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Idaho life and health practice exam

Free life and health practice for the Idaho producer exam: 273 general questions plus 17 Idaho state law questions, each with an explanation.

Idaho state law questions

Every Idaho question with its answer, explanation, and the law it comes from.

State laws change. Always confirm details with the Idaho insurance department and your exam's content outline.

Licensing and CE

3 questions

1. How many hours of continuing education must an Idaho resident insurance producer complete for each license renewal?

  1. 12 hours, including 1 hour of ethics
  2. 24 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
  3. 24 hours, with no ethics requirement
  4. 30 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
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B. 24 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
Idaho resident producers must complete 24 hours of continuing education, including at least 3 hours of ethics, due at the time of renewal.

2. How often must an Idaho producer license be renewed, and when does it expire?

  1. Every year, on December 31
  2. Every two years, on the producer's birth date
  3. Every two years, on the last day of the producer's birth month
  4. Every three years, on the anniversary of the original license
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C. Every two years, on the last day of the producer's birth month
Idaho producer licenses are renewed every two years and expire on the last day of the licensee's birth month.

3. Within how many days must an Idaho licensed producer report a change of address to the Department of Insurance?

  1. 30 days
  2. 10 days
  3. 60 days
  4. 90 days
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A. 30 days
The Idaho Department of Insurance requires producer address changes to be reported within 30 days.

Producer Regulation

1 questions

1. When an insurer terminates its relationship with a producer in Idaho, it must notify the Director of Insurance within how many days after the effective date of the termination?

  1. 10 days
  2. 15 days
  3. 60 days
  4. 30 days
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D. 30 days
Under Idaho law an insurer must notify the Director within 30 days following the effective date of a producer termination, whether or not the termination was for cause.

Life Policy Provisions

4 questions

1. An Idaho life insurance policy must provide a grace period for the payment of each premium after the first of:

  1. 10 days
  2. 30 days, or one month of not less than 30 days
  3. 45 days
  4. 60 days
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B. 30 days, or one month of not less than 30 days
Idaho life policies must allow a grace period of 30 days, or one month of not less than 30 days at the insurer's option, during which the policy stays in force.

2. Under Idaho law, a life insurance policy must become incontestable, except for nonpayment of premium, after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for:

  1. 2 years from the date of issue
  2. 1 year from the date of issue
  3. 3 years from the date of issue
  4. 5 years from the date of issue
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A. 2 years from the date of issue
An Idaho life policy must be incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for two years from its date of issue.

3. An Idaho life insurance policy (other than industrial life) that lapsed for nonpayment, and was not surrendered for its cash value, may be reinstated within what period after the default?

  1. 6 months
  2. 1 year
  3. 3 years
  4. 5 years
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C. 3 years
Idaho requires life policies to allow reinstatement within three years of the premium default (two years for industrial policies), subject to evidence of insurability and payment of overdue premiums with interest.

4. Under Idaho's free examination law, a purchaser of a covered life insurance policy or annuity who is not satisfied may return it for a full premium refund within how many days after delivery?

  1. 10 days
  2. 30 days
  3. 15 days
  4. 20 days
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D. 20 days
Idaho gives the buyer of a covered life policy or annuity 20 days after delivery to return it for a full refund of premium.

Replacement

1 questions

1. Under Idaho's replacement rule, a replacing insurer that uses agents must send written communication to each existing insurer within what time frame?

  1. Ten calendar days after the policy is delivered
  2. Five working days of receiving the application or issuing the policy, whichever is sooner
  3. Thirty days after the application is signed
  4. Before the application is taken
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B. Five working days of receiving the application or issuing the policy, whichever is sooner
The replacing insurer must notify each existing insurer within five working days of receiving the application in its home or regional office, or of issuing the policy, whichever is sooner.

Accident and Health

4 questions

1. For an Idaho individual disability (health) policy with premiums payable monthly, the required grace period is at least:

  1. 10 days
  2. 7 days
  3. 31 days
  4. 30 days
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A. 10 days
Idaho requires a grace period of at least 7 days for weekly-premium policies, 10 days for monthly-premium policies, and 31 days for all other policies.

2. Under the Idaho notice of claim provision for disability policies, written notice of claim must be given to the insurer within how many days after a covered loss occurs, or as soon as reasonably possible?

  1. 10 days
  2. 30 days
  3. 20 days
  4. 90 days
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C. 20 days
Idaho disability policies require written notice of claim within 20 days after a covered loss occurs or begins, or as soon thereafter as is reasonably possible.

3. Under the Idaho legal actions provision for disability policies, no lawsuit to recover on the policy may be brought after how long from the time written proof of loss is required?

  1. 1 year
  2. 2 years
  3. 5 years
  4. 3 years
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D. 3 years
An insured may not sue until 60 days after written proof of loss is furnished, and may not sue after 3 years from the time written proof of loss is required.

4. Under Idaho law, a disability policy that covers family members must cover a newborn child of the insured:

  1. Only after the child is 14 days old
  2. From the moment of birth
  3. Only after the child is 31 days old
  4. Only after the child is added by written application
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B. From the moment of birth
Idaho requires coverage for newborn children of the insured to apply from the moment of birth; adopted children placed within 60 days of birth are also covered from birth.

Guaranty Association

1 questions

1. What is the maximum the Idaho Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association will pay for life insurance death benefits on any one life?

  1. $100,000
  2. $250,000
  3. $300,000
  4. $500,000
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C. $300,000
The Idaho guaranty association limit for life insurance death benefits is $300,000 per life; the limit for net cash surrender and withdrawal values is $100,000.

Medicare Supplement

1 questions

1. How many days does an Idaho applicant have to return a Medicare supplement policy for a premium refund after it is delivered?

  1. 30 days
  2. 10 days
  3. 20 days
  4. 60 days
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A. 30 days
Idaho Medicare supplement policies must give the applicant 30 days from delivery to return the policy for a refund of premium if not satisfied for any reason.

Unfair Trade Practices

1 questions

1. Idaho law allows life and disability insurers and producers to give policyholders or prospects prizes or merchandise as long as the total value does not exceed:

  1. $25 per policy
  2. $100 per sale
  3. $500 per calendar year
  4. $200 in a calendar year
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D. $200 in a calendar year
Rebating is prohibited in Idaho, but insurers and producers may give items of merchandise or value not to exceed $200 in a calendar year.

Annuities

1 questions

1. Before selling annuities in Idaho, a producer with a life line of authority must complete what annuity training?

  1. An eight-hour course every renewal period
  2. A one-time four-hour training course
  3. A two-hour course every year
  4. No specific annuity training is required
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B. A one-time four-hour training course
Idaho producers who sell annuities must complete a one-time four-hour annuity training course, and insurers must verify completion before the producer sells their annuity products.

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The general topics make up most of the exam.

Idaho exam questions

How much of the Idaho life and health exam is state law?

State law is usually around 20 to 30 percent of a state's producer exam. Check the Idaho candidate handbook from your testing provider for the exact content outline.

What does the Idaho 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, producer regulation, life policy provisions, replacement, accident and health, guaranty association, medicare supplement, unfair trade practices, annuities.

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 Idaho state law questions.