occurrence
- N. Cancellation
- O. Nonrenewal
- P. Vacancy and unoccupancy
- Q. Liability
- Q. Liability / 1. Absolute
- Q. Liability / 2. Strict
- Q. Liability / 3. Vicarious
- R. Negligence
- S. Binder
- T. Endorsements
- U. Blanket vs. Specific
- V. Burglary, Robbery, Theft, and Mysterious Disappearance
- W. Warranties
- X. Representations
- Y. Concealment
- Z. Deposit Premium/Audit
- AA. Certificate of Insurance
- BB. Damages
- BB. Damages / 1. Compensatory
- BB. Damages / 1. Compensatory / a. General
- BB. Damages / 1. Compensatory / b. Special
- BB. Damages / 2. Punitive
- CC. Compliance with Provisions of Fair Credit Reporting Act
IV. PROPERTY AND CASUALTY POLICY PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT LAW
- A. Declarations
- B. Insuring agreement
- C. Conditions
- D. Exclusions
- E. Definition of the insured
- F. Duties of the insured after a loss
- G. Obligations of the insurance company
- H. Mortgagee rights
- I. Proof of loss
- J. Notice of claim
- K. Appraisal
- L. Other Insurance Provision
- M. Subrogation
- N. Elements of a contract
- O. Sources of underwriting information
- P. Fair Credit Reporting Act
- Q. Privacy Protection (Gramm Leach Bliley)
- R. Policy Application
- S. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
- T. Cancellation and nonrenewal provisions
- U. Supplementary payments
- V. Loss settlement provisions including consent to settle a loss
- W. Territory
I. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO LIFE, HEALTH/DISABILITY, PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 1. Appointment
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 2. General duties and powers
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 3. Examinations
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 4. Hearings/notice of hearings/orders
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 5. Penalties
- B. Definitions
- B. Definitions / 1. Domestic company
- B. Definitions / 2. Foreign company
- B. Definitions / 3. Alien company
- B. Definitions / 4. Authorized and unauthorized companies/admitted and nonadmitted companies
- B. Definitions / 5. Stock and mutual companies and reciprocals
- B. Definitions / 6. Certificate of authority
- B. Definitions / 7. Transacting insurance
- B. Definitions / 8. Negotiate
- C. Licensing
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / a. Producer
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / b. Resident/nonresident
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / c. Surplus lines
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / d. Public adjusters
- C. Licensing / 2. Producer appointment/termination of appointment
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / a. Qualifications
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / b. License application
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / c. Written examinations
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / d. Exemptions/exceptions
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / e. License denial/refusal
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / a. Continuing education
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / b. Change of address/place of business
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / c. Fees/renewal
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / d. Record keeping
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / e. License expiration
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / f. Suspension or revocation of licenses/felony convictions
- D. Producer responsibilities
- D. Producer responsibilities / 1. Fiduciary capacity
- D. Producer responsibilities / 2. Commissions and compensation
- D. Producer responsibilities / 3. Charging of fees and disclosure requirements
- D. Producer responsibilities / 4. Reporting of actions
- E. Insurance contracts
- E. Insurance contracts / 1. Filing and approval of policy forms
- E. Insurance contracts / 2. Payment of claims
- E. Insurance contracts / 3. Power to contract
- F. Marketing practices
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair claims practices
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / a. Rebating
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / b. Misrepresentation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / c. False advertising
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / d. Defamation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / e. False financial statements
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / f. Boycott, coercion, intimidation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / g. Unfair discrimination
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / h. Coercion of borrower
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / i. Fraud
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / j. Twisting
- F. Marketing practices / 3. Penalties
II. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO PROPERTY, CASUALTY AND PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE ONLY
- A. Insurance contracts
- A. Insurance contracts / 1. Renewal, nonrenewal, cancellation
- A. Insurance contracts / 2. Homeowners, personal auto, and casualty Policies
- A. Insurance contracts / 3. Certificate of insurance
- B. Countersignature requirements
- C. Rate filings
- D. Idaho Property and Casualty Guaranty Association Act
- E. Binders
- F. Insurance Rates and Credit Rating
III. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS PERTINENT TO PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE ONLY
- A. Auto insurance
- A. Auto insurance / 1. Uninsured/underinsured motorists
- A. Auto insurance / 2. Policy cancellation/nonrenewal/expiration
- A. Auto insurance / 3. Accident prevention courses
- A. Auto insurance / 4. Assigned risk plan
- A. Auto insurance / 5. Financial responsibility
- A. Auto insurance / 5. Financial responsibility / a. Proof of financial responsibility defined
- A. Auto insurance / 5. Financial responsibility / b. Persons required to show proof
- A. Auto insurance / 5. Financial responsibility / c. Penalty for noncompliance
- A. Auto insurance / 5. Financial responsibility / d. Methods of satisfying financial responsibility
- B. Inland marine
- C. Comparative Negligence
- D. Fraud
- E. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Examination sources
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11 footer, outline effective date
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11, general outline heading
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S12, state outline heading
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11, general I
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11, general II
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11, general III
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11, general IV
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S12, state I
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S13, state II
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S13, state III
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S11, general scored and pretest questions
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
S12, state scored questions
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
p. 9, pass or fail reporting
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
p. 7, Available Exams, Personal Lines English row
- Resident Application
p. 2, Step 8, exam corresponds to authority
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
p. 9, Score Reporting, two sections
- Idaho Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
p. 9, Score Reporting, retake a failed section
Idaho Casualty Producer Examination
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Written examination with general and Idaho-specific sections, at a test center or with an online proctor
- Exam questions
- 70 scored questions: 50 general and 20 Idaho-specific; 5 general and 8 Idaho-specific pretest questions
- Time limit
- 105 minutes
- Exam fee
- 65 USD
Examination outline
General Knowledge — TYPES OF POLICIES, BONDS, AND RELATED TERMS
- Commercial general liability
- Commercial general liability > Exposures
- Commercial general liability > Exposures > Premises and Operations
- Commercial general liability > Exposures > Products and Completed Operations
- Commercial general liability > Coverage
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Coverage A: Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability (Occurrence, Claims made including Retroactive Date)
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Coverage B: Personal Injury and Advertising Injury
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Coverage C: Medical Payments
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Supplemental Payments
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Who is an insured
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > First named insured
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Limits (Per occurrence, Annual Aggregate)
- Commercial general liability > Coverage > Damage to Property of Others
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Liability
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Liability > Bodily Injury
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Liability > Property Damage
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Liability > Split Limits
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Liability > Combined Single Limit
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Medical Payments
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Physical Damage (collision; other than collision; specified perils)
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Uninsured motorists
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Underinsured motorists
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Who is an insured
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto > Owned
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto > Non-owned
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto > Hired
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto > Temporary Substitute
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto > Newly Acquired Autos
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Types of Auto > Transportation Expense and Rental Reimbursement Expense
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Auto Dealers Coverage Form, including Garagekeepers Insurance
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Exclusions
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Individual Insured and Drive Other Car (DOC)
- Automobile: personal auto and business auto > Mobile equipment
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.)
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Standard policy concepts
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Standard policy concepts > Who is an employee/employer
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Standard policy concepts > Compensation
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Work-related vs. non-work-related
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Other states’ insurance
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Employers Liability
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Exclusive remedy
- Workers Compensation Insurance, Employers Liability Insurance, and Related Issues (This section does not deal with specifics of state law, which are addressed elsewhere in this outline.) > Premium Determination
- Crime
- Crime > Employee Dishonesty
- Crime > Theft
- Crime > Robbery
- Crime > Burglary
- Crime > Forgery and Alteration
- Crime > Mysterious disappearance
- Bonds
- Bonds > Surety
- Bonds > Fidelity
- Professional liability
- Professional liability > Errors and Omissions
- Professional liability > Medical Malpractice
- Professional liability > Directors and Officers (D&O)
- Professional liability > Employment Practices Liability (EPLI)
- Professional liability > Cyber liability and data breach, funds transfer
- Professional liability > Liquor liability
- Umbrella/Excess Liability
- Business Owners Policy (BOP)
General Knowledge — INSURANCE TERMS AND RELATED CONCEPTS
- Risk
- Hazards
- Hazards > Moral
- Hazards > Morale
- Hazards > Physical
- Indemnity
- Insurable interest
- Loss valuation
- Loss valuation > Actual cash value
- Loss valuation > Replacement cost
- Loss valuation > Market value
- Loss valuation > Stated/agreed value
- Loss valuation > Salvage value
- Negligence
- Liability
- Occurrence
- Binders
- Warranties
- Representations
- Concealment
- Deposit Premium/Audit
- Certificate of Insurance
- Law of Large Numbers
- Pure vs. Speculative Risk
- Endorsements
- Damages
- Damages > Compensatory
- Damages > Compensatory > General
- Damages > Compensatory > Special
- Damages > Punitive
- Compliance with provisions of Fair Credit Reporting Act
General Knowledge — POLICY PROVISIONS
- Declarations
- Insuring agreement
- Conditions
- Exclusions and Limitations
- Definition of the insured
- Duties of the insured after a loss
- Cancellation and nonrenewal provisions
- Supplementary payments
- Proof of loss
- Notice of claim
- Other insurance
- Subrogation
- Loss settlement provisions including consent to settle a loss
- Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
Idaho Specific Casualty — IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO LIFE, HEALTH/DISABILITY, PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE
- Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance
- Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance > Appointment
- Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance > General duties and powers
- Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance > Examinations
- Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance > Hearings/notice of hearings/orders
- Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance > Penalties
- Definitions
- Definitions > Domestic company
- Definitions > Foreign company
- Definitions > Alien company
- Definitions > Authorized and unauthorized companies/admitted and nonadmitted companies
- Definitions > Stock and mutual companies and reciprocals
- Definitions > Certificate of authority
- Definitions > Transacting insurance
- Definitions > Negotiate
- Licensing
- Licensing > Persons required to be licensed
- Licensing > Persons required to be licensed > Producer
- Licensing > Persons required to be licensed > Resident/nonresident
- Licensing > Persons required to be licensed > Surplus lines
- Licensing > Persons required to be licensed > Public adjusters
- Licensing > Producer appointment/termination of appointment
- Licensing > Obtaining a license
- Licensing > Obtaining a license > Qualifications
- Licensing > Obtaining a license > License application
- Licensing > Obtaining a license > Written examinations
- Licensing > Obtaining a license > Exemptions/exceptions
- Licensing > Obtaining a license > License denial/refusal
- Licensing > Maintaining a license
- Licensing > Maintaining a license > Continuing education
- Licensing > Maintaining a license > Change of address/place of business
- Licensing > Maintaining a license > Fees/renewal
- Licensing > Maintaining a license > Record keeping
- Licensing > Maintaining a license > License expiration
- Licensing > Maintaining a license > Suspension or revocation of licenses/Felony convictions
- Producer responsibilities
- Producer responsibilities > Fiduciary capacity
- Producer responsibilities > Commissions and compensation
- Producer responsibilities > Charging of fees and disclosure requirements
- Producer responsibilities > Reporting of actions
- Insurance contracts
- Insurance contracts > Filing and approval of policy forms
- Insurance contracts > Payment of claims
- Insurance contracts > Power to contract
- Marketing practices
- Marketing practices > Unfair claims practices
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Rebating
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Misrepresentation
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > False advertising
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Defamation
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > False financial statements
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Boycott, coercion, intimidation
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Unfair discrimination
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Coercion of borrower
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Fraud
- Marketing practices > Unfair methods of competition > Twisting
- Marketing practices > Penalties
Idaho Specific Casualty — IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE ONLY
- Insurance contracts
- Insurance contracts > Renewal, nonrenewal, cancellation
- Insurance contracts > Commercial, homeowners, personal auto, and casualty policies
- Insurance contracts > Certificate of insurance
- Countersignature requirements
- Rate filings
- Idaho Property and Casualty Guaranty Association Act
- Insurance Rates and Credit Rating
- Binders
Idaho Specific Casualty — IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS PERTINENT TO CASUALTY INSURANCE ONLY
- Financial responsibility
- Financial responsibility > Proof of financial responsibility defined
- Financial responsibility > Persons required to show proof
- Financial responsibility > Penalty for noncompliance
- Financial responsibility > Methods of satisfying financial responsibility
- Uninsured/underinsured motorists coverage
- Mature driver
- Assigned risk plan
- Worker’s compensation
- Comparative Negligence
Examination sources
- Pearson Idaho Insurance Content Outlines
Cover, effective date
- DOI Casualty Producer Examination Content Outline
Page 1, casualty examination title and scored-question total
- Pearson Idaho Insurance Content Outlines
S8, casualty general knowledge title
- DOI Casualty Producer Examination Content Outline
Page 2, Idaho-specific scored questions
- DOI Casualty Producer Examination Content Outline
Page 1, casualty examination title and scored-question total
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10, Producer Licensing
Section 41-1006(1), resident written examination requirement
- Pearson Idaho Insurance Candidate Handbook
Page 7, Available Exams, ID Casualty Producer, English
- DOI How to Apply for a Resident Producer License
Page 2, Step 8, line-of-authority examination boundary
- DOI Testing and Fingerprints
Testing Information, one test per line of authority
ID Property Producer
Examination outline
I. TYPES OF POLICIES
- A. Homeowners
- A. Homeowners / 1. HO-2
- A. Homeowners / 2. HO-3
- A. Homeowners / 3. HO-4
- A. Homeowners / 4. HO-5
- A. Homeowners / 5. HO-6
- A. Homeowners / 6. HO-8
- B. Dwelling policies
- B. Dwelling policies / 1. DP-1
- B. Dwelling policies / 2. DP-2
- B. Dwelling policies / 3. DP-3
- C. Commercial lines
- C. Commercial lines / 1. Commercial Package Policy (CPP)
- C. Commercial lines / 2. Commercial property
- C. Commercial lines / 2. Commercial property / a. Commercial building and business personal property form
- C. Commercial lines / 2. Commercial property / b. Causes of loss forms
- C. Commercial lines / 2. Commercial property / c. Business income
- C. Commercial lines / 2. Commercial property / d. Extra expense
- C. Commercial lines / 2. Commercial property / e. Equipment breakdown
- C. Commercial lines / 3. Business Owners Policy (BOP)
- C. Commercial lines / 4. Builders Risk
- C. Commercial lines / 5. Cyber First-Party Coverage
- D. Inland marine
- D. Inland marine / 1. Personal Articles floaters
- D. Inland marine / 2. Commercial Property floaters
- E. National Flood Insurance Program
- F. Others
- F. Others / 1. Earthquake
- F. Others / 2. Mobile Homes
- F. Others / 3. Watercraft
- F. Others / 4. Farm Owners
- F. Others / 5. Windstorm
II. INSURANCE TERMS AND RELATED CONCEPTS
- A. Insurance
- A. Insurance / 1. Law of Large Numbers
- B. Insurable interest
- C. Risk
- C. Risk / 1. Pure vs. Speculative Risk
- D. Hazard
- D. Hazard / 1. Moral
- D. Hazard / 2. Morale
- D. Hazard / 3. Physical
- E. Peril
- F. Loss
- F. Loss / 1. Direct
- F. Loss / 2. Indirect
- G. Loss Valuation
- G. Loss Valuation / 1. Actual cash value
- G. Loss Valuation / 2. Replacement cost
- G. Loss Valuation / 3. Market value
- G. Loss Valuation / 4. Stated/agreed value
- G. Loss Valuation / 5. Salvage value
- H. Proximate cause
- I. Deductible
- J. Indemnity
- K. Limits of liability
- L. Coinsurance/Insurance to value
- M. Occurrence
- N. Cancellation
- O. Nonrenewal
- P. Vacancy and unoccupancy
- Q. Liability
- Q. Liability / 1. Absolute
- Q. Liability / 2. Strict
- Q. Liability / 3. Vicarious
- R. Negligence
- S. Binder
- T. Endorsements
- U. Blanket vs. Specific
III. POLICY PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT LAW
- A. Declarations
- B. Insuring agreement
- C. Conditions
- D. Exclusions
- E. Definition of the insured
- F. Duties of the insured
- G. Obligations of the insurance company
- H. Mortgagee rights
- I. Proof of loss
- J. Notice of claim
- K. Appraisal
- L. Other Insurance Provision
- M. Subrogation
- N. Elements of a contract
- O. Warranties, representations, and concealment
- P. Sources of underwriting information
- Q. Fair Credit Reporting Act
- R. Privacy Protection (Gramm Leach Bliley)
- S. Policy Application
- T. Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA)
- U. Territory
I. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO LIFE, HEALTH/DISABILITY, PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 1. Appointment
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 2. General duties and powers
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 3. Examinations
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 4. Hearings/notice of hearings/orders
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 5. Penalties
- B. Definitions
- B. Definitions / 1. Domestic company
- B. Definitions / 2. Foreign company
- B. Definitions / 3. Alien company
- B. Definitions / 4. Authorized and unauthorized companies/admitted and nonadmitted companies
- B. Definitions / 5. Stock and mutual companies and reciprocals
- B. Definitions / 6. Certificate of authority
- B. Definitions / 7. Transacting insurance
- B. Definitions / 8. Negotiate
- C. Licensing
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / a. Producer
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / b. Resident/nonresident
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / c. Surplus lines
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / d. Public adjusters
- C. Licensing / 2. Producer appointment/termination of appointment
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / a. Qualifications
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / b. License application
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / c. Written examinations
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / d. Exemptions/exceptions
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / e. License denial/refusal
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / a. Continuing education
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / b. Change of address/place of business
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / c. Fees/renewal
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / d. Record keeping
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / e. License expiration
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / f. Suspension or revocation of licenses/felony convictions
- D. Producer responsibilities
- D. Producer responsibilities / 1. Fiduciary capacity
- D. Producer responsibilities / 2. Commissions and compensation
- D. Producer responsibilities / 3. Charging of fees and disclosure requirements
- D. Producer responsibilities / 4. Reporting of actions
- E. Insurance contracts
- E. Insurance contracts / 1. Filing and approval of policy forms
- E. Insurance contracts / 2. Payment of claims
- E. Insurance contracts / 3. Power to contract
- F. Marketing practices
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair claims practices
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / a. Rebating
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / b. Misrepresentation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / c. False advertising
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / d. Defamation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / e. False financial statements
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / f. Boycott, coercion, intimidation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / g. Unfair discrimination
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / h. Coercion of borrower
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / i. Fraud
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / j. Twisting
- F. Marketing practices / 3. Penalties
II. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE ONLY
- A. Insurance contracts
- A. Insurance contracts / 1. Renewal, nonrenewal, cancellation
- A. Insurance contracts / 2. Commercial, homeowners, personal auto, and casualty policies
- A. Insurance contracts / 3. Certificate of insurance
- B. Countersignature requirements
- C. Rate filings
- D. Idaho Property and Casualty Guaranty Association Act
- E. Insurance Rates and Credit Rating
- F. Binders
III. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS PERTINENT TO PROPERTY INSURANCE ONLY
- A. Standard fire policy
- B. Marine/inland marine
- C. National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
Examination sources
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
Cover; effective date
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
S6 Property General Knowledge; scope heading
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
S7 Idaho Specific Property; scope heading
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
S6 Property General Knowledge; scored questions
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
S7 Idaho Specific Property; scored questions
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1006(1)
- October 2025 candidate handbook; outlines effective July 31, 2025
p. 7 Available Exams; ID Property Producer row
- Official resident producer application instructions; undated, corroborated by October 2025 handbook
Step 8; examination corresponds to selected line of authority
- Official testing page last updated July 22, 2026
Testing Information; one test per line
ID Surety Producer
Examination outline
I. INSURANCE TERMS AND RELATED CONCEPTS
- A. Insurance
- B. Insurable interest
- C. Risk
- D. Hazard
- E. Peril
- F. Loss
- F. Loss / 1. Direct
- F. Loss / 2. Indirect
- G. Proximate cause
- H. Deductible
- I. Indemnity
- J. Actual cash value
- K. Replacement cost
- L. Limits of liability
- M. Extensions of coverage
- N. Additional coverages
- O. Accident
- P. Occurrence
- Q. Cancellation
- R. Nonrenewal
- S. Liability
- T. Negligence
II. POLICY PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT LAW
- A. Insuring agreement
- B. Conditions
- C. Exclusions
- D. Definition of the insured
- E. Duties of the insured
- F. Obligations of the insurance company
- G. Proof of loss
- H. Notice of claim
- I. Assignment
- J. Subrogation
- K. Arbitration
- L. Elements of a contract
- M. Warranties, representations, and concealment
- N. Binders
- O. Sources of insurability information
- P. Fair Credit Reporting Act
III. FIDELITY AND SURETY CONTRACTS
- A. Definition of fidelity and surety
- B. Parties of a contract
- C. Obligation of the surety
- D. Parties to the surety
- D. Parties to the surety / 1. Principal
- D. Parties to the surety / 2. Obligee
- D. Parties to the surety / 3. Surety
- E. Underwriting considerations
- F. Premiums and terms of obligations
- F. Premiums and terms of obligations / 1. Surety
- F. Premiums and terms of obligations / 2. Fidelity
- G. Claims
- H. Power of attorney
IV. PURPOSE AND TYPE OF SURETY BONDS
- A. Public official
- B. Court
- B. Court / 1. Judicial
- C. Fiduciary
- D. Miscellaneous
- E. Contract
V. PURPOSE AND TYPE OF FIDELITY BONDS
- A. Individual
- B. Schedule
- C. Blanket
- D. Financial institutions
VI. BAIL BONDS
- A. Surety bail bond
- B. Surety bond fee
- C. Types of bail
- C. Types of bail / 1. Real property
- C. Types of bail / 2. Cash
- D. Acceptable collateral
- E. Appeal bonds
- F. Appointing company’s underwriting standard
VII. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO LIFE, HEALTH/DISABILITY, PROPERTY, CASUALTY, AND PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 1. Appointment
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 2. General duties and powers
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 3. Examinations
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 4. Hearings/notice of hearings/orders
- A. Responsibilities of the Director of the Department of Insurance / 5. Penalties
- B. Definitions
- B. Definitions / 1. Domestic, foreign, and alien companies
- B. Definitions / 2. Authorized and unauthorized companies/admitted and nonadmitted companies
- B. Definitions / 3. Stock and mutual companies and reciprocals
- B. Definitions / 4. Certificate of authority
- B. Definitions / 5. Transacting insurance
- C. Licensing
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / a. Producer
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / b. Resident/nonresident
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / c. Adjuster
- C. Licensing / 1. Persons required to be licensed / d. Surplus lines
- C. Licensing / 2. Producer appointment/termination of appointment
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / a. Qualifications
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / b. License application
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / c. Written examinations
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / d. Exemptions/exceptions
- C. Licensing / 3. Obtaining a license / e. License denial/refusal
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / a. Continuing education
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / b. Change of address/place of business
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / c. Fees/renewal
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / d. Record keeping
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / e. License expiration
- C. Licensing / 4. Maintaining a license / f. Suspension or revocation of licenses/felony convictions
- D. Producer responsibilities
- D. Producer responsibilities / 1. Fiduciary capacity
- D. Producer responsibilities / 2. Commissions and compensation
- D. Producer responsibilities / 3. Reporting of actions
- E. Insurance contracts
- E. Insurance contracts / 1. Filing and approval of policy forms
- E. Insurance contracts / 2. Payment of claims
- E. Insurance contracts / 3. Power to contract
- F. Marketing practices
- F. Marketing practices / 1. Unfair claims practices
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / a. Rebating
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / b. Misrepresentation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / c. False advertising
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / d. Defamation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / e. False financial statements
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / f. Boycott, coercion, intimidation
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / g. Unfair discrimination
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / h. Coercion of borrower
- F. Marketing practices / 2. Unfair methods of competition / i. Fraud
- F. Marketing practices / 3. Penalties
VIII. IDAHO STATUTES, RULES, AND REGULATIONS COMMON TO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE ONLY
- A. Insurance contracts
- A. Insurance contracts / 1. Renewal, nonrenewal, cancellation
- B. Countersignature requirements
- C. Rate filings
- D. Idaho Property and Casualty Guaranty Association act
Examination sources
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
Cover; effective date
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
S14 Surety Producer; scope heading
- Content Outlines Effective July 31, 2025; 08/2025 publication
S14 Surety Producer; scored questions
- Idaho Code Title 41 Chapter 10; official codification retrieved October 4, 2026; cited provisions enacted by 2017
Idaho Code § 41-1006(1)
- October 2025 candidate handbook; outlines effective July 31, 2025
p. 7 Available Exams; ID Surety Producer row
- Official resident producer application instructions; undated, corroborated by October 2025 handbook
Step 8; examination corresponds to selected line of authority
- Official testing page last updated July 22, 2026
Testing Information; one test per line