North Dakota life and health practice exam
Free life and health practice for the North Dakota producer exam: 273 general questions plus 15 North Dakota state law questions, each with an explanation.
North Dakota state law questions
Every North Dakota question with its answer, explanation, and the law it comes from.
Licensing and CE
3 questions
1. A resident North Dakota life and health producer must complete how much approved continuing education each two-year period?
- 24 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
- 12 hours, including 2 hours of ethics
- 30 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
- 24 hours, with no ethics requirement
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NDCC 26.1-26-31.1 requires at least 24 hours of approved coursework every two years, of which 3 hours must be in ethics.
2. A North Dakota temporary producer license, such as one issued to the designee of a producer entering active military service, may last no longer than:
- 90 days
- 1 year
- 180 days
- 60 days
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NDCC 26.1-26-26 lets the commissioner issue a temporary license without examination for a period not to exceed 180 days.
3. Under the North Dakota Insurance Department's annuity training rule, what must a life producer complete before selling any annuity product?
- 8 hours of annuity CE in every renewal period
- A one-time 4-hour annuity training course
- Nothing; training is due within 1 year after the first sale
- A one-time 16-hour annuity course
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The ND Insurance Department requires a one-time 4-hour annuity suitability training course before a life and annuity producer sells any annuity product.
Producer Regulation
4 questions
1. A North Dakota licensee who changes residential or business address, email address, or legal name must notify the commissioner within:
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 15 days
- 30 days
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NDCC 26.1-26-33 requires the licensee to report the change within 30 days of the change.
2. After an insurer terminates a North Dakota producer's appointment, it must notify the commissioner within 30 days. Within how many days after that notice must it mail a copy to the producer?
- 15 days
- 5 days
- 30 days
- 45 days
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NDCC 26.1-26-34 requires the insurer to notify the commissioner within 30 days of the termination and mail the producer a copy within 15 days after making that notice.
3. An insurer appointing a North Dakota producer must file the notice of appointment within 30 days of which date?
- The date the producer passes the licensing exam
- The date the producer's license is issued
- The later of the date the agency contract is executed or the date the first application is submitted
- The date the first commission is paid
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NDCC 26.1-26-13.1 requires the notice of appointment within 30 days from the later of the agency contract execution date or the first insurance application submission.
4. Apart from license action, what is the maximum civil fine the North Dakota commissioner may impose for each violation of the producer licensing chapter?
- $1,000
- $10,000
- $5,000
- $25,000
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NDCC 26.1-26-50 allows a civil fine not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, in addition to or instead of license suspension or revocation.
Life Policy Provisions
4 questions
1. What grace period must a North Dakota individual life policy allow for paying each premium after the first?
- 10 days
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 31 days
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NDCC 26.1-33-05 requires a 31-day grace period for every premium after the first, during which the policy stays in force.
2. Under North Dakota law, a lapsed life policy may be reinstated within what period after default, subject to evidence of insurability and payment of overdue premiums with interest?
- 3 years
- 1 year
- 5 years
- 6 months
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NDCC 26.1-33-05 requires a reinstatement provision allowing reinstatement within 3 years from default upon satisfactory evidence of insurability and payment of arrears with interest.
3. In North Dakota, after how long in force is suicide no longer a defense against paying a life policy's death benefit?
- 2 years
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 3 years
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NDCC 26.1-33-37 provides that suicide is no defense after the policy or certificate has been in force one year.
4. A purchaser of an individual life insurance policy in North Dakota may return it for a premium refund within how many days of delivery?
- 10 days
- 20 days
- 30 days
- 15 days
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NDCC 26.1-33-02.1 lets the purchaser return a life policy or certificate within 20 days of delivery for a refund of the premium.
Replacement
1 questions
1. When a long-term care policy will replace existing coverage in North Dakota, the replacing insurer must notify the existing insurer within what time?
- 30 days after the policy is delivered
- 10 days after the free look period ends
- No notice is required
- 5 working days from receipt of the application or issuance of the policy, whichever is sooner
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NDAC 45-06-05.1-12 requires the replacing insurer to notify the existing insurer within five working days from receipt of the application or the policy issue date, whichever is sooner.
Guaranty Association
1 questions
1. For a single insured life, the North Dakota Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association covers life insurance death benefits up to:
- $300,000
- $100,000
- $500,000
- $250,000
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NDCC 26.1-38.1-01 limits coverage to $300,000 in life insurance death benefits, and no more than $100,000 in net cash surrender or withdrawal values.
Accident and Health
1 questions
1. Under the required provisions of a North Dakota individual accident and health policy, written notice of claim must be given to the insurer within:
- 10 days after the loss
- 90 days after the loss
- 20 days after the loss occurs or begins
- 1 year after the loss
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NDCC 26.1-36-04 requires written notice of claim within 20 days after the occurrence or commencement of any loss covered by the policy.
Annuities
1 questions
1. How many days does a North Dakota annuity purchaser have to return the contract after delivery for a refund?
- 10 days
- 20 days
- 30 days
- 15 days
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NDCC 26.1-34-01.1 lets the purchaser return an annuity policy or certificate within 20 days of delivery.
Keep studying
The general topics make up most of the exam.
North Dakota exam questions
How much of the North Dakota life and health exam is state law?
State law is usually around 20 to 30 percent of a state's producer exam. Check the North Dakota candidate handbook from your testing provider for the exact content outline.
What does the North Dakota 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, guaranty association, accident and health, 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 North Dakota state law questions.