AR Property & Casualty study plan
AR Property & Casualty · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Arkansas Insurance Statutes, Rules, and Regulations
Map the Arkansas insurance regulatory framework (Insurance Commissioner, Department of Commerce, division duties) onto a one-page responsibilities chart
Memorize Arkansas license types, appointment and termination timelines, and continuing-education hour requirements to unaided recall
Write out producer disciplinary grounds and the hearing/appeal sequence in your own words without referencing notes
Work 40 Domain 1 practice items and log every miss beside the specific rule it violated
Your checkpoint
A closed-book 25-question self-quiz on Arkansas licensing and CE timelines, scored at 80% or higher with corrections written out.
Arkansas Insurance Statutes, Rules, and Regulations & Property Insurance Basics and Policy Types
State Arkansas policy cancellation, nonrenewal, and notice-period rules for both personal and commercial lines from memory
Diagram the anatomy of a property policy (declarations, insuring agreement, conditions, exclusions, definitions) and label what each part controls
Distinguish named-peril from open-peril forms and supply two coverage examples of each
Drill 30 Arkansas statutory figures (day counts, dollar limits, notice windows) on flashcards until recall hits 90%
Your checkpoint
A single reference sheet of Arkansas statutory deadlines and dollar limits reproduced from memory, then corrected against source material.
Property Insurance Basics and Policy Types
Compare HO-2, HO-3, HO-4, HO-5, HO-6, and HO-8 on coverage trigger, eligible insured, and major exclusions
Compute Coverage A, B, C, and D limits from a stated dwelling limit and apply the replacement-cost requirement to a loss
Explain actual cash value, replacement cost, functional replacement cost, and coinsurance using worked numeric examples
Identify the principal HO-3 Section I exclusions and name the exceptions that restore coverage for each
Your checkpoint
Three fully solved dwelling and homeowners claims scenarios showing limit math with a written rationale for every coverage decision.
General Insurance Concepts & Property Insurance Basics and Policy Types
Define indemnity, insurable interest, utmost good faith, adhesion, and aleatory, pairing each with a specific policy clause that illustrates it
Trace the claims-handling sequence from notice of loss through investigation, valuation, and settlement or appraisal
Differentiate warranties, representations, and concealments and describe how each affects the insurer's obligation
Rebuild every question missed in weeks 1 through 3 into a corrected rule statement card
Your checkpoint
A timed 60-question mixed Domain 2 and Domain 3 exam, scored and reviewed to zero unresolved misses.
Casualty Insurance Basics and Policy Types
Outline occurrence versus claims-made triggers under commercial general liability and explain retroactive dates and extended reporting periods
Distinguish the personal auto policy coverage parts (liability, medical payments, uninsured/underinsured motorist, physical damage) and their leading exclusions
Explain workers' compensation Part One versus Part Two and the exclusive-remedy principle
List the attachment triggers for umbrella and excess liability and construct one coverage-gap scenario for each
Your checkpoint
A one-page comparison grid of the four major casualty lines listing limits, coverage trigger, and top three exclusions.
Casualty Insurance Basics and Policy Types & Arkansas Insurance Statutes, Rules, and Regulations
Resolve 15 liability fact patterns by naming the policy that responds first and justifying the answer in one sentence
Match Arkansas claims-practice and unfair-trade-practice provisions to scenarios that would and would not violate them
Explain the elements of negligence plus the defenses available, and distinguish contributory from comparative fault as applied in Arkansas
Drill businessowners policy eligibility rules and its coverage differences from a standard commercial package
Your checkpoint
A 40-question casualty-only quiz at 80% or higher, with every wrong answer rewritten as a correct rule statement.
Arkansas Insurance Statutes, Rules, and Regulations & Property Insurance Basics and Policy Types & Casualty Insurance Basics and Policy Types
Compile a 30-item weak-spot inventory from all prior quizzes, ranked by how often each concept was missed
Convert each weak spot into a flashcard and clear 90% of the deck in a single pass
Sit a timed 100-question full-length simulation under exam conditions with no notes
Re-verify the Arkansas numeric facts (notice days, dollar limits, CE hours) one final time against source material
Your checkpoint
A scored 100-question simulation with a written remediation plan for any domain scoring below 75%.
Arkansas Insurance Statutes, Rules, and Regulations & General Insurance Concepts & Property Insurance Basics and Policy Types & Casualty Insurance Basics and Policy Types
Retake two full-length timed exams and hold 85% or higher overall with no single domain under 75%
Recite the Arkansas licensing, continuing-education, and cancellation rules aloud from memory
Close out the top ten residual weak spots and confirm each with a correct practice item
Rehearse pacing at roughly 1.5 minutes per question using a flag-and-return strategy
Your checkpoint
Two timed 100-question exams at 85% or higher plus a one-page day-before review sheet covering only your residual weak spots.
Milestones
Week 2: Score 80% or higher on a 50-question Domain 1 quiz and recite all Arkansas cancellation and nonrenewal notice periods without notes.
Week 4: Complete the timed 60-question Domain 2 and 3 exam with no unresolved misses and correct limit math on all three claims scenarios.
Week 6: Score 80% or higher on the 40-question casualty quiz and correctly identify the responding policy in at least 12 of 15 liability fact patterns.
Week 8: Average 85% or higher across two full-length timed exams with every domain at or above 75%.