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Personal Lines
- Provider
- Pearson VUE
- Format
- Computer-based written examination
- Exam questions
- General knowledge: 75 scoreable questions plus 5 pretest questions; Maine-specific: 25 scoreable questions. Published section allocations: general I 10, II 13, III 28, IV 24; Maine-specific I 20, II 5.
- Time limit
- 2 hours
- Passing score
- Scaled score of 70 on a zero-to-100 scale
- Exam fee
- $55
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. MAINE LAWS AND RULES COMMON TO PROPERTY, CASUALTY & PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE
- A. Superintendent of Insurance
- A. Superintendent of Insurance / 1. Broad powers
- A. Superintendent of Insurance / 2. Notice and hearing
- B. Definitions
- B. Definitions / 1. Authorized, unauthorized, and certificate of authority
- B. Definitions / 2. Surplus Lines law
- B. Definitions / 3. Domestic, foreign, and alien
- B. Definitions / 4. Stock and mutual
- B. Definitions / 5. Transacting insurance
- B. Definitions / 6. Maine Insurance Guaranty Association
- B. Definitions / 7. Subrogation
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / a. Producer
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / b. Consultant
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / c. Temporary
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / d. Nonresident
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / e. Adjuster
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / f. Business entity
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 1. Types of licenses / g. Apprentice
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 2. Exemptions/exceptions
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 3. Appointment
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 4. License refusal, termination, expiration, revocation, suspension and nonrenewal
- C. Licensing requirements and Limitations / 5. Continuing Education
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / a. Claims methods and practices
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / b. Excess charges
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / c. Rebating
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / d. Discrimination
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / e. Misrepresentation
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / f. Defamation
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / g. False information and advertising
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / h. Twisting
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 1. Unfair practices / i. Penalties
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 2. Producer responsibilities
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 3. Compensation of licensees
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 4. Roll-on coverages
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 5. Surplus Lines
- D. Marketing and underwriting practices / 6. Privacy
- E. Cancellation and nonrenewal provisions
- E. Cancellation and nonrenewal provisions / 1. Personal lines
II. MAINE LAWS AND RULES PERTINENT TO PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE
- A. Automobile insurance
- A. Automobile insurance / 1. Uninsured/Underinsured motorists
- A. Automobile insurance / 2. Excluded member of household
- A. Automobile insurance / 3. Financial responsibility
- A. Automobile insurance / 4. Maine Automobile Insurance Plan
- A. Automobile insurance / 4. Maine Automobile Insurance Plan / a. Personal auto
- A. Automobile insurance / 4. Maine Automobile Insurance Plan / b. Commercial
- A. Automobile insurance / 5. Rental Vehicle Coverage
- A. Automobile insurance / 6. Transportation Network Company/Peer to peer coverage
- B. Maine Standard Fire Policy
Examination sources
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Examination Content Outlines, effective-date header
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 15, Personal Lines general knowledge heading
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Personal Lines General Knowledge, page 15, scored and pretest count
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Personal Lines Maine-Specific, page 16, scored count
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 15, Personal Lines general knowledge, section I
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 15, Personal Lines general knowledge, section II
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 15, Personal Lines general knowledge, section III
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 16, Personal Lines general knowledge, section IV
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 16, Personal Lines Maine-specific, section I
- Maine Insurance Examination Content Outlines
Page 17, Personal Lines Maine-specific, section II
- Maine Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Score Explanation, Scaled Score
- Maine Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Available Exams and Fees, major lines, Personal Lines row
- Maine Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook
Exam Reservation, Making an Examination Reservation
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