AVAILABLE COURSES - Massachusetts Insurance Licensing

MASSACHUSETTS HEALTH ONLY INSURANCE LICENSING COURSE

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This course will prepare you to pass your Massachusetts Health Only Insurance exam on your first attempt. It includes over 5 hours of Online Video Lecture instruction in two formats. You can download each video in Windows Media Format directly to your computer (sample clip below) and/or stream each lecture video in Flash format directly from our website (sample clip below). Each Video is approximately 25-30 minutes long. With your registration you will be able to stream each video up to 5 times, and view it in downloadable format unlimited times within your 60 days registration period. With your registration you will also have access to our electronic Study Manual with over 200 practice exam questions with answers and rationales. Our online Frequently Asked Questions page lists answers to the most commonly asked questions related to this course and our interactive Online Final Exams (150 questions total) will give you the confidence you need to pass your test and obtain your license.

Only $75 for 60 days access!

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MASSACHUSETTS PROPERTY & CASUALTY LICENSING COURSE

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This course will prepare you to pass your Massachusetts Property Only and/or Casualty Only Insurance exam on your first attempt. It includes over 9 hours of Online Video Lecture instruction in two formats. You can download each video in Windows Media Format directly to your computer (sample clip below) and/or stream each lecture video in Flash format directly from our website (sample clip below). Each Video is approximately 25-30 minutes long. With your registration you will be able to stream each video up to 5 times, and view it in downloadable format unlimited times within your 60 days registration period. With your registration you will also have access to our electronic Study Manual with over 400 practice exam questions with answers and rationales. Our online Frequently Asked Questions page lists answers to the most commonly asked questions related to this course and our interactive Online Final Exams (250 questions total) will give you the confidence you need to pass your test and obtain your license.

Only $99 for 60 days access! Personal Lines also available for only $75!

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MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE EXAM INFORMATION

Massachusetts Insurance Exam Overview

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Exam administration: The Massachusetts Insurance exams are multiple choice and are given on computer

Number of questions:
MA Life Only - 100 questions - 2 hour time limit
MA Health Only - 100 questions - 2 hour time limit
MA Property Only - 100 questions - 2 hour time limit
MA Casualty Only - 100 questions - 2 hour time limit
MA Personal Lines - 100 questions - 2 hour time limit
Passing score required: 70% (all exams above)
Exam locations: Insurance exams are given throughout Massachusetts. You can take any of the Massachusetts insurance exams with Prometric (www.prometric.com/massachusetts).
Exam dates: The Massachusetts Insurance exams are administered seven days a week at various times throughout the day.

Common Massachusetts Insurance Exam Candidate Frequently Asked Questions:

Who Takes the Massachusetts Insurance Exams?

The type of insurance you would like to sell will determine which Massachusetts insurance license you will obtain. There are four main insurance licenses in Massachusetts (Life, Accident & Health, Property and Casualty). The Life license will allow you to sell life insurance (including annuities). The Health license will allow you to sell health insurance. Combining the Property & Casualty licenses will allow you to sell all other types of insurance (including personal lines and commercial lines). If you are only going to be selling personal lines and NOT commercial lines then you can take the Personal Lines only exam.

Are the Insurance Exams different state to state?

Yes! Be very careful when preparing for your exam to make sure the material you study is Massachusetts specific. There are many Massachusetts insurance schools out there that offer generic study materials. The course you study MUST be Massachusetts specific. Our online course was created specifically for the Massachusetts insurance exams.

What content do the Massachusetts Insurance tests cover?

The Massachusetts insurance tests are very broad. You can view and print a detailed outline for each and every exam here (www.prometric.com/massachusetts). All of our course content was created to reflect the most recent copy of the Massachusetts exam content outlines.

Do I need a sponsor to take a Massachusetts Insurance exam?

No. You do not need a sponsor. Anyone who meets the minimum licensing requirements can take an insurance exam.

How do I schedule my insurance exam?

All insurance exams are scheduled through Prometric at (www.prometric.com/massachusetts).

What should I bring to the test center the day of my Insurance Exam?

You should bring your Key Facts from our Insurance Licensing course to re-read just prior to going in to take your insurance exam. This will load your memory for the test. You cannot take anything into the test room with you other than what the proctor provides you. You will be able to leave your personal belongings in a locker in the testing center waiting room. They will provide you with a pen/pencil, scratch paper, and basic function calculator at the test site. Make sure to write down your cheat sheet on your scratch paper when you sit down at your cubicle prior to starting your insurance license test. This will allow you to refer back to it whenever you need to during the exam.

If I don't pass is there any waiting period that applies before I can retake the insurance licensing exam?

No, there is no waiting period before you can re-test. There is also no limit in Massachusetts as to how many times an individual can take an exam. However, it is a requirement in Massachusetts that when you pass the exam you must obtain your license within 12 months or you must retake the licensing exam. Each time a candidate retakes the exam another full testing fee is required.

What do the question on the Massachusetts Insurance exams look like?

Here are two Massachusetts Insurance Licensing Exam questions that come from our materials that are very similar to the formatting and content of the questions on the exam:

Life & Health

1. Straight Whole Life and Limited Pay Whole have all of the following in common EXCEPT:
   
   
   1. Both reach maturity at age 100
   2. The cash value equals the face amount at maturity
   3. Both require premium payments as long as the insured lives
   4. Both have level premiums

Property & Casualty

2. If you have a Coverage 'A' limit on your DP-3 of $200,000, how much coverage will automatically apply to your personal property:
   
   
   1. None
   2. $ 20,000
   3. $ 100,000
   4. $ 40,000

Answers and explanations to the above questions as found in our comprehensive Insurance exam prep online video and print materials as follows:

1.    C    1. Limited-pay Whole Life (such as LP 65 or 20 PL) only require that the insured pay premiums for a limited period of time. For example, a LP 65 must be paid up by age 65 and a 20 PL must be paid up in 20 years. Straight Whole Life requires premiums to be paid until age 100, or prior death, which ever occurs first. However, both reach maturity at age 100.
   
   
2.    A    2. Although an HO-3 automatically provides coverage for contents, no DP policy does. If you want contents coverage, you would have to list a limit on the declarations page and pay and additional premium.

FREE MASSACHUSETTS INSURANCE EXAM TEST PASSING TIPS/TRICKS

The Massachusetts Insurance exam testing tips below have been compiled by our Insurance Exam instructors which have over 35 years of Insurance exam training experience and are provided for FREE to anyone taking a Massachusetts Insurance exam as a thank you for visiting our site. Please make sure to tell anyone you know about our site so they too can view these insurance exam study tips prior to taking their test.

How to prepare for your Massachusetts Insurance exam:

Your preparation for the exam is crucial. You cannot simply attend a lecture class or read a book and pass the test. You MUST understand the concepts the exam is based upon.

How you know who has the best Massachusetts Insurance Exam Prep course:

The best way to find out who has the most exam specific Insurance exam study course is to check the provider's student feedback. You can view ours by clicking our testimonials link at the top of the page. If a company does NOT have testimonials from students who have taken the Massachusetts Insurance test recently and passed, how can you be certain you will? We have trained thousands of individuals to pass Insurance Exams over the past 35 years. Our online Insurance Exam courses have everything that you need to pass your exam on your first attempts including hours of online videos instruction.

How to know you are ready for the Insurance exam:

You should be able to pass all the exams included in our study materials until you can score a minimum of 90% or better, understanding why the correct answer is correct, and the incorrect answers are incorrect.

Click here to download 25 of the best Massachusetts Life & Health practice exam questions that we have to offer for FREE

Click here to download 25 of the best Massachusetts Property & Casualty practice exam questions that we have to offer for FREE

The questions above are included in our full online courses. Our full online video Masachusetts Life & Health and Property & Casualty courses actually include over 600 practice exam questions each with answers and explanations.

DO NOT memorize the questions included in your Insurance Exam study materials!

Why? The questions on the real exam will be different. It doesn't matter whose materials you are using to study for the insurance exam. The company that creates the questions on the real insurance exam (Prometric) has thousands of questions in their database that they pull from to create your insurance test for you on the spot. Memorizing the insurance exam questions in your insurance exam study material is a sure fire way to fail the exam.

What to do the night before your test:

DO NOT stay up all night cramming. This may have worked in college but it will not work now. Why? Let's face it. Most of us taking this exam are NOT fresh out of college. When was the last time you stayed up until 4 in the morning? Shocking your body is not a smart thing to do the night before what could be the biggest test of your life. You must be rested the day of your insurance exam. Get a good nights sleep and make sure to eat a good breakfast the morning of your test.

What to do on the day of your insurance exam:

Get to the test center early. There is nothing worse than encountering a traffic jam on the way to your test and getting stressed out about making it on time. You will have to arrive early as you will want to sit in your car at the test center and read the Key Facts that were provided in our online video course three times prior to going in to take the test. This is one of the most important steps in preparing to obtain your Massachusetts insurance license. Why? It is imperative that you load your memory of the concepts you will be asked about on the insurance licensing test just prior to taking it. This way, all of the most important information is fresh in your mind when you go into the exam. Our Insurance Exam courses all include hundreds of Key Facts that are highly exam specific.

Click here to print off some FREE Massachusetts Life & Health Exam key facts to take with you to your test

Click here to print off some FREE Massachusetts Property & Casualty Exam key facts to take with you to your test

The Key Facts above come from our online course. Of course, if you would like the full copy you can register for our online video insurance course to access them.

How you should take your insurance licensing exam:

The most important tip we can give you is to READ THE QUESTION! This most likely sounds pretty stupid. However, I would imagine as you have studied for the test you have missed many questions simply because you did not read them correctly. Read the question twice before even looking at the answers, then read every answer before picking which one you think is correct. Answer A may look good, but answer D may be better.

NEVER pick an answer you have not heard of. They will make words up on the Massachusetts insurance licensing exam that do not even exist. If it has not been covered in our online video exam prep course, it is not a correct answer on the exam.

Only mark those questions for review you really don't know the answer to, or you have narrowed it down to two possible correct answers. DO NOT review the full exam once you have completed it. In our experience if you review the full exam you may get confused and start changing answers. Your first selection is your best. Only review those questions you have marked for review.

Here are the SECRETS to passing the insurance exam:

The following insurance licensing exam secrets will teach you how to attack the most difficult exam question format.

Some of the questions you encounter on your exam will be in double negative EXCEPT format. The following two sample questions from our courses are provided to help you learn how to evaluate these questions:

Sample Question #1 (Life & Health) - Double negative EXCEPT question format

All of the following are true regarding a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC) EXCEPT:

1. Cash surrender of the contract prior to age 59 ? may lead to taxes plus penalties
2. Increasing the premium on an existing Whole Life policy could cause it to become a MEC
3. A decrease in the death benefit on an existing Whole Life policy could cause it to become a MEC
4. Issuing an MEC is a violation of the state Insurance Code

How to attack this question: These EXCEPT questions are very difficult for your brain to interpret. Here is why. You have never encountered exam questions in your entire testing lifetime that were worded this way. For example, if the above question was on a test you took back in school it would be worded the following way:

Which of the following statements regarding a Modified Endowment Contract (MEC) is false:

However, on the insurance exam most of the questions are not straight forward and are written in a format that is very confusing (such as the sample above). You have to train your brain to learn new key words. You have to first determine if the correct answer will be true or false. Since the question says "true" then ends in "EXCEPT" the correct answer is going to be false.

Remember that you must READ THE QUESTION at least twice to determine what the question is asking prior to looking at the answers. So, which of those answers listed is false? If you had taken our course you know answer D is false. It is not a violation of Massachusetts Insurance law to issue a MEC. A, B and C are all true statements about MECs? Be very careful because when your brain comes across the word "true" in the question. Because when you read answer A and it is true you will want to select it as the correct response when it is fact an incorrect response.

These double negative questions are great in all are true EXCEPT format because they give you three true statements that may help you answer another question within the insurance licensing exam (answers A, B and C).

Sample Question #2 (Property & Casualty) - Double negative EXCEPT question format

All of the following are true about the additional coverage provided under Section II of a HO policy for Loss Assessments EXCEPT:

1. Coverage is provided up to $1,000
2. Coverage is in addition to limits with no deductible
3. Assessments made by governmental bodies are covered
4. Assessments made by an association of property owners are covered

Which answer is FALSE? You can also use process of elimination with these questions. If you read through answer A and you know it is true then it can be eliminated as being the possible correct answer. If you had taken our online video Property & Casualty course you would know that Answer C is false as assessments made by government bodies are NOT covered. Again, this question gives you three Key Facts related to Loss Assessments under the HO policy (A, B and D).

Once you have mastered the Massachusetts Insurance exam question techniques outlined above you will significantly increase your chances of passing the exam the first time and obtaining your Insurance License.

There will be very few math questions on your exam

There will be very few math questions on the insurance exams and you may not have any at all.

They will provide you everything you need at the test center

They will provide you a calculator, scratch paper and pencil. You do not need to bring any of theses items with you. You cannot take a programmable calculator into the test.

Why are we providing you this information for FREE? We want you to pass your Insurance Exam on your first attempt. In fact, we will do whatever we can to assist you in passing your exam short of taking it for you! There should be absolutely no reason for you to fail the insurance licensing test. We are confident if you employ the information provided above you will find success on your insurance exam and obtain your insurance license. You may know others within your organization that will be taking the Massachusetts insurance exam as well. Please share our site them. Thank you for visiting our site and good luck with your exam!!

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