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The MS-PC exam has 100 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free MS-PC questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Mississippi Property & Casualty Insurance Producer Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
Domain 1: Types of Property Policies 16.67% of exam
Question 1
A homeowner wants one policy that covers the dwelling, detached structures, and personal property on an open-peril basis, subject to exclusions. Which homeowners form most directly meets that request?
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Correct answer: C - HO-5 Comprehensive Form
Question 2
A covered fire closes a bakery. During the first 48 hours, the owner rents another commercial kitchen and pays rush-delivery charges to keep key contracts. The policy's Business Income coverage has a 72-hour waiting period, while Extra Expense coverage begins immediately. Which coverage is designed for these early costs?
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Correct answer: B - Extra Expense
Question 3
During a hurricane, storm surge moves across normally dry land and enters a house through the ground-level doors. The roof and windows remain intact. Which coverage would most directly address the resulting building and contents damage?
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Correct answer: D - A flood policy
Domain 2: Property Insurance Terms and Related Concepts 12.22% of exam
Question 4
A commercial building is valued at $800,000 and carries a $480,000 limit with an 80% coinsurance clause. A covered partial loss is $160,000, and the deductible is $2,000. Assuming the policy limit is otherwise adequate, how much is payable?
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Correct answer: C - $118,000
Question 5
After buying broad insurance, a restaurant owner stops scheduling routine hood-cleaning because any grease-fire damage will be insured. This attitude is best classified as:
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Correct answer: D - A morale hazard
Question 6
An owner-operated warehouse has used only 25% of its total square footage for customary operations for 70 consecutive days. A theft then occurs. Under a commercial property vacancy condition that treats a building as vacant when less than 31% is used for more than 60 days, what is the expected treatment of the theft loss?
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Correct answer: B - No payment for the theft loss
Domain 3: Property Policy Provisions and Contract Law 10.00% of exam
Question 7
A windstorm tears away part of an insured building's roof, and more rain is forecast before the adjuster can arrive. Safe temporary tarping is available. What should the insured do?
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Correct answer: A - Promptly notify the insurer, make reasonable temporary repairs, and keep receipts
Question 8
An insurer and its insured agree that a fire is covered but dispute the repair amount. The insured's appraiser sets the loss at $180,000, the insurer's appraiser sets it at $230,000, and the umpire agrees with the insurer's appraiser. Under the standard appraisal provision, what amount is established?
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Correct answer: C - $230,000 because any two participants agreed
Domain 4: Types of Casualty Policies, Bonds, and Related Terms 17.78% of exam
Question 9
A contractor finishes installing a balcony railing, the owner accepts the work, and the balcony is put to its intended use. Four months later, the railing fails and injures a visitor. Which CGL exposure is most directly implicated?
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Correct answer: B - Products-completed operations
Question 10
A driver swerves to avoid a deer, makes no contact with the animal or another vehicle, and the insured auto overturns. Under standard auto physical-damage classifications, the overturn loss is: