WI Property & Casualty study plan
WI Property & Casualty · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Wisconsin Insurance Laws, Rules, and Regulations & General Insurance Concepts and Principles
Map every Wisconsin-specific licensing, continuing-education, and producer-conduct requirement into a single reference sheet
Identify the Wisconsin rules governing policy cancellation, nonrenewal, and required notice periods for property and casualty lines
Differentiate the state's residual-market and guaranty-fund mechanisms from private market options
Define the fundamental insurance concepts of risk, indemnity, insurable interest, and contract characteristics using your own words
Classify insurers by structure and explain how each is regulated in Wisconsin
Your checkpoint
One-page Wisconsin numbers sheet (CE hours, license terms, cancellation/nonrenewal notice days, penalty ranges) plus a 40-question self-written quiz scored at 80% or higher on Domains 1-2
Property Insurance Principles and Policy Basics & Homeowners and Dwelling Policies
Distinguish the property policy components of declarations, insuring agreement, conditions, and exclusions
Compare replacement cost, actual cash value, and functional valuation methods by applying each to a loss scenario
Differentiate perils insured against, named-peril, and open-peril (special) coverage forms
Construct the coverage-limit relationships among Coverage A, B, C, and D for both HO and DP forms
Select the correct homeowners form (HO-2, HO-3, HO-5, HO-8) for a given client profile
Your checkpoint
A one-page matrix of HO-2/HO-3/HO-5/HO-8 and DP-1/DP-3 showing perils covered, limits basis, and key exclusions, plus five fully worked coverage-limit problems
Homeowners and Dwelling Policies & Commercial Property and Inland Marine Coverages
Apply common homeowners endorsements (water backup, scheduled personal property, ordinance or law, personal injury) to fact patterns
Explain how the dwelling policy differs from the homeowners policy in eligibility and perils
Break down the commercial property coverage forms: building and personal property, causes of loss, and business income
Compute coinsurance penalties and loss-settlement amounts for commercial property claims
Categorize inland marine floaters and identify which property exposures require them
Your checkpoint
Ten coinsurance and valuation calculations with all work shown at 85% accuracy, plus a coverage map linking ten sample property exposures to the correct form or floater
Casualty Insurance Principles and Negligence/Liability Concepts & Commercial General Liability
List the four elements of negligence and apply each to a liability claim scenario
Evaluate the standard negligence defenses and explain comparative versus contributory fault
Distinguish occurrence from claims-made liability triggers, including retroactive dates and extended reporting periods
Outline Coverage A, B, and C of the commercial general liability policy and the limits structure for each
Identify who qualifies as an additional insured and how that status is granted
Your checkpoint
A recorded or written 10-minute teach-back explaining negligence and the CGL coverage structure, plus a 30-question domain quiz scored at 80% or higher
Commercial General Liability & Personal and Commercial Automobile Insurance
Recite the major CGL exclusions and articulate why each exclusion exists
Sequence the six parts of the personal auto policy and describe what each part pays for
Explain the purpose of uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and how the limits apply
Relate Wisconsin financial responsibility requirements to personal auto coverage selections
Apply the PAP definitions of covered auto, newly acquired auto, and non-owned auto to fact patterns
Your checkpoint
A 25-exclusion CGL flashcard set plus a hand-drawn personal auto declarations page reconstructed from memory that correctly labels every coverage part and limit
Personal and Commercial Automobile Insurance & Workers' Compensation Insurance
Match business auto coverage symbols 1 through 9 to the autos each one designates
Compare garage, truckers, and motor carrier coverage needs against the business auto form
Enumerate the four workers' compensation benefit categories and cite Wisconsin-specific rules for each
Calculate a workers' compensation indemnity benefit from a given average weekly wage and disability rating
Explain the experience modification factor and Part Two employers liability in underwriting decisions
Your checkpoint
A symbols 1-9 table with a worked example for each, plus 15 workers' compensation benefit calculations scored at 85% or higher
Other Casualty Coverages (umbrella/excess liability, crime, specialty liability) & Commercial Property and Inland Marine Coverages & Commercial General Liability
Differentiate umbrella from excess liability in drop-down, self-insured retention, and attachment mechanics
Identify the crime coverage insuring agreements and the fidelity versus forgery distinction
Compare professional liability, directors and officers, and employment practices liability exposures
Re-audit your two weakest domains from weeks 1-6 and close the gaps with targeted review
Diagnose every error on a full-length timed practice exam by domain and root cause
Your checkpoint
A full-length timed 150-question practice exam completed with a score of 75% or higher and an itemized error log assigning every miss to a domain and a cause
Wisconsin Insurance Laws, Rules, and Regulations & Homeowners and Dwelling Policies & Personal and Commercial Automobile Insurance & Commercial General Liability
Recall the Wisconsin-specific numbers sheet without reference
Sit two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions
Re-solve every item from the week 7 error log until each is correct and explainable
Verify exam-day logistics including appointment, identification, and permitted materials
Consolidate the highest-yield distinctions into a single final review sheet
Your checkpoint
Two consecutive full-length practice exams scored at 85% or higher, with a completed error log showing zero unresolved items
Milestones
Week 2: Wisconsin numbers sheet is complete from memory and the Domain 1-2 quiz is at 80% or higher; the HO/DP comparison matrix is finished
Week 4: A cumulative practice exam covering Domains 1-6 is scored at 75% or higher, and the CGL/negligence teach-back is delivered without notes
Week 6: Business auto symbols and all four workers' compensation benefit categories are explained correctly on a blank sheet, with calculation accuracy at 85%
Week 8: Two full-length practice exams at 85% or higher with no unresolved error-log items, and the Wisconsin numbers sheet recited accurately