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Tennessee life and health practice exam

Free life and health practice for the Tennessee producer exam: 273 general questions plus 19 Tennessee state law questions, each with an explanation.

Tennessee state law questions

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

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

Licensing and CE

7 questions

1. How many CE credit hours must a Tennessee insurance producer complete each biennium?

  1. 24 hours, with no ethics requirement
  2. 24 hours, including 3 hours in ethics
  3. 16 hours, including 3 hours in ethics
  4. 30 hours, including 3 hours in ethics
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B. 24 hours, including 3 hours in ethics
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance requires 24 hours, with 3 concentrated in ethics.

2. Which Tennessee producers are exempt from the continuing education requirement?

  1. Producers over age 65
  2. Producers licensed for more than 10 years
  3. Producers who hold only a life license
  4. Producers continuously licensed since January 1, 1994
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D. Producers continuously licensed since January 1, 1994
Tennessee exempts producers who have been continuously licensed since January 1, 1994.

3. In Tennessee, a CE course may be repeated and submitted for credit again only after:

  1. 2 years
  2. 6 months
  3. 1 year
  4. It may never be repeated
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A. 2 years
Tennessee allows a course to be repeated for credit only after two years.

4. Before selling long-term care insurance in Tennessee, a producer must complete:

  1. No additional training
  2. A 4-hour one-time course only
  3. At least 8 hours of one-time training, then at least 4 hours every 24 months
  4. A 16-hour course every year
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C. At least 8 hours of one-time training, then at least 4 hours every 24 months
Tennessee's LTC training includes a one-time 8-hour course and ongoing 4-hour training.

5. Since January 1, 2024, Tennessee producers who sell annuities must complete a one-time training course of:

  1. 4 credit hours
  2. 2 credit hours
  3. 16 credit hours
  4. 8 credit hours
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A. 4 credit hours
Tennessee's annuity training requirement took effect January 1, 2024.

6. A Tennessee insurance producer must report a change of address within:

  1. 90 calendar days of the change
  2. 60 calendar days of the change
  3. 10 business days of the change
  4. 30 business days of the change
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D. 30 business days of the change
T.C.A. 56-6-107(g). Tennessee counts this deadline in business days.

7. Under T.C.A. 56-6-112(g), the Tennessee Commissioner may impose a monetary penalty on a producer of up to:

  1. $10,000 per violation, with an aggregate of no more than $50,000
  2. $1,000 per violation, with an aggregate of no more than $100,000
  3. $5,000 per violation, with no aggregate cap
  4. $500 per violation, with an aggregate of no more than $5,000
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B. $1,000 per violation, with an aggregate of no more than $100,000
Each day a violation continues counts as a separate violation.

Life Policy Provisions

6 questions

1. Tennessee requires a life insurance grace period for premiums of:

  1. 31 days
  2. 10 days
  3. One month
  4. 60 days
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C. One month
T.C.A. 56-7-2307.

2. In Tennessee, a life policy must become incontestable after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for a period of no more than:

  1. 5 years
  2. 3 years
  3. 1 year
  4. 2 years
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D. 2 years
T.C.A. 56-7-2307.

3. On a participating life policy in Tennessee, the policy must participate in the insurer's divisible surplus beginning no later than the end of the:

  1. 3rd policy year
  2. 5th policy year
  3. 1st policy year
  4. 10th policy year
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A. 3rd policy year
T.C.A. 56-7-2307.

4. In Tennessee, a life policy must make policy loans available after how many full years' premiums have been paid?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 5
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5. In Tennessee, a lapsed life policy may be reinstated within:

  1. 1 year from the default
  2. 3 years from the default, with evidence of insurability
  3. 2 years from the default
  4. 5 years from the default
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B. 3 years from the default, with evidence of insurability
T.C.A. 56-7-2307.

6. In Tennessee, a death claim must be settled on receipt of due proof of death, or no later than:

  1. 2 months after receipt of the proof
  2. 30 days after receipt of the proof
  3. 6 months after receipt of the proof
  4. 10 days after receipt of the proof
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A. 2 months after receipt of the proof
T.C.A. 56-7-2307.

Replacement

3 questions

1. Under Tennessee's replacement rule, the applicant may exercise the right to an unconditional refund on a replacement policy within:

  1. 45 days from delivery
  2. 30 days from delivery
  3. 20 days from delivery
  4. 10 days from delivery
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C. 20 days from delivery
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-24-.07. Tennessee's 20 days is shorter than the 30 days many states use.

2. In Tennessee, a replacing insurer must notify the existing insurer within:

  1. 10 working days of policy issue
  2. 24 hours of the sale
  3. 30 days of policy delivery
  4. 5 working days of receiving the application or issuing the policy, whichever is sooner
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D. 5 working days of receiving the application or issuing the policy, whichever is sooner
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-24-.07.

3. Tennessee replacing insurers must keep evidence of replacement notices for at least:

  1. 1 year
  2. 5 years, or until the next regular examination, whichever is earlier
  3. 10 years
  4. 3 years
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B. 5 years, or until the next regular examination, whichever is earlier
Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0780-01-24-.07. Note that Tennessee uses whichever is earlier.

Guaranty Association

3 questions

1. The Tennessee Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association covers life insurance cash surrender values up to:

  1. $300,000
  2. $100,000
  3. $250,000
  4. $50,000
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B. $100,000
Death benefits are covered to $300,000.

2. For insurers that became insolvent after June 30, 2009, the Tennessee guaranty association covers annuity benefits up to:

  1. $300,000
  2. $100,000
  3. $500,000
  4. $250,000
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D. $250,000
The annuity limit was $100,000 before July 1, 2009.

3. The Tennessee guaranty association covers basic hospital, medical, surgical, and major medical insurance up to:

  1. $250,000
  2. $100,000
  3. $500,000
  4. $300,000
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C. $500,000
This limit applies to insurers that became insolvent after January 1, 2010.

Keep studying

The general topics make up most of the exam.

Tennessee exam questions

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

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

What does the Tennessee 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, 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 Tennessee state law questions.