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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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Which of the following risks would be considered an ideally insurable risk?

  1. An investor's stock market losses
  2. Expected gradual wear and tear on a roof in most situations
  3. Losses from a nationwide war
  4. A homeowner's loss from a sudden, accidental kitchen fire ✓

Why: A sudden, accidental fire is fortuitous, definite, measurable, and not catastrophic to the insurer, meeting the criteria for an insurable risk.

A risk purchasing group (RPG) differs from a risk retention group in that the RPG:

  1. Cannot include members from the same industry unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  2. Writes only crop insurance
  3. Purchases liability insurance on a group basis from an existing insurer rather than forming its own ✓
  4. Owns its own insurer

Why: A risk purchasing group does not assume risk itself; its members band together to buy liability coverage as a group from a traditional insurer.

A 'valued policy law' in some states requires that, for a total loss to real property by a covered peril, the insurer pay:

  1. The full face amount of the policy ✓
  2. Replacement cost minus depreciation
  3. The market value of the land
  4. Actual cash value only

Why: Where valued policy laws apply, the insurer must pay the full policy face amount on a total loss of real property by a covered peril, regardless of actual value.

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The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) functions as:

  1. A flood program
  2. A federal backstop that shares the cost of losses from certified acts of terrorism with insurers ✓
  3. A state residual market
  4. A private reinsurance company unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force

Why: TRIA created a federal program in which the government shares insured losses from certified acts of terrorism, providing a backstop above an insurer's deductible.

Under c.152 §34, temporary total incapacity benefits are payable for a maximum of...?

  1. 260 weeks
  2. 520 weeks
  3. 104 weeks
  4. 156 weeks ✓

Why: c.152 §34 caps temporary total incapacity benefits at 156 weeks — therefore 156 weeks.

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.

In most liability policies, defense costs are:

  1. Paid in addition to the limit of liability ✓
  2. Deducted from the limit of liability
  3. Paid by the insured
  4. Never covered

Why: Defense costs are typically paid in addition to (outside) the policy limits in standard liability forms, though some forms erode limits.

A P&C producer earns more CE hours than required in one 36-month period. Under M.G.L. c.175 §177E, the excess hours...?

  1. are forfeited at the period's end
  2. may be carried forward to the next 36-month period ✓
  3. reduce the producer's renewal fee
  4. count toward the prelicensing study requirement

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §177E provides that excess classroom hours accumulated during any one 36-month period may be carried forward to the next 36-month period — therefore the second option is correct.

The policy provision that states the insurer's promise to pay covered losses is the:

  1. Conditions
  2. Insuring agreement ✓
  3. Definitions
  4. Declarations

Why: The insuring agreement is the insurer's core promise describing what coverage is provided in exchange for premium.

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.

Under the ISO Commercial General Liability Coverage Form, which coverage part responds to bodily injury and property damage liability arising out of the insured's premises and operations?

  1. Supplementary Payments
  2. Coverage B
  3. Coverage C
  4. Coverage A ✓

Why: Coverage A insures bodily injury and property damage liability. Coverage B is personal and advertising injury; Coverage C is medical payments.

Under c.90 §34B, an insurance company that executes a certificate of insurance for an already-registered owner must notify the registrar within...?

  1. 30 calendar days
  2. 10 calendar days
  3. 15 calendar days ✓
  4. 45 calendar days

Why: c.90 §34B requires the company to notify the registrar of a certificate executed for an existing registered owner within 15 calendar days — therefore 15 days.

The section of a policy that contains the named insured, address, policy period, limits, and premium is the:

  1. Declarations ✓
  2. Exclusions
  3. Conditions
  4. Insuring agreement

Why: The declarations page personalizes the policy with the insured's identifying information, coverage limits, and premium.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §162Q, a temporary P&C producer license may be issued, without an examination, for a period not to exceed...?

  1. 90 days
  2. 180 days ✓
  3. 1 year
  4. 60 days

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §162Q permits a temporary license, without an examination, for a period not to exceed 180 days — therefore the second option is correct.

Coverage B of the CGL provides protection against which of the following?

  1. Bodily injury to an employee
  2. Medical payments regardless of fault unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  3. Personal and advertising injury such as libel, slander, and false arrest ✓
  4. Damage to the insured's own product

Why: Coverage B — Personal and Advertising Injury — covers offenses like libel, slander, false arrest, and wrongful eviction. It is separate from bodily injury and property damage.

A worker is permanently and totally unable to return to any gainful employment after a catastrophic injury. Which c.152 benefit provides ongoing weekly payments at two-thirds of his average weekly wage?

  1. Section 34 temporary total incapacity
  2. Section 35 partial incapacity benefits
  3. Section 36 specific injury compensation
  4. Section 34A permanent and total incapacity ✓

Why: c.152 §34A provides permanent and total incapacity benefits at two-thirds of the average weekly wage with no fixed week cap — therefore §34A.

In the Homeowners policy, the term 'insured location' generally includes all of the following EXCEPT:

  1. Other premises acquired during the policy period for use as a residence
  2. The residence premises
  3. A commercial warehouse rented to a third party ✓
  4. Vacant land owned by the insured

Why: Insured location includes the residence premises, newly acquired residences, vacant land, and certain other personal-use premises, but not a separately rented commercial property.

A homeowner applies for the M.G.L. c.175 §4D heating-oil coverage. As a precondition to issuing the policy, the insurer or JUA may:

  1. Require that the homeowner remove the residential oil tank entirely
  2. Impose a mandatory surcharge equal to the full coverage limit chosen
  3. Require proof that the c.148 §38J tank and oil-line upgrades were met ✓
  4. Refuse to cover any home that was originally built before the year 2000

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §4D lets the insurer or JUA require proof that the c.148 §38J oil-line and tank safety requirements were met before issuing the coverage — therefore that proof may be required.

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is administered by which federal agency?

  1. The U.S. Department of Agriculture
  2. The Department of Housing and Urban Development
  3. The Small Business Administration
  4. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ✓

Why: The NFIP is administered by FEMA, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security.

Under c.90 §34A, how do PIP medical benefits coordinate with an injured insured's own health insurance?

  1. PIP always pays before any health insurance applies
  2. Health insurance is barred from paying these expenses
  3. PIP pays all medical bills up to the full policy limit
  4. Health insurance pays medical expenses above $2,000 ✓

Why: c.90 §34A limits PIP to $2,000 of medical expense where those expenses are or will be covered by the insured's health insurance, which then pays the balance — therefore health insurance covers expenses above $2,000.

Under the M.G.L. c.175 §99 standard fire policy, which loss is expressly NOT covered?

  1. Loss by fire started by faulty wiring
  2. Loss by lightning striking the roof
  3. Loss from removal to escape a fire
  4. Loss by theft of the insured property ✓

Why: The M.G.L. c.175 §99 standard fire policy expressly states the company shall not be liable for loss by theft — therefore theft is excluded.

Under M.G.L. c.175D §10, the Fund generally has no cause of action against the insured of the insolvent insurer for sums paid out, EXCEPT against:

  1. Any insured who happened to file a late written proof of loss
  2. Any insured whose personal net worth exceeds one million
  3. Any insured who also carried other applicable coverage
  4. A person who is an affiliate of the insolvent member insurer ✓

Why: M.G.L. c.175D §10 lets the Fund recover from an affiliate of the insolvent member insurer amounts it paid on that affiliate's behalf — therefore the affiliate is the exception.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §32, before issuing a certificate, the commissioner must be satisfied a domestic company has employed, among others,...?

  1. at least three licensed resident producers
  2. a resident actuary in every line written
  3. an independent public insurance adjuster
  4. a competent accountant, claim manager and underwriter ✓

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §32 requires the company to have employed a competent accountant, a competent claim manager and a competent and experienced underwriter before the certificate issues — therefore the fourth option is correct.

Pure risk differs from speculative risk in that pure risk involves:

  1. Only the chance of loss or no loss ✓
  2. Voluntary participation for reward
  3. Guaranteed profit
  4. Both loss and gain possibilities

Why: Pure risk presents only the possibility of loss or no loss, with no opportunity for gain, making it the only insurable type of risk.

Under the PAP, the duty to allow the insurer to inspect and appraise the damaged vehicle before its repair or disposal falls under:

  1. Part E — Duties After an Accident or Loss ✓
  2. Part C
  3. Part A general conditions in most situations
  4. Part B

Why: Part E requires the insured to permit the insurer to inspect and appraise the damaged property before repairs or disposal, as part of the post-loss duties.

Under the PAP, an insured's child away at college without a vehicle of their own remains a family member for coverage because:

  1. College students are never covered unless an exception clearly applies for the coverage that is in force
  2. They have a separate policy
  3. Temporary residence away at school does not break household residency for a dependent family member ✓
  4. Only if they return weekly

Why: A dependent who temporarily lives away (such as at college) is generally still considered a resident family member of the household for PAP purposes.

Under c.175 §113A, a motor vehicle liability policy form must be on file with the commissioner before issuance for at least...?

  1. 60 days unless disapproved sooner
  2. 30 days unless approved sooner ✓
  3. 20 days unless approved sooner
  4. 45 days unless disapproved sooner

Why: c.175 §113A requires the policy form be on file with the commissioner at least thirty days before issuance unless approved sooner in writing — therefore 30 days.

In a CPP, which provision governs cancellation, transfer of rights, and examination of books for ALL coverage parts?

  1. The Causes of Loss form
  2. The Declarations only
  3. The Common Policy Conditions ✓
  4. The BPP

Why: The Common Policy Conditions apply to every coverage part in the package and address cancellation, changes, inspections, premiums, and transfer of rights.

A risk retention group is an insurer formed to provide liability coverage for:

  1. Federal government employees only in that particular circumstance
  2. Members engaged in similar businesses with similar exposures ✓
  3. Individual homeowners only
  4. The general public statewide

Why: A risk retention group is a liability insurer owned by members with similar or related liability exposures who share that risk.

Under M.G.L. c.175 §168, a surplus lines policy must carry a disclosure telling the policyholder that, on insolvency, a loss:

  1. Will be paid instead by the FAIR Plan as the residual market
  2. Will not be paid by the Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund ✓
  3. Will be guaranteed in full by the state surplus lines stamping office
  4. Will be paid pro rata by all of the admitted carriers here

Why: M.G.L. c.175 §168 requires disclosure that the insurer is not admitted, is not supervised by the commissioner, and that on insolvency a loss will not be paid by the Insolvency Fund — therefore not paid by the Fund.