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DE Property & Casualty study plan

DE Property & Casualty · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

General Insurance Concepts & Property Insurance Basics

  • Define the core risk-management terms (risk, peril, hazard, loss, retention, transfer) and give one original example of each

  • Distinguish indemnity, valued, and replacement-cost valuation and compute a coinsurance penalty for a simple example

  • Identify the parties, insurable-interest rules, and aleatory/adhesion characteristics of an insurance contract

  • Classify the property coverages by hazard type (fire, wind, theft, water) and label which perils are named-peril versus open-peril

Your checkpoint

A one-page glossary of 30 general-concepts and property-basics terms, each with an original example and the domain it belongs to

Week 2

Casualty Insurance Basics & Insurance Regulation and Licensing

  • Map the four casualty liability elements (duty, breach, causation, damages) onto a written negligence scenario

  • Compare absolute, strict, and vicarious liability and state which business situations trigger each

  • List the Delaware licensing lifecycle steps (application, appointment, renewal, termination, CE) in correct order

  • Explain the regulator's authority over rates, unfair trade practices, and producer conduct using at least three specific prohibitions

Your checkpoint

A two-column chart matching 15 liability/regulation scenarios to the correct legal concept, with a written justification for each match

Week 3

Dwelling and Homeowners Policies

  • Differentiate the HO-2, HO-3, HO-4, HO-5, HO-6, and HO-8 forms by occupancy and by perils insured

  • List the Coverage A through F limits and describe how each limit is determined on a sample declarations page

  • Apply the special limits of liability, loss-of-use, and duties-after-loss provisions to a claims scenario

  • Identify the endorsements most often tested (water backup, scheduled personal property, replacement cost) and state what each adds

Your checkpoint

A completed comparison matrix of all six homeowners forms across perils, coverage parts, and three key exclusions

Week 4

Personal Automobile Insurance

  • Explain the personal auto policy parts (liability, medical payments, uninsured/underinsured motorists, physical damage) and each part's trigger

  • Distinguish split-limit from combined single limit and calculate available limits after a multi-claimant loss

  • Identify who qualifies as an insured and how newly acquired autos and non-owned autos are treated

  • Recognize the major exclusions and the conditions that must be met to preserve coverage after a loss

Your checkpoint

A timed 25-question self-written quiz on personal auto with answer rationales, scored at 80% or higher

Week 5

Commercial Package and Businessowners Policies

  • Compare the commercial package policy structure to the businessowners policy and state when each is appropriate

  • Identify the building and personal property coverage triggers, valuation methods, and coinsurance requirements in commercial property forms

  • Explain commercial general liability Coverage A, B, and C and list the standard exclusions that drive exam questions

  • Describe business income and extra expense coverage and compute a simple period-of-restoration example

Your checkpoint

A side-by-side BOP versus commercial package comparison sheet covering eligibility, coverages, and three endorsement scenarios

Week 6

Workers Compensation and Other Coverages & Insurance Regulation and Licensing

  • Explain workers compensation benefits (medical, disability, death, rehabilitation) and the exclusive-remedy concept

  • Distinguish workers compensation from employers liability and state which part responds to which claim

  • Identify the coverage intent of the other coverages in this domain (e.g., umbrella, inland marine, crime, cyber) and one key exclusion for each

  • Re-verify Delaware-specific licensing and producer-duty rules you missed on earlier practice work

Your checkpoint

A workers compensation benefits summary card plus a written list of every regulation question missed to date with corrected answers

Week 7

Insurance Regulation and Licensing & General Insurance Concepts & Property Insurance Basics & Casualty Insurance Basics & Dwelling and Homeowners Policies & Personal Automobile Insurance & Commercial Package and Businessowners Policies & Workers Compensation and Other Coverages

  • Take two full-length practice exams under timed conditions and log every miss by domain

  • Re-study the two lowest-scoring domains using only your own notes and outlines

  • Rewrite any missed concept as a one-sentence rule you can recall without prompts

  • Drill 50 mixed vocabulary and limit-calculation questions until you reach 85% accuracy

Your checkpoint

A ranked weak-area report listing the five lowest-scoring subtopics with the corrective action you completed for each

Week 8

Dwelling and Homeowners Policies & Personal Automobile Insurance & Commercial Package and Businessowners Policies & Workers Compensation and Other Coverages & Insurance Regulation and Licensing

  • Complete three full-length timed practice exams and score 80% or higher on each

  • Review only flagged weak areas, spending no more than 30 minutes per subtopic

  • Recite the coverage parts and key exclusions of the homeowners, personal auto, BOP, and workers compensation policies from memory

  • Confirm exam-day logistics and build a one-page final-review sheet of limits, deadlines, and definitions

Your checkpoint

Three scored practice exams at or above 80% plus a completed one-page final-review sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Score 75% or higher on a closed-book quiz covering general concepts, property basics, casualty basics, and regulation

Week 4: Explain aloud, without notes, the HO-3 coverage parts and the six personal auto policy parts in under ten minutes

Week 6: Score 75% or higher on a mixed 50-question exam weighted across all eight domains

Week 8: Score 80% or higher on three consecutive full-length timed practice exams and have all weak-area items resolved