Cheat sheet

Oklahoma P&C Combined Producer Cheat Sheet

Licensing

Not publishedof exam

7 scored itemsAppointmentsQualificationsDisciplineLicense maintenance

State Statutes and Rules

Not publishedof exam

16 scored itemsUnfair practicesGuaranty associationSurplus linesPrivacy rules

State Automobile Laws

Not publishedof exam

10 scored items25/50/25 minimumsUM and UIMCancellation rulesAssigned-risk plan

State Workers Compensation

Not publishedof exam

5 scored itemsEmployee statusCoverage dutiesExemptionsState definitions

Personal Policies

Not publishedof exam

8 scored itemsDwelling formsHomeowners formsPersonal floatersFlood and earthquake

Commercial Property Policies

Not publishedof exam

15 scored itemsCommercial propertyBusiness incomeBOP and CPPInland marine

Property Terms and Concepts

Not publishedof exam

20 scored itemsPerils and hazardsLoss valuationCoinsuranceCrime terms

Property Provisions and Contracts

Not publishedof exam

15 scored itemsPolicy partsInsured dutiesMortgagee rightsAppraisal and subrogation

Personal Casualty Policies

Not publishedof exam

10 scored itemsPersonal autoMedical paymentsPhysical damageUmbrella liability

Commercial Casualty and Bonds

Not publishedof exam

20 scored itemsCGLBusiness autoWorkers compensationProfessional liability

Casualty Terms and Concepts

Not publishedof exam

15 scored itemsNegligenceLiability typesInsured contractsCertificates

Casualty Provisions and Contracts

Not publishedof exam

9 scored itemsClaims-made formsOther insuranceDuties after lossCancellation and nonrenewal

Quick Facts

Exact exam
Combined P&C Producer
Authority
Oklahoma Insurance Department
Vendor
PSI
Scored items
150
Unscored items
5
Time
150 minutes
Passing score
70%
Exam fee
$38
Book policy
Closed book
Delivery
Test center or remote

Licensing Roles

Producer
Sells, solicits, negotiates
Appointment
Insurer authorizes producer
Commissioner
Enforces insurance law
Qualification
Required licensing fitness
Discipline
License action for violations
License maintenance
Renew and complete CE
Address change
Notify department promptly
Authorized insurer
Holds state authority
Surplus lines
Eligible nonadmitted placement
Adjuster
Investigates and settles claims

State Compliance

Domestic insurer
Formed in Oklahoma
Foreign insurer
Formed in another state
Alien insurer
Formed outside United States
Rebating
Unlisted inducement
Twisting
Misleading policy replacement
Defamation
False malicious insurer statement
Unfair claims
Prohibited settlement conduct
FCRA
Regulates consumer reports
Privacy protection
Controls personal information
Guaranty association
Covered insolvency protection
Fraud
Intentional insurance deception
Commission payment
Requires proper licensing

Oklahoma Auto Limits

25-50-25: person, accident, property

25: each injured person50: all injured people25: property damage

Oklahoma Auto and Workers Comp

First 25
$25,000 BI each person
Middle 50
$50,000 BI each accident
Last 25
$25,000 PD each accident
UM
Uninsured driver protection
UIM
Insufficient driver limits
Auto plan
Residual-market access
Auto cancellation
State rules control
Workers compensation
Job-injury statutory benefits
Employers liability
Work-injury liability claims
Other states
Extends listed jurisdictions

Personal Property Coverages

Dwelling policy
Residence property coverage
Homeowners policy
Property-liability package
Mobile home
Specialized residence coverage
Personal floater
Scheduled movable property
Personal inland marine
Portable property coverage
Flood
Separate specialized coverage
Earthquake
Separate or endorsed coverage
Watercraft
Limited or separate coverage
Contents
Personal property
Personal liability
Third-party liability protection

Commercial Property Coverages

Building form
Building and business property
Causes of loss
Defines covered perils
Business income
Replaces suspended earnings
Extra expense
Funds continued operations
CPP
Flexible commercial package
BOP
Small-business package
Equipment breakdown
Mechanical-electrical breakdown
Commercial crime
Dishonest-act losses
Commercial inland marine
Mobile or transit property
Motor truck cargo
Carrier cargo interest
Commercial flood
Separate flood protection
Commercial earthquake
Separate seismic protection

Peril vs Hazard

Peril

  • Causes loss
  • Fire or theft
  • Coverage trigger

Hazard

  • Raises loss chance
  • Physical or moral
  • Risk characteristic

Cause versus increased chance

Property Settlement Picker

  1. Replace damaged property newReplacement cost(No depreciation)
  2. Settle used property valueActual cash value(Depreciation applies)
  3. Insured below required valueCoinsurance calculation(Penalty may apply)
  4. Two items form setPair-and-set clause
  5. Parties dispute loss amountAppraisal
  6. Another party caused lossSubrogation
  7. Policies overlapOther-insurance provision
  8. Operations stop after damageBusiness income

Property Loss Terms

Risk
Uncertainty of loss
Peril
Cause of loss
Hazard
Increases loss chance
Direct loss
Immediate physical damage
Indirect loss
Consequential financial loss
Proximate cause
Dominant unbroken cause
Indemnity
Restore, never profit
Deductible
Insured retains loss
Policy limit
Maximum insurer payment
Insurable interest
Financial stake in property
Vacancy
People and contents absent
Unoccupancy
People temporarily absent

ACV vs Replacement Cost

ACV

  • Depreciation deducted
  • Lower settlement
  • Used-property value

Replacement cost

  • No depreciation
  • Current replacement expense
  • Conditions may apply

Depreciated versus new replacement

Crime and Recovery Terms

Theft
Broad unlawful taking
Burglary
Taking with forced entry
Robbery
Taking by force
Mysterious disappearance
Unexplained missing property
Salvage
Recovered damaged property
Abandonment
Insurer need not accept
Underwriting
Selects and prices risk
Representation
Applicant statement

Direct vs Indirect Loss

Direct

  • Immediate physical damage
  • Peril directly acts
  • Property loss

Indirect

  • Consequential loss
  • Follows direct damage
  • Income loss example

Damage versus resulting consequence

Property Valuation

Actual cash value
Replacement cost minus depreciation
Replacement cost
Current replacement expense
Coinsurance
Rewards insurance-to-value
Underinsurance
May trigger coinsurance penalty
Insurance-to-value
Limit versus property value
Pair and set
Values partial set loss
Primary coverage
Pays before excess
Excess coverage
Pays above underlying
Equal shares
Insurers contribute equally
Additional coverage
Adds specified protection

Policy DICE

Declarations, Insuring, Conditions, Exclusions

D: coverage factsI: coverage promiseC: policy dutiesE: removed coverage

Binder vs Endorsement

Binder

  • Temporary coverage
  • Precedes issued policy
  • Contractual evidence

Endorsement

  • Changes policy
  • Adds or removes terms
  • Becomes contract part

Temporary contract versus policy change

Policy Anatomy

Declarations
Who, what, limits
Insuring agreement
Insurer coverage promise
Conditions
Rules and duties
Exclusions
Remove specified coverage
Definitions
Control policy meanings
Endorsement
Changes policy terms
Binder
Temporary coverage contract
Assignment
Transfers contractual rights
Mortgagee
Protected secured lender
Proof of loss
Formal loss statement
Appraisal
Resolves amount dispute
Subrogation
Insurer pursues responsible party

Collision vs Other-Than-Collision

Collision

  • Vehicle impact
  • Vehicle overturn
  • Deductible applies

Other-than-collision

  • Theft or weather
  • Animal impact
  • Glass loss

Impact versus listed noncollision causes

Personal Auto

Liability
Third-party BI and PD
Medical payments
Covered occupant medical costs
UM/UIM
Uninsured-driver injury protection
Collision
Impact or overturn damage
Other-than-collision
Specified noncollision damage
Owned auto
Listed owned vehicle
Temporary substitute
Replaces unavailable covered auto
Covered person
Policy-defined insured
Physical damage
Collision plus other-than-collision
Personal umbrella
Broad excess liability

CGL ABC

A injury; B offenses; C medpay

A: BI and PDB: personal advertising injuryC: medical payments

Fidelity vs Surety

Fidelity

  • Protects employer
  • Employee dishonesty
  • Insurance mechanism

Surety

  • Guarantees performance
  • Three parties
  • Principal repays surety

Dishonesty protection versus performance guarantee

Liability Coverage Picker

  1. Customer slips onsiteCGL Coverage A(Premises operations)
  2. Completed work causes injuryCGL Coverage A(Completed operations)
  3. Advertisement causes covered offenseCGL Coverage B
  4. Visitor has minor injuryCGL Coverage C
  5. Employee suffers job injuryWorkers compensation
  6. Customer auto is damagedGaragekeepers
  7. Professional advice causes lossErrors and omissions
  8. Primary liability limit exhaustsUmbrella or excess

CGL Coverages

Coverage A
Bodily injury and PD
Coverage B
Personal and advertising injury
Coverage C
Medical payments
Premises operations
Current location hazards
Products-completed operations
Finished product or work
Contractual liability
Covered assumed liability
Occurrence form
Event during policy period
Claims-made form
Claim during coverage window
OCP
Owner-contractor protective coverage
Aggregate limit
Policy-period payment cap

Commercial Casualty Coverages

Business auto
Commercial vehicle coverage
Hired auto
Rented or leased auto
Nonowned auto
Others' autos used
Garagekeepers
Customers' autos in care
Workers compensation
Statutory employee benefits
Employers liability
Related employer liability
Surety bond
Guarantees principal performance
Fidelity coverage
Employee dishonesty loss
Professional liability
Professional service errors
Errors and omissions
Service negligence coverage
D&O
Management wrongful acts
Umbrella
Broader excess protection

Negligence Elements

Duty, Breach, Cause, Damages

Duty existsDuty breachedBreach causes damages

Liability Concepts

Duty
Required standard of care
Breach
Duty not met
Causation
Breach produces injury
Damages
Compensable loss
Bodily injury
Physical injury or death
Property damage
Physical damage or loss-use
Personal injury
Specified nonphysical offenses
Occurrence
Accident including continuous exposure
Insured contract
Assumes specified tort liability
Certificate
Evidence, not coverage grant
Liability limit
Maximum covered payment
Underwriting
Evaluates liability risk

Occurrence vs Claims-Made

Occurrence

  • Event timing controls
  • Policy then active
  • Later claim possible

Claims-made

  • Claim timing controls
  • Coverage window matters
  • Retroactive date may matter

Event date versus claim date

Casualty Policy Rules

Occurrence trigger
Event during policy period
Claims-made trigger
Claim during coverage window
Notice of claim
Report claim promptly
Duties after loss
Protect and cooperate
Other insurance
Coordinates overlapping coverage
Subrogation
Recovery from responsible party
Cancellation
Ends before expiration
Nonrenewal
Ends at expiration
Concealment
Hides material fact
Warranty
Guaranteed policy statement
Representation
Statement believed true
Endorsement
Modifies contract

Common Traps

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Property-only is separate Casualty-only is separate

Producer is not adjuster

Producer sells coverage Adjuster settles claims

Scored versus unscored

150 items are scored Five items are unscored

Peril is not hazard

Peril causes loss Hazard raises likelihood

ACV subtracts depreciation

ACV is depreciated Replacement cost is not

UM is not liability

Liability protects third parties UM protects insured persons

Coverage B is not BI

Coverage A handles BI Coverage B handles offenses

Certificate grants no coverage

Certificate is evidence Policy controls coverage

Binder is temporary

Binder precedes policy Endorsement changes policy

Last Minute

  1. 1.Select combined producer exam
  2. 2.Memorise twelve item-count domains
  3. 3.Know Oklahoma 25/50/25 limits
  4. 4.Separate peril from hazard
  5. 5.Calculate ACV and coinsurance
  6. 6.Trace all policy parts
  7. 7.Compare DP and HO
  8. 8.Compare BOP and CPP
  9. 9.Map personal auto coverages
  10. 10.Map CGL A-B-C
  11. 11.Recite negligence elements
  12. 12.Separate occurrence and claims-made
  13. 13.Review licensing and unfair practices
  14. 14.Budget 150 minutes
  15. 15.Answer all 155 items
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