IA Property & Casualty study plan
IA Property & Casualty · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Dwelling and Homeowners Policies
Differentiate the HO-3, HO-4, HO-6, and HO-8 forms and state which occupancy each is written for
Calculate Coverage B, C, and D limits from a given Coverage A amount using the standard percentage relationships
Sort ten described loss scenarios into covered, limited, or excluded under an HO-3
Compute the payable amount on claims involving special limits such as money, jewelry, and silverware
Your checkpoint
Score at least 80% on a 40-question homeowners quiz, with every missed item logged alongside the correct rule.
Personal Automobile Policy & Dwelling and Homeowners Policies
Map the four personal auto coverage parts (liability, medical payments, uninsured motorist, physical damage) to what each pays and who is insured
Apply Iowa financial responsibility minimum limits to two given loss scenarios and show what the policy pays versus the insured
Resolve three multi-vehicle or other-insurance scenarios using the policy's sharing and stacking provisions
Re-work the specific homeowners items missed in week 1 until each is answered correctly twice
Your checkpoint
A one-page personal auto coverage matrix completed from memory plus a 30-question PAP set scored at 80% or better.
Property Insurance Principles and Coverages & Casualty Insurance Principles and Coverages
Define indemnity, insurable interest, actual cash value, replacement cost, coinsurance, and subrogation, and attach one worked example to each
Classify twelve loss scenarios as property or casualty and name the policy section that responds
Break a negligence claim into duty, breach, proximate cause, and damages
Compute the coinsurance penalty and recovery on six underinsured property losses
Your checkpoint
A completed problem set of six coinsurance calculations and twelve liability classifications, each with a written explanation of the reasoning.
Commercial Property and Businessowners Coverage
Determine BOP eligibility for eight described businesses and justify each accept or decline decision
Compare building and personal property coverage, business income, and extra expense limits on the BOP form
Select the correct endorsement for four described commercial property gaps
Calculate the effect of coinsurance and the deductible on a commercial building loss
Your checkpoint
A blank BOP coverage comparison chart rebuilt from memory plus a 30-question commercial property quiz scored at 75% or better.
Iowa Insurance Laws, Rules, and Producer Licensing & General Insurance Concepts and Policy Fundamentals
Outline the Iowa producer licensing sequence from prelicensing through appointment and renewal, listing the specific hour requirements
List Iowa continuing education requirements, including the ethics component and reporting cycle
Summarize Iowa prohibited acts, premium fiduciary duties, and the consequences of a violation
State Iowa notice rules for cancellation and nonrenewal of property and casualty policies, including the exceptions
Label the declarations, insuring agreement, conditions, exclusions, and endorsements on a sample policy
Your checkpoint
A handwritten Iowa rules cheat sheet covering licensing, CE, prohibited acts, and cancellation notice, plus 25 Iowa-specific questions scored at 80% or better.
Commercial General Liability & Other Commercial Lines (Commercial Auto, Workers Compensation, Umbrella/Excess)
Contrast occurrence and claims-made CGL forms by explaining the coverage trigger, retroactive date, and extended reporting period
Identify the exposures insured under Coverage A, B, and C and match five standard CGL exclusions to described losses
Interpret business auto covered-auto symbols and list who qualifies as an insured
Summarize workers compensation benefits, employer's liability, and how an umbrella responds above underlying limits
Your checkpoint
A 35-question CGL and commercial lines quiz with every incorrect answer rewritten as a correct statement of the rule.
Dwelling and Homeowners Policies & Personal Automobile Policy & Commercial Property and Businessowners Coverage & Commercial General Liability
Re-study the two lowest-scoring domains from the week 6 exam using targeted drills on the missed subtopics
Redo every previously missed question across all nine domains and explain each correction aloud
Practice the calculation types that appear most often: coinsurance, deductibles, special limits, and coverage-limit relationships
Build a personal list of the ten terminology pairs most often confused
Your checkpoint
A second 100-question mixed exam scored at 80% or better, with a one-page list of remaining gaps ranked by risk.
Iowa Insurance Laws, Rules, and Producer Licensing & General Insurance Concepts and Policy Fundamentals & Dwelling and Homeowners Policies & Personal Automobile Policy
Drill Iowa law and general concepts items until accuracy reaches 90% on two consecutive passes
Complete two timed 100-question simulated exams under exam-day conditions
Verify that each remaining flagged concept can be explained in plain language without notes
Finalize exam-day logistics and a 48-hour light review schedule
Your checkpoint
Two timed practice exams scored at 85% or better, with every missed item corrected and explained in writing.
Milestones
Week 2: Reach 80% or better on both the homeowners and personal auto quizzes; if either falls short, repeat that domain's drills before starting week 3.
Week 4: Score at least 70% on a 50-question cumulative exam covering the homeowners, personal auto, property and casualty principles, and commercial property domains, and name the three weakest subtopics in writing.
Week 6: Score at least 75% on a full-length 100-question mixed exam with a per-domain score breakdown showing no domain below 65%.
Week 8: Score 85% or better on two timed 100-question simulated exams in a row, with zero repeated errors on the same concept.