Arizona life and health practice exam
Free life and health practice for the Arizona producer exam: 273 general questions plus 14 Arizona state law questions, each with an explanation.
Arizona state law questions
Every Arizona question with its answer, explanation, and the law it comes from.
Licensing and CE
4 questions
1. In Arizona, insurance producers are licensed and regulated by the:
- Arizona Corporation Commission
- State Insurance Board
- Department of Revenue
- Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions
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The Arizona Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions (DIFI) runs the state's insurance programs, including the guaranty fund information it publishes.
2. How many CE hours must an Arizona producer complete for each license renewal?
- 30 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
- 48 hours, including 6 hours of ethics
- 24 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
- 16 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
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According to the NAIC's chart of Arizona law, Arizona requires 48 hours, 6 of them in ethics. Arizona licenses renew on a longer cycle than most states, so the total is higher.
3. Arizona licensees must keep their own continuing education records until:
- The second renewal date after the period in which the credits were earned
- 10 years after the course
- The next renewal date
- 5 years after the course
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A.R.S. 20-2903.
4. An Arizona licensee must inform the Director in writing of a change of residential, business, or email address within:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 10 days
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A.R.S. 20-286.
Life Policy Provisions
5 questions
1. An Arizona life policy may exclude death by suicide that occurs within how long after the policy is issued?
- 1 year
- 3 years
- 2 years
- 6 months
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A.R.S. 20-1226. When an exclusion applies, the insurer must still pay at least the reserve.
2. When an Arizona life policy's exclusion applies, such as suicide within the exclusion period, the insurer must pay at least:
- Nothing
- A reserve determined under the commissioners reserve valuation method
- The full face amount
- Double the premiums paid
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A.R.S. 20-1226.
3. Which of the following exclusions does Arizona law allow in a life insurance policy?
- Death from any illness diagnosed after issue
- Death occurring more than 2 years after issue
- Death from any accident
- Death resulting from travel outside the continental United States and Canada
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A.R.S. 20-1226 also allows exclusions for war, aviation, and hazardous occupations.
4. In Arizona, a reinstated life policy may be contested for material misrepresentation in the reinstatement for:
- Only 30 days
- An unlimited period
- The same period, and with the same conditions, as the policy allows after original issue
- No period, because reinstatement cannot be contested
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A.R.S. 20-1227.
5. Under Arizona's life insurance solicitation rule, a policy or policy summary must include an unconditional refund provision of at least:
- 10 days
- 20 days
- 30 days
- 45 days
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Ariz. Admin. Code R20-6-209.
Annuities
1 questions
1. In Arizona, an annuity purchaser who is age 65 or older on the date of application has a free look period of:
- 45 days
- 10 days
- 20 days
- 30 days
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A.R.S. 20-1233. Arizona raised the senior free look from 10 to 30 days.
Guaranty Association
4 questions
1. The Arizona Life and Disability Insurance Guaranty Fund covers life insurance death benefits up to:
- $250,000
- $300,000
- $500,000
- $100,000
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Cash surrender values are covered to $100,000.
2. The Arizona guaranty fund covers the present value of annuity benefits up to:
- $500,000
- $100,000
- $250,000
- $300,000
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This limit includes cash surrender and withdrawal values.
3. The Arizona guaranty fund covers health benefit plan benefits up to:
- $500,000
- $300,000
- $100,000
- $250,000
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Disability and long-term care are covered to $300,000, and other disability insurance to $100,000.
4. Arizona's guaranty association is officially called the:
- Life, Accident and Sickness Guaranty Association
- Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association
- Insurance Policyholder Protection Corporation
- Life and Disability Insurance Guaranty Fund
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Arizona's name uses "disability" where most states say "health."
Keep studying
The general topics make up most of the exam.
Arizona exam questions
How much of the Arizona life and health exam is state law?
State law is usually around 20 to 30 percent of a state's producer exam. Check the Arizona candidate handbook from your testing provider for the exact content outline.
What does the Arizona state law section cover?
Common areas include licensing and continuing education, required policy provisions, replacement rules, and the guaranty association. This page covers: licensing and ce, life policy provisions, annuities, guaranty association.
Where do these state questions come from?
Each state question is written from the state's statutes, regulations, or insurance department guidance, and the source is linked under the answer so you can read it yourself.
Do I still need the general questions?
Yes. Most of the exam is general life and health knowledge. The full exam option here mixes 273 general questions with the Arizona state law questions.