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Free Insurance Regulation Practice Questions

New York Life exam (series 17-51) — 30 practice questions.

Subtopics: Continuing education, License duration, Acts requiring a license, Definitions, Temporary license, Reporting actions, Change of address, Appointment and termination, Fiduciary duty, Commissions to unlicensed persons, Rebating, Unfair discrimination, Twisting, Misrepresentation, Unfair trade practices, Unfair claims settlement, Regulator, Certificate of authority, Insurance fraud warning, Fraud reporting, Replacement, Replacement free look, Best interest standard, Producer compensation disclosure, Privacy, Guaranty corporation, Penalties, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fraud and false statements, Privacy and Do Not Call

Sample questions & answers

1. How many credit hours of continuing education must a resident New York life producer complete during each two-year licensing period?

15 hours

New York requires 15 credit hours of continuing education during each biennial licensing period to renew a producer license.

2. A resident New York insurance producer license is generally issued and renewed on what basis?

Biennially (every two years)

New York producer licenses are issued for and renewed on a biennial (two-year) basis.

3. Which activity constitutes acting as an insurance agent or broker in New York and requires a license?

Selling, soliciting, or negotiating insurance for compensation

New York requires a license to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance; these acts define an agent or broker.

4. Under New York Insurance Law a person who acts for an insurer in selling or negotiating its contracts under an agency agreement is a(n):

Insurance agent

An insurance agent acts for an insurer under an agency contract; a broker acts on behalf of the insured.

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Practice: Insurance Regulation

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