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Kentucky life and health practice exam

Free life and health practice for the Kentucky producer exam: 273 general questions plus 17 Kentucky state law questions, each with an explanation.

Kentucky state law questions

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

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

Licensing and CE

1. How many hours of continuing education must a Kentucky agent complete each continuing education biennium?

  1. 30 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
  2. 16 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
  3. 24 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
  4. 24 hours, with no ethics requirement
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C. 24 hours, including 3 hours of ethics
KRS 304.9-295.

2. A Kentucky licensee must show proof of CE compliance to the commissioner within:

  1. 90 days before the compliance date
  2. 10 days after the compliance date
  3. 1 year after the compliance date
  4. 60 days after the biennial compliance date
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D. 60 days after the biennial compliance date
KRS 304.9-295.

3. For a violation of Kentucky's CE requirements, the commissioner may impose a civil penalty of up to:

  1. $1,000 per violation
  2. $5,000 per violation
  3. $10,000 per violation
  4. $250 per violation
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A. $1,000 per violation
KRS 304.9-295.

Life Policy Provisions

1. Kentucky allows a life policyowner to return a policy for a refund within at least:

  1. 30 days after receiving it
  2. 10 days after receiving it
  3. 20 days after receiving it
  4. 14 days after receiving it
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B. 10 days after receiving it
KRS 304.15-050. Credit life and tax-qualified pension plan policies are excepted.

2. Which Kentucky life policies are excepted from the statutory return-of-policy (free look) requirement?

  1. Term policies and industrial policies
  2. Whole life and universal life policies
  3. Credit life policies and policies issued under tax-qualified pension plans
  4. Policies with face amounts under $10,000
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C. Credit life policies and policies issued under tax-qualified pension plans
KRS 304.15-050.

3. Kentucky requires a life insurance grace period of:

  1. 31 days
  2. 10 days
  3. 60 days
  4. 30 days, or at the insurer's option, 1 month of not less than 30 days or 4 weeks
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D. 30 days, or at the insurer's option, 1 month of not less than 30 days or 4 weeks
KRS 304.15-060.

4. In Kentucky, a life policy must become incontestable, except for nonpayment of premium, after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for no more than:

  1. 3 years after its date of issue
  2. 2 years after its date of issue
  3. 5 years after its date of issue
  4. 1 year after its date of issue
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B. 2 years after its date of issue
KRS 304.15-080.

5. If the insured's age or sex is misstated on a Kentucky life policy, the insurer will:

  1. Pay the amount the premium would have purchased at the correct age and sex
  2. Void the policy
  3. Pay the full face amount
  4. Refund all premiums paid
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A. Pay the amount the premium would have purchased at the correct age and sex
KRS 304.15-090.

6. In Kentucky, a life policy must allow policy loans after how many full years' premiums have been paid?

  1. 2
  2. 1
  3. 3
  4. 5
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C. 3
KRS 304.15-110. The policy must also have a cash surrender value.

7. In Kentucky, a lapsed ordinary life policy may be reinstated within:

  1. 3 years from the date of premium default
  2. 2 years from the date of premium default
  3. 1 year from the date of premium default
  4. 5 years from the date of premium default
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A. 3 years from the date of premium default
KRS 304.15-130. Industrial life policies allow 2 years.

Accident and Health

1. In Kentucky, a health insurance policyholder may examine and return the policy for a full premium refund within:

  1. 45 days of delivery
  2. 20 days of delivery
  3. 30 days of delivery
  4. 10 days of delivery
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D. 10 days of delivery
KRS 304.17-170. The right does not apply to nonrenewable accident policies.

Replacement

1. Under Kentucky's replacement regulation, the owner of a replacement policy may return it for an unconditional full refund within:

  1. 10 days of delivery
  2. 30 days of delivery
  3. 20 days of delivery
  4. 45 days of delivery
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B. 30 days of delivery
806 KAR 12:080, Section 5.

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

  1. 30 days of policy delivery
  2. 10 business days of policy issue
  3. 5 business days of receiving a completed application
  4. 24 hours of the sale
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C. 5 business days of receiving a completed application
806 KAR 12:080, Section 5.

3. Kentucky replacing insurers must keep replacement records for at least:

  1. 3 years
  2. 1 year
  3. 10 years
  4. 5 years, or until the next regular examination, whichever is later
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D. 5 years, or until the next regular examination, whichever is later
806 KAR 12:080, Section 5.

Guaranty Association

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

  1. $300,000
  2. $250,000
  3. $100,000
  4. $50,000
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C. $100,000
KRS 304.42-030. Death benefits are covered to $300,000.

2. The Kentucky guaranty association covers the present value of annuity benefits up to:

  1. $100,000
  2. $250,000
  3. $300,000
  4. $500,000
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3. The Kentucky guaranty association covers disability income and long-term care insurance up to:

  1. $300,000
  2. $500,000
  3. $100,000
  4. $250,000
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A. $300,000
KRS 304.42-030. Health benefit plans are covered to $500,000, and other health coverage to $100,000.

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The general topics make up most of the exam.

Kentucky exam questions

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

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

What does the Kentucky 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, accident and health, 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 Kentucky state law questions.