Iowa life and health practice exam
Free life and health practice for the Iowa producer exam: 273 general questions plus 20 Iowa state law questions, each with an explanation.
Iowa state law questions
Every Iowa question with its answer, explanation, and the law it comes from.
Licensing and CE
9 questions
1. How many CE credits must an Iowa resident producer complete each CE term?
- 24 credits, including 3 in ethics
- 36 credits, including 3 in ethics
- 30 credits, including 3 in ethics
- 36 credits, with no ethics requirement
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Iowa requires 36 CE credits per CE term, and 3 of them must be in ethics.
2. An Iowa producer completes more CE credits than required for the term. The extra credits:
- Cannot be carried over to the next CE term
- Carry over up to 12 credits
- Carry over without limit
- Count only toward ethics next term
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Iowa does not allow excess CE credits to be carried over from one CE term to the next.
3. An Iowa producer license is issued for a term of:
- One year
- Two years
- Four years
- Three years
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Iowa producer licenses run three years and end after the last day of the producer's birth month.
4. An Iowa producer must apply for license renewal during what period?
- The 30 days before expiration
- The 6 months before expiration
- The 90 days before expiration
- Any time after expiration
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Iowa requires renewal applications to be made during the 90 days before the license expires.
5. An Iowa resident producer whose license expired may reinstate it, rather than reapply, within:
- 30 days after expiration
- 12 months after expiration
- 90 days after expiration
- 24 months after expiration
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Iowa allows reinstatement up to 12 months after expiration with proof of CE and payment of reinstatement and renewal fees.
6. An Iowa producer who changes address must notify the Insurance Division within:
- 30 days
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
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Iowa requires producers to report an address change within 30 days.
7. An Iowa producer must report an administrative action taken against them in another jurisdiction within how many days of the final disposition?
- 10 days
- 15 days
- 60 days
- 30 days
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Iowa requires producers to report administrative actions within thirty days of final disposition.
8. Before selling annuities in Iowa, a producer must complete a one-time annuity training course of:
- 1 credit
- 8 credits
- 4 credits
- 16 credits
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Iowa requires a one-time four-credit annuity training course; indexed products require a separate four-credit course.
9. Before selling long-term care insurance in Iowa, a producer must complete a one-time training course of at least:
- 4 CE credits
- 8 CE credits
- 12 CE credits
- 16 CE credits
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Iowa requires a one-time LTC course of at least 8 credits, then 4 LTC credits each CE term.
Life Policy Provisions
3 questions
1. In Iowa, a life insurance policy becomes incontestable, except for nonpayment of premium, after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for:
- Two years from its date
- One year from its date
- Three years from its date
- Five years from its date
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Iowa makes a life policy incontestable after it has been in force for two years during the insured's lifetime.
2. When Iowa group life coverage terminates, an individual policy must be applied for and the first premium paid within what period to use the conversion right?
- 10 days
- 90 days
- 60 days
- 31 days
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Iowa group life policies must allow conversion if application and first premium are made within thirty-one days after termination.
3. Iowa gives the buyer of a life insurance policy or annuity (not a replacement) a free look period of:
- 30 days after receipt
- 20 days after receipt
- 10 days after receipt
- 60 days after receipt
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Iowa provides a ten-day free look after receipt of a life policy or annuity. Replacements follow the longer period in the replacement rule.
Replacement
3 questions
1. When an Iowa life policy or annuity replaces existing coverage, the policyowner has the right to return it for an unconditional full refund within:
- 10 days of delivery
- 30 days of delivery
- 20 days of delivery
- 45 days of delivery
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Iowa's replacement rule requires notice of a 30-day right to return a replacement policy or contract.
2. In an Iowa replacement, the replacing insurer must notify the existing insurer within:
- Five business days of receiving the completed application
- 24 hours of the sale
- 30 days of delivery
- 60 days of the first premium
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Iowa requires the replacing insurer to notify the existing insurer within five business days of receiving a completed application indicating replacement.
3. Under Iowa law, a misrepresentation made to induce a policyowner to lapse, surrender or exchange a policy is:
- Permitted if the new policy is cheaper
- Allowed for annuities only
- An unfair or deceptive act
- Permitted if disclosed in writing
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Iowa lists misrepresentation to induce the lapse, forfeiture, exchange or surrender of a policy as an unfair or deceptive act (twisting).
Accident and Health
3 questions
1. In Iowa, a Medicare supplement policy may be returned for a premium refund within:
- 10 days of delivery
- 20 days of delivery
- 60 days of delivery
- 30 days of delivery
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Iowa gives Medicare supplement buyers 30 days after delivery to return the policy and have the premium refunded.
2. In Iowa, a long-term care applicant may return the policy and have the premium refunded within:
- 10 days of delivery
- 15 days of delivery
- 30 days of delivery
- 45 days of delivery
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Iowa gives long-term care applicants thirty days after delivery to return the policy for a refund.
3. Under Iowa's uniform individual accident and health provisions, the grace period for a policy with monthly premiums is at least:
- 7 days
- 10 days
- 31 days
- 60 days
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Iowa requires at least 7 days for weekly premium policies, 10 days for monthly premium policies and 31 days for all others.
Guaranty Association
2 questions
1. The Iowa Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association covers life insurance death benefits up to:
- $300,000
- $250,000
- $100,000
- $500,000
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Iowa covers up to $300,000 in life death benefits, but no more than $100,000 in net cash surrender and withdrawal values.
2. Excluding health benefit plans, the Iowa Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association will pay no more than what aggregate amount for any one life?
- $250,000
- $300,000
- $500,000
- $350,000
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Iowa caps aggregate benefits at $350,000 for any one life, or $500,000 when health benefit plans are involved.
Keep studying
The general topics make up most of the exam.
Iowa exam questions
How much of the Iowa life and health exam is state law?
State law is usually around 20 to 30 percent of a state's producer exam. Check the Iowa candidate handbook from your testing provider for the exact content outline.
What does the Iowa 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, replacement, accident and health, 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 Iowa state law questions.