Tennessee Property & Casualty Insurance License Exam — All Questions

Before a licensed Tennessee producer may transact business for a specific insurer, what must occur?

• a.Nothing further once the license is issued
• b.The insurer must appoint the producer, with the appointment on file with TDCI✓
• c.The producer must post a surety bond with the state treasurer
• d.The producer must become a resident of the insurer's home state

A license lets a person act as a producer, but to represent a specific insurer that company must appoint the producer, with the appointment on file with the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance. A producer may hold appointments from several insurers at once.

Which statement best describes continuing education (CE) for a Tennessee resident P&C producer?

• a.CE is never required
• b.CE is required only before the first renewal
• c.State-approved continuing education, including an ethics component, is required each renewal cycle✓
• d.CE can be satisfied only by retaking the licensing exam

Following the NAIC model, Tennessee requires resident producers to complete approved continuing education each renewal cycle, including ethics. The exact hour totals are set by the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance and should be verified before renewal.