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The UT P&C exam has 155 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free UT P&C questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Utah Property & Casualty Insurance Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Insurance Regulation 11% of exam
Question 1
A Utah producer's license expired eight months ago. The producer has not transacted insurance since expiration and has no disciplinary issue. What must the producer ordinarily do to reinstate the license?
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Correct answer: B - Complete required continuing education and pay the reinstatement fee
Domain 2: General Insurance 10% of exam
Question 2
An insurer privately restricts a producer's binding authority but continues listing the producer as authorized and supplying binding forms. A reasonable applicant relies on that outward conduct. Which type of authority could bind the insurer?
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Correct answer: A - Apparent authority
Domain 3: Property and Casualty Insurance Basics 12% of exam
Question 3
After a negligence trial, a Utah jury assigns 47% fault to the claimant and 53% to the defendant. What happens to the claimant's compensatory award?
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Correct answer: B - It is reduced by 47%
Domain 4: Dwelling Policy 4% of exam
Question 4
Under an unendorsed DP-3 Special Form, direct physical loss to Coverage C personal property is insured only when:
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Correct answer: D - A listed broad-form peril causes the loss and no exclusion applies
Domain 5: Homeowners Policy 12% of exam
Question 5
Corrosion gradually weakens an HO-3 insured's water heater, which suddenly ruptures and damages hardwood flooring. The policy excludes wear and tear, and no other exclusion applies. Which coverage determination is strongest?
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Correct answer: C - Exclude the worn heater, but cover the resulting floor damage
Domain 6: Auto Insurance 13% of exam
Question 6
A Utah driver is unable to work for 12 consecutive days after a covered auto injury and loses $200 in earnings per week. PIP pays the lesser of 85% of lost income or $250 weekly, and the first three days need not be paid unless disability lasts more than two consecutive weeks. Utah PIP treats the claim as follows:
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Correct answer: D - $170 weekly, with the first three days not payable
Domain 7: Commercial Package Policy (CPP) 11% of exam
Question 7
Fire destroys a firm's billing records, leaving valid invoices uncollectible and forcing the firm to reconstruct the receivable records. Which commercial inland marine form best addresses both consequences?
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Correct answer: B - Accounts Receivable
Domain 8: Businessowners Policy 8% of exam
Question 8
A BOP includes BP 04 30 and schedules P-1, an automatic sprinkler system. A failed control valve disables the sprinkler, and repairs will take several days. What should the owner do under the protective-safeguards endorsement?
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Correct answer: C - Notify the insurer and restore the sprinkler as the endorsement requires
Domain 9: Workers Compensation Insurance 11% of exam
Question 9
A Utah employee suffers an otherwise compensable injury because the employee willfully refused to use a required safety device. The employer proposes denying the entire workers compensation claim. How does Utah law treat the claim?
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Correct answer: A - The claim remains compensable, with a 15% reduction in disability compensation
Domain 10: Other Coverages and Options 8% of exam
Question 10
A commercial umbrella requires $500,000 of underlying auto liability, but the insured carries only $300,000. A covered judgment is $800,000, and the umbrella has ample limits. How is the judgment allocated under the maintenance-of-underlying provision?