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Massachusetts Property & Casualty Insurance License, Practice Exams

Massachusetts Property and Casualty producer licensing (Prometric Series 16-53 + 16-54; moving to Pearson VUE 22 Jul 2026). National P&C insurance knowledge plus Massachusetts law (compulsory 25/50/30 auto & PIP under c.90, the standard fire policy, the Insurers Insolvency Fund, FAIR plan and workers’ compensation under c.152), authored from public-domain statutes.
Content last updated 14 July 2026

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How is the Massachusetts producer licensing exam structured?

Massachusetts licenses Property producers and Casualty producers as separate exams of 100 scored questions each (2 hours, 70% to pass), moving from Prometric to Pearson VUE on 22 July 2026. This bank covers the national property & casualty material plus Massachusetts law - compulsory auto (the 25/50/30 minimum limits, PIP no-fault and the Massachusetts auto policy under c.90 and c.175), the standard fire policy, the Insurers Insolvency Fund, surplus lines and the FAIR plan, and workers' compensation under c.152.

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Sample Massachusetts Property & Casualty Insurance License practice questions

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Under M.G.L. c.176D §3, refusing to pay claims without conducting a reasonable investigation based on available information is...?

  1. allowed if the policy is ambiguous
  2. an unfair claim settlement practice ✓
  3. permitted to control claim costs
  4. a lawful denial for late notice

Why: M.G.L. c.176D §3(9)(d) lists refusing to pay claims without conducting a reasonable investigation based upon all available information as an unfair claim settlement practice — therefore the second option is correct.

Under 211 CMR 131.00, the mandatory homeowners lead-poisoning liability coverage must provide a minimum limit per occurrence of:

  1. $100,000 ✓
  2. $25,000
  3. $50,000
  4. $300,000

Why: 211 CMR 131.00 requires homeowners policies to provide at least $100,000 per occurrence of lead-poisoning liability coverage — therefore $100,000.

Under M.G.L. c.175D §8, once the commissioner receives notice that a member insurer has been determined insolvent, the Fund must be notified within:

  1. Ten days
  2. Three days ✓
  3. Thirty days
  4. Five business days

Why: M.G.L. c.175D §8 requires the commissioner to notify the Fund not later than three days after receiving notice of the determination of insolvency — therefore three days.

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Which is a standard exclusion under the Business Auto Coverage Form liability coverage?

  1. Liability for a covered owned auto
  2. Bodily injury to a member of the public
  3. Workers compensation obligations / injury to an employee in the course of employment ✓
  4. Property damage to a third party's building unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force

Why: The BACF excludes liability covered by workers compensation and injury to an employee arising out of and in the course of employment, among other exclusions.

Under M.G.L. c.175C §4, membership in the FAIR Plan joint underwriting association is:

  1. Voluntary and open only to insurers domiciled in the commonwealth
  2. Mandatory for every insurer licensed to write basic property insurance here ✓
  3. Limited to just the ten largest homeowners writers in the state
  4. Required only of insurers that actually write in urban areas

Why: M.G.L. c.175C §4 requires every insurer licensed to write basic property insurance to be a member as a condition of its authority — therefore membership is mandatory.

What is the primary purpose of a Commercial Package Policy (CPP)?

  1. To insure only commercial automobiles
  2. To provide only property coverage for large corporations under the policy's terms
  3. To combine two or more coverage parts into a single policy for one insured ✓
  4. To replace the need for liability coverage

Why: A CPP allows two or more coverage parts (e.g., property, general liability, crime) to be combined under a single policy with shared declarations and conditions.

Section III of the BOP contains:

  1. The declarations
  2. The property exclusions only in that particular circumstance
  3. Common policy conditions applicable to the whole policy ✓
  4. The liability limits

Why: Section III contains the Common Policy Conditions (cancellation, changes, etc.) that apply to the entire Businessowners Policy.

Proof of automobile insurance coverage is most commonly evidenced by:

  1. A bill of sale
  2. An insurance ID card listing the policy number, insurer, and effective dates ✓
  3. A vehicle registration card alone unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  4. A driver's license

Why: An insurance identification card showing the insurer, policy number, vehicle, and policy period is the standard proof of coverage carried by drivers.

Section 37 of c.152 (Second Injury Fund) requires that the employer, before the second injury, had...?

  1. insured the employee under a separate policy
  2. obtained the employee's signed liability waiver
  3. paid at least 104 weeks of prior benefits
  4. personal knowledge of the pre-existing impairment ✓

Why: c.152 §37 requires the employer to have had personal knowledge of the pre-existing physical impairment (obtained within 30 days of hiring or retention) to qualify for reimbursement — therefore prior personal knowledge of the impairment.

Under c.175 §113L, when an insured is covered by two or more auto policies, the uninsured motorist limits...?

  1. are added together across all the policies
  2. double for a hit-and-run driver collision
  3. combine up to the total premiums paid in
  4. may not be added, combined, or stacked ✓

Why: c.175 §113L bars stacking: regardless of the number of vehicles, policies, persons, or premiums, UM limits may not be added, combined, or stacked — therefore they may not be stacked.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §6, the commissioner acts on a domestic stock company (other than life) when its capital is impaired to the extent of...?

  1. one quarter or more ✓
  2. one tenth or more
  3. one half or more
  4. one third or more

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §6 addresses a domestic stock company, other than life, whose capital is impaired to the extent of one quarter or more — therefore the first option is correct.

After written demand, a P&C agent fails to pay a collected premium over to the insurer, keeping it for himself. Under M.G.L. c.175 §176, the agent may be found guilty of...?

  1. a civil breach of contract only
  2. larceny ✓
  3. an unfair trade practice alone
  4. a licensing violation only

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §176 provides that failure to pay the premium over after written demand is prima facie evidence of misuse, and upon conviction the agent shall be guilty of larceny — therefore the second option is correct.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §177E, a newly licensed P&C producer must, prior to the initial renewal date, complete a minimum of...?

  1. 24 hours of instruction
  2. 30 hours of instruction
  3. 45 hours of instruction
  4. 60 hours of instruction ✓

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §177E requires a minimum of 60 hours of instruction prior to the initial renewal date of the license — therefore the fourth option is correct.

Maria's employer illegally carried no workers' compensation insurance when she was injured on the job. Under c.152 §65, she may obtain benefits from...?

  1. the employer's general liability insurer
  2. her own private health insurance plan
  3. the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund ✓
  4. the assigned-risk pool servicing carrier

Why: c.152 §65 provides for payment of approved claims against uninsured employers from the Workers' Compensation Trust Fund — therefore the Trust Fund.

A risk retention group (RRG) is:

  1. A reinsurance company
  2. A consumer-reporting agency unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  3. A liability insurer owned by its members who are engaged in similar businesses ✓
  4. A federal flood pool

Why: Authorized under the federal Liability Risk Retention Act, an RRG is a member-owned insurer that writes liability coverage for its members engaged in similar or related businesses.

In insurance, exposure refers to:

  1. The maximum policy limit
  2. The amount of the deductible
  3. A unit of measure to determine the rate charged unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  4. A condition or situation that presents a possibility of loss, whether or not it occurs ✓

Why: Exposure is a condition presenting a possibility of loss; it may or may not result in an actual loss.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §168, after procuring surplus lines coverage for a Massachusetts home-state insured, the broker must file the required affidavit within:

  1. Twenty days ✓
  2. Ten days
  3. Thirty days
  4. Forty-five days

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §168 requires the special broker to file the diligent-effort affidavit within twenty days after procuring the coverage — therefore twenty days.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §99, an insurer issuing a policy in compliance with the standard form may print on it the words:

  1. 'Massachusetts Standard Policy' ✓
  2. 'Approved by the Commissioner of Insurance'
  3. 'Guaranteed Renewable Fire and Lightning Policy'
  4. 'Commonwealth Admitted Carrier Standard Form'

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §99 permits a company to print the words 'Massachusetts Standard Policy' upon policies issued in compliance with the section — therefore that designation.

An employer headquartered in one state sends a crew temporarily into another state not listed on the policy. Which Part of the policy is designed to provide coverage in states not listed in Part One?

  1. Part Two — Employers Liability
  2. Part Three — Other States Insurance ✓
  3. Part One — Workers Compensation
  4. Part Four — Your Duties If Injury Occurs

Why: Part Three (Other States Insurance) extends coverage to operations in states listed in the Part Three item, providing benefits if the insured incurs WC obligations in a state not shown in Part One.

Which statement about strict liability is TRUE?

  1. It applies only to employer-employee relationships
  2. It requires intent to harm
  3. Fault need not be proven; liability attaches due to the nature of the activity ✓
  4. The plaintiff must prove the defendant was careless in that particular circumstance

Why: Strict liability imposes responsibility without requiring proof of negligence, based on the inherently dangerous nature of the activity or product defect.

Which Part of the Workers Compensation and Employers Liability Policy sets out the insured's responsibilities, such as notifying the insurer promptly of an injury and cooperating in the investigation?

  1. Part Four ✓
  2. Part One
  3. Part Three
  4. Part Two

Why: Part Four — Your Duties If Injury Occurs lists the insured's obligations, including prompt notice, providing information, and cooperating with the insurer.

A producer was convicted years ago of a felony involving embezzlement (a crime of dishonesty). To continue working in insurance, federal law (18 U.S.C. 1033) requires that the producer:

  1. Notify only their employer
  2. Wait until the record is sealed unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  3. Obtain written consent from the state insurance regulatory official ✓
  4. Simply renew the state license

Why: Under 18 U.S.C. 1033, a person convicted of a felony involving dishonesty cannot work in insurance affecting interstate commerce without written consent from the appropriate insurance regulator.

Dev has UM/UIM limits of $50,000. A negligent driver with only $25,000 in bodily injury coverage seriously injures him, causing $60,000 in damages. Under c.175 §113L, how much may Dev recover from his own UIM coverage?

  1. $50,000, since that is his full UIM policy limit
  2. $60,000, the full amount of his actual damages
  3. $25,000, his UIM limit less the driver's limit ✓
  4. Nothing, because the other driver was insured

Why: c.175 §113L allows UIM recovery only to the extent the insured's UM limit ($50,000) exceeds the tortfeasor's BI limit ($25,000) — therefore $25,000.

Under c.90 §34A, which person is NOT eligible for PIP benefits under a Massachusetts auto policy?

  1. A pedestrian struck by the insured's vehicle
  2. A guest passenger riding in the insured's car
  3. A worker hurt on the job and covered by c.152 ✓
  4. A member of the named insured's own household

Why: PIP excludes any person entitled to payments or benefits under c.152 (workers' compensation); pedestrians, guests, and household members are covered (c.90 §34A) — therefore the on-the-job worker.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §187C, the return premium tendered on a cancellation must be calculated:

  1. After first subtracting a customary short-rate cancellation penalty from the refund
  2. In accordance with the policy's own terms and without any deductions taken from it ✓
  3. After deducting the producing agent's unearned commission from the amount refunded
  4. Only once the insured has surrendered the original policy back to the issuing agent

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §187C requires the full return premium to be paid or tendered in accordance with the policy terms without any deductions — therefore no deductions may be taken.

Because the standard policy's Part One does not apply in monopolistic fund states (where coverage comes from the state fund), what does the policy still commonly provide for those states via endorsement?

  1. Part One statutory benefits
  2. Vocational rehabilitation
  3. Stop Gap / Employers Liability coverage ✓
  4. Other States Insurance

Why: In monopolistic states, the state fund provides statutory benefits but not employers liability; a stop gap (Employers Liability) endorsement fills that gap.

A policy form will be issued to more than 50 policyholders. Under M.G.L. c.175 §2B, it must be on file with the commissioner for at least 30 days unless, before then, the commissioner...?

  1. approves the form in writing ✓
  2. publishes the form in the register
  3. refers the form to the attorney general
  4. certifies the Flesch score himself

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §2B bars issuance to more than fifty policyholders until the form has been on file thirty days, unless before then the commissioner approves the form in writing — therefore the first option is correct.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §172, a public insurance adjuster license runs for a term of, and requires for renewal,...?

  1. 1 year, with 15 hours of continuing education
  2. 3 years, with 15 hours of continuing education ✓
  3. 2 years, with 24 hours of continuing education
  4. 5 years, with 45 hours of continuing education

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §172 provides a 3 year license term and requires certification of 15 hours of continuing education before renewal — therefore the second option is correct.

A rating method that uses an individual risk's actual past loss experience to adjust its premium is:

  1. Experience (merit) rating ✓
  2. Manual rating
  3. Judgment rating
  4. Class rating

Why: Experience or merit rating modifies premium based on the insured's own loss history, rewarding favorable experience.

A homeowner is repeatedly declined by admitted carriers and cannot obtain property coverage voluntarily. Under M.G.L. c.175C §4, relief is available through:

  1. A mandatory assignment to the single largest admitted insurer here
  2. The Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund's residual coverage
  3. The FAIR Plan joint underwriting association's basic property insurance ✓
  4. A surplus lines placement that is arranged by the commissioner

Why: M.G.L. c.175C §4 establishes the joint underwriting association (FAIR Plan) to provide basic property insurance to eligible applicants unable to obtain it voluntarily — therefore the FAIR Plan.