(a) Any course taken to satisfy the property broker-agent prelicensing education requirement of Section 1749 of the California Insurance Code shall use the general subject matter derived from the following curriculum:
I. GENERAL INSURANCE (23 questions (31 percent) on the examination -- includes “II. Property Insurance”)
- A. Basic Insurance Concepts and Principles
- B. Contract Law
C. The Insurance Marketplace
- 1. Distribution Systems
- 2. Producers
- 3. Insurers
- 4. Market Regulation -- General
- 5. Excess and Surplus (E&S) Lines
II. PROPERTY INSURANCE
- A. Legal Concept: Tort Law
B. Property
- 1. Basics
- 2. Policies
III. PERSONAL LINES INSURANCE (30 questions (40 percent) on the examination of which 2 exam questions (2 percent) are specific to Homeowners' Insurance Valuation)
A. Insurance on a Residence
- 1. General Concepts
2. Property Coverage
- a. Homeowners Policy
- b. Dwelling Policy
- 3. Liability Coverage -- Comprehensive Personal Liability/Dwelling Liability
- 4. Endorsements
B. Homeowners' Insurance Valuation
- 1. General Concepts and Section 1749.85 of the California Insurance Code
- 2. Insurance on a Residence
- 3. Earthquake Coverage
- 4. California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan
- 5. Fire Mitigation and How it Affects Insurance Costs
C. Inland Marine
- 1. General Concepts
- 2. Personal Insurance
D. Government/Pools/Catastrophe -- Property Insurance
- 1. Earthquake Coverage
- 2. National Flood Insurance
IV. COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COVERAGES (22 questions (29 percent) on the examination)
- A. Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) Commercial Lines Insurance Programs
B. Property Insurance
1. Commercial Property
- a. General Concepts
- b. Building and Personal Property Coverage Form
- c. Causes of Loss Form(s)
- d. Property Indirect Damage Insurance
- e. Other Endorsements and Coverages
- 2. Inland Marine
- 3. Equipment Breakdown Protection Coverage (AKA Boiler and Machinery)
- 4. Commercial Crime
- 5. Farm
- 6. National Flood
- 7. Ocean Marine
D. Businessowners Policy (BOP)
- 1. General Concepts
- 2. Businessowners Policy (BOP) Property Coverages
- 3. BOP Liability Coverages
- (b) The examination required for licensure as a property broker-agent, pursuant to Section 1676 of the California Insurance Code, shall be based on the subject matter reflected in the foregoing curriculum.
Note: Authority cited: Section 1749.7, Insurance Code. Reference: Sections 1676, 1749 and 1749.1, Insurance Code.
History
1. New section filed 10-22-2014; operative 2-19-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(2) (Register 2014, No. 43).