Delaware life and health practice exam
Free life and health practice for the Delaware producer exam: 273 general questions plus 26 Delaware state law questions, each with an explanation.
Delaware state law questions
Every Delaware question with its answer, explanation, and the law it comes from.
Licensing and CE
8 questions
1. How long is a Delaware insurance exam score report valid for licensing?
- It never expires
- 24 months from the exam date
- 6 months from the exam date
- 12 months from the exam date
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18 Del. C. 1705(e) makes exam score reports valid for 12 months from the exam date.
2. Delaware resident producers must complete how many CE credit hours each biennium?
- 24, including 3 in ethics
- 12, including 3 in ethics
- 30, including 6 in ethics
- 24, with no ethics requirement
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The Delaware Department of Insurance requires 24 credit hours per biennium, 3 of which must be in ethics.
3. Delaware producer CE credits must be completed by what date?
- The producer's birthday every 2 years
- December 31 of each odd-numbered year
- The last day of February of even-numbered years
- June 30 of each year
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Delaware's biennial license period runs March 1 to the last day of February, with credits due by the end of February of even-numbered years.
4. What is the maximum number of CE carryover credits a Delaware producer may use in a biennium?
- None
- 24
- 5
- 12
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Delaware limits carryover to 5 credits per biennium, and carryover cannot satisfy the ethics requirement.
5. A Delaware producer has been continuously licensed for 25 years before the biennium. What CE benefit applies?
- 12 automatic credits per biennium, which cannot satisfy ethics
- A full CE exemption
- Nothing; full CE still applies
- 6 automatic ethics credits
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Delaware gives 12 automatic credits to producers continuously licensed 25 years or holding a recognized designation. They cannot count toward ethics.
6. A Delaware producer pays the renewal fee 3 months late. What is the penalty?
- The license must be re-earned by exam
- Double the unpaid renewal fee
- A civil fine of $200 to $1,000
- A $50 flat late fee
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Under 18 Del. C. 1707(g), payment in the first 6-month grace period carries a penalty of double the unpaid fee. The second 6 months brings a $200 to $1,000 civil fine.
7. How long does a Delaware producer have to notify the Commissioner of a change in legal name or mailing or email address?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 15 days
- 10 days
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18 Del. C. 1707(j) requires notice within 30 days.
8. What is the maximum duration of a Delaware temporary producer license?
- 30 days
- 90 days
- 1 year
- 180 days
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18 Del. C. 1711(a) allows a temporary license of up to 180 days, issued without an exam.
Accident and Health
1 questions
1. A Delaware resident producer with a health license wants to solicit long-term care policies. What training is required?
- No LTC-specific training
- A one-time 16-hour LTC course
- An 8-hour LTC course every year
- At least 3 hours of Delaware LTC training, counted toward the biennial CE
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The Delaware Department of Insurance requires at least 3 hours of Delaware LTC training in the biennium the policy is solicited.
Producer Regulation
5 questions
1. After a hearing, the Delaware Commissioner may fine a producer for each violation:
- Up to $500
- $200 to $20,000
- $1,000 to $100,000
- $100 to $1,000
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18 Del. C. 1712(d) allows a fine of $200 to $20,000 per violation, in addition to or instead of other actions.
2. A Delaware applicant is notified that the license has been denied. How soon must a written demand for a hearing be made?
- Within 30 days
- Within 60 days
- Within 10 days
- Within 90 days
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18 Del. C. 1712(b) requires a written demand for a hearing within 10 days.
3. A Delaware producer faces a criminal prosecution. When must it be reported to the Commissioner?
- Within 30 days of the initial pretrial hearing date
- Only after conviction
- Within 10 days of arrest
- At the next renewal
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18 Del. C. 1719(b) sets a 30-day deadline from the initial pretrial hearing date. Administrative actions are due within 30 days of final disposition.
4. An insurer appoints a Delaware producer. When must the insurer file the notice of appointment?
- At the producer's next renewal
- Within 30 days of the first policy issued
- Within 15 days of the agency contract or the first application
- Within 5 days of the contract
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18 Del. C. 1715(b) requires the appointment notice within 15 days.
5. When an insurer terminates a Delaware producer's appointment, it must notify the Commissioner within:
- 60 days
- 10 days
- 90 days
- 30 days
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18 Del. C. 1716 requires notice within 30 days, with a copy mailed to the producer within 15 days.
Life Policy Provisions
6 questions
1. What grace period must a Delaware individual life policy provide for premiums after the first?
- 10 days
- 30 days, or one month of not less than 30 days
- 31 days
- 60 days
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18 Del. C. 2906 requires 30 days or one month of not less than 30 days. Interest of up to 6 percent a year may be charged for the grace days.
2. A Delaware life policy becomes incontestable, except for nonpayment of premium, after being in force during the insured's lifetime for no more than:
- 5 years from issue
- 1 year from issue
- 2 years from issue
- 3 years from issue
Show answer
Under 18 Del. C. 2908, a life policy becomes incontestable after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for no more than 2 years from issue, except for nonpayment of premium.
3. Within what period after default may a Delaware ordinary life policy be reinstated?
- 1 year
- 5 years
- 2 years
- 3 years
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18 Del. C. 2913 allows reinstatement within 3 years (2 for industrial), with evidence of insurability and back premiums at up to 6 percent interest.
4. For Delaware life policies issued on or after January 1, 1983, a fixed maximum policy loan rate may not exceed:
- 8 percent per year
- 7.4 percent per year
- 10 percent per year
- 6 percent per year
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18 Del. C. 2911 allows a fixed maximum of 8 percent or an adjustable rate tied to a bond yield average. Loans are available after 3 full years' premiums.
5. In Delaware, interest on a life insurance death benefit accrues starting from:
- The date of death
- The date the initial death claim is filed
- The date the claim is paid
- 30 days after proof of death
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18 Del. C. 2914 requires interest from the date the initial death claim is filed, at the policy's deposit rate or the 2-year Treasury rate.
6. A Delaware life policy may exclude death by suicide within how long of issue?
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 1 year
- 6 months
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18 Del. C. 2926 permits a 2-year suicide exclusion, sane or insane.
Replacement
3 questions
1. In a Delaware replacement, the replacing insurer must give the applicant an unconditional refund right for how long after delivery?
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 30 days
- 20 days
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18 Del. Admin. Code 1204 section 7.4 gives a 20-day right to an unconditional refund of all premiums.
2. Under Delaware's replacement regulation, the replacing insurer must send written notice to each existing insurer within:
- 3 business days
- 7 working days
- 24 hours
- 30 days
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18 Del. Admin. Code 1204 section 7.1.2.2 requires notice within 7 working days of receiving the application or issuing the policy, whichever is earlier.
3. Under Delaware's replacement definition, borrowing against an existing policy counts as a replacement when cumulative loans exceed what share of the loan value?
- 75 percent
- 10 percent
- 25 percent
- 50 percent
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18 Del. Admin. Code 1204 section 2.0 includes loans or pledges that exceed 25 percent of the policy's loan value.
Guaranty Association
3 questions
1. The Delaware Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association covers life insurance death benefits up to:
- $500,000 per life
- $100,000 per life
- $250,000 per life
- $300,000 per life
Show answer
18 Del. C. 4403 caps death benefits at $300,000 and cash values at $100,000.
2. Delaware's overall guaranty association cap for one owner of multiple nongroup life policies is:
- $1 million
- $5 million
- $300,000
- $10 million
Show answer
18 Del. C. 4403(c)(2)d.(ii) sets a $1 million cap, lower than the $5 million many states use.
3. What is the Delaware guaranty association limit for annuity present value, including cash surrender and withdrawal values?
- $500,000
- $250,000
- $100,000
- $300,000
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Under 18 Del. C. 4403, the Delaware guaranty association covers annuities up to $250,000 in present value, including cash surrender and withdrawal values.
Keep studying
The general topics make up most of the exam.
Delaware exam questions
How much of the Delaware life and health exam is state law?
State law is usually around 20 to 30 percent of a state's producer exam. Check the Delaware candidate handbook from your testing provider for the exact content outline.
What does the Delaware 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, accident and health, producer regulation, life policy provisions, replacement, 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 Delaware state law questions.