Florida DFS · License Class 2-15
The state gives you 165 minutes to answer 165 questions. Here is the plan, the numbers to memorize, and 128 practice questions.
A closed-book, multiple-choice test at a Pearson VUE center. Four options per question, no penalty for guessing, and you see pass or fail on screen the second you submit. Fifteen of the 165 questions are unscored pilot questions mixed in unmarked, so treat every one as real.
The single most important fact: the Florida state exam is written from the FAIFA / NAIFA-Florida Health, Life & Variable Annuity Study Manual. That book is the source of truth. Everything here is built to support it, not replace it — if a number in your manual differs from one here, your manual wins.
Must be at least 18 and a US citizen or legal alien with work authorization. Florida resident (or apply as a nonresident if licensed elsewhere).
Required by DFS from a state-approved provider, and she needs the current FAIFA study manual to go with it. The provider reports her completion certificate to DFS electronically. Don't buy an out-of-date manual edition — it's the one purchase where the year matters.
Create the MyProfile account, submit the 2-15 application, pay the fees. Then get electronically fingerprinted through the DFS-approved vendor. Fingerprints must be on file before the license issues.
Exam code InsFL-LHA05, roughly $44. Book the seat before she feels ready — a fixed date is what makes the studying happen. Morning slot if she is a morning person; the test is nearly three hours of concentration.
A passing score is good for 12 months. If the application isn't completed in that window, she retakes the exam. She also can't sell until an insurer appoints her — the license alone isn't authority to write business.
Retake rules: up to five attempts at the same exam in any 12-month period. Plenty of room, but a failed attempt costs another fee and another wait — so use the diagnostic breakdown on a failed score report. It tells you exactly which sections sank you.
Two to three focused hours a day. Front-load Florida law — that is where most candidates bleed points, and state rules need more repetitions than the national content, which is mostly logic.
| Days | Focus | Daily target |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Florida laws, rules, DFS powers, ethics, unfair trade practices | Read the chapter, then drill that section until 85%+ |
| 4–5 | Contract law: insurable interest, offer/acceptance, adhesion, utmost good faith, warranties vs. representations | Drill + write out the definitions from memory |
| 6–8 | Life policy types and provisions, riders, nonforfeiture, settlement options, dividends | Two drill rounds, morning and night |
| 9–10 | Annuities — accumulation vs. annuitization, fixed vs. variable, payout options, suitability | Drill until she can explain each payout option out loud |
| 11–13 | Health: provisions, disability income, medical expense, HMO/PPO, LTC | Drill + flag every miss |
| 14–15 | Medicare A/B/C/D, Medicare supplement, Medicaid, group health, COBRA | Drill; this section is dense and heavily tested |
| 16–17 | Taxation and qualified plans: MEC, 1035, IRA/401(k)/403(b), premature distribution | Drill + the Key Numbers tab |
| 18–20 | Full mixed drills, timed. Nothing new — only review misses. | Two full mixed rounds a day |
| 21 | Light review of Key Numbers only. Stop by early evening. Sleep. | Under an hour |
These are the facts that show up as direct recall questions — no reasoning will save her, she either knows them or she doesn't. This is the list to write on the dry-erase board in the first 90 seconds.
Numbers can change with the statute. Cross-check this sheet against the current FAIFA manual before she leans on it — treat any conflict as the manual being right.
128 questions written to the shape of the real exam. Tap an answer and it reveals instantly with the reason. Jump to a section, or work straight through.
01Which entity issues and regulates insurance agent licenses in Florida?
02An agent who induces a policyowner to drop an existing policy by misrepresenting the facts about it has committed:
03Adding a product or coverage the applicant never requested and charging for it is:
04Regarding rebating, Florida law provides that:
05The minimum free look period on an individual life insurance policy in Florida is:
06A fixed annuity is sold to a 70-year-old. The unconditional refund period must be at least:
07A Medicare supplement policy in Florida must provide a free look period of:
08The Florida Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association exists to:
09Which of the following may an agent NOT use as a sales inducement?
10An agent holding premium funds belonging to an insurer is acting in what capacity?
11How long is a Florida temporary insurance license valid?
12An agent must notify DFS of a change of address within:
13Which is required before an agent can lawfully transact business for an insurer?
14Knowingly making a false statement on an insurance application to obtain a benefit is:
15An order directing a person to stop a specific unlawful practice immediately is:
16Which of the following is an unfair claim settlement practice?
17A Florida life policy is incontestable after it has been in force during the insured's lifetime for:
18The grace period for an individual life policy in Florida is at least:
19Who bears responsibility for a replacement transaction being properly disclosed?
20An applicant's signature on an insurance application must be:
21An HMO in Florida is regulated primarily as:
22Which best describes an agent's duty of suitability on an annuity sale to a senior?
01Insurable interest in a life insurance policy must exist:
02An insurance contract is one of adhesion, which means:
03A contract in which the values exchanged are unequal is:
04Only one party makes a legally enforceable promise. This describes a contract that is:
05A false statement on an application that would have changed the underwriting decision is:
06Deliberately withholding a known material fact is:
07Voluntarily giving up a known right is:
08An agent's authority that the public reasonably assumes exists based on the agent's appearance and conduct is:
09The clause stating that the policy and the attached application constitute the whole agreement is:
10Consideration on the part of the insured consists of:
11When an applicant pays the initial premium with the application, coverage typically begins:
12The process of classifying risks and deciding whether to accept them is:
13The Medical Information Bureau serves what purpose?
14Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, an applicant who is declined based on a consumer report must be:
01Which policy provides coverage for a specified period with no cash value?
02A term policy whose face amount declines over the term while premium stays level is commonly used for:
03Which term feature lets the insured continue coverage without proving insurability?
04Whole life premiums are:
05A limited pay whole life policy differs from straight whole life in that:
06Universal life is best described as:
07Under Universal Life Option B (Option 2), the death benefit equals:
08In a variable life policy, the cash value is held in:
09To sell variable life or variable annuities an agent must hold:
10A policy covering two lives that pays at the second death is:
11An indexed universal life policy credits interest based on:
12Modified whole life is characterized by:
13Which policy is typically issued without a medical exam and with a graded death benefit in the first years?
14Group life insurance is generally written as:
01The provision allowing the owner to reinstate a lapsed policy generally requires:
02A misstatement of age provision means the death benefit will be:
03The automatic premium loan provision:
04Which nonforfeiture option provides the same face amount for a limited period of time?
05Which dividend option buys additional small amounts of permanent coverage with no evidence of insurability?
06Policy dividends from a participating life policy are treated for tax purposes as:
07The settlement option paying a guaranteed income the beneficiary can never outlive, with nothing to anyone at death, is:
08A beneficiary chooses to receive $1,000 per month until the proceeds and interest are exhausted. This is:
09A revocable beneficiary designation means:
10Under per stirpes distribution, if a named child predeceases the insured, that child's share:
11The waiver of premium rider generally:
12An accidental death benefit rider that doubles the face amount is commonly called:
13The guaranteed insurability rider allows the insured to:
14An accelerated death benefit rider pays:
15A payor benefit rider on a juvenile policy provides that:
16A viatical settlement involves:
17An outstanding policy loan at the insured's death is:
18The assignment provision in a life policy permits the owner to:
01An annuity's primary purpose is to:
02The period during which the owner pays into an annuity is the:
03A single premium immediate annuity begins payments:
04Which annuity guarantees a minimum interest rate and a fixed payout amount?
05In a variable annuity, the purchasing power risk and investment risk are borne by:
06During the accumulation phase of a variable annuity, the owner's interest is measured in:
07A life annuity with 10-year period certain means:
08Which payout option produces the highest monthly income for a given sum?
09A joint and two-thirds survivor annuity means that after the first annuitant dies:
10Withdrawals from a nonqualified deferred annuity before age 59½ are generally subject to:
11In a nonqualified annuity, the portion of each annuitized payment representing the owner's cost basis is:
12An equity indexed annuity's floor protects the owner by:
13A surrender charge on a deferred annuity typically:
14Who receives the annuity payments?
01Notice of a health insurance claim must generally be given within:
02If the insurer does not furnish claim forms within 15 days of notice, the insured may:
03Legal action against the insurer cannot be brought until how long after proof of loss?
04Which renewability provision offers the insured the strongest protection?
05A pre-existing condition exclusion on an individual Florida health policy may not exceed:
06The time limit on certain defenses provision in a health policy functions like:
07A deductible is:
08Under an 80/20 coinsurance provision, after the deductible is met the insured pays:
09A stop-loss or out-of-pocket maximum provision:
10The coordination of benefits provision exists to:
11Which is an optional, not required, uniform health provision?
12A health policy's grace period for a monthly premium mode is typically:
13A physical exam and autopsy provision allows the insurer to:
14Under the change of occupation provision, if the insured takes a more hazardous job, benefits will be:
15An insured is covered under a plan with a $1,000 deductible and 80/20 coinsurance on a $6,000 covered bill. The insured pays:
16A basic medical expense policy differs from a major medical policy in that basic coverage:
01The defining feature of an HMO is:
02A PPO differs from an HMO in that a PPO:
03Under an HMO, the primary care physician acting as gatekeeper:
04Disability income insurance benefits are based on:
05The elimination period on a disability policy is:
06Own occupation disability coverage means the insured is considered disabled if unable to perform:
07Disability income benefits are received income tax free when:
08Business overhead expense insurance pays:
09Long-term care benefits are typically triggered by the inability to perform:
10Which level of long-term care is provided by a registered nurse under a physician's order?
11Medicare Part A primarily covers:
12Medicare Part B covers:
13Medicare Part C is also known as:
14The Medicare initial enrollment period:
15The Medicare supplement open enrollment period lasts:
16Medicare supplement policies are designed to:
17Medicaid differs from Medicare in that Medicaid is:
18COBRA continuation following termination of employment generally lasts:
01A life insurance death benefit paid in a lump sum to a named beneficiary is generally:
02Cash value growth inside a life insurance policy is:
03A life insurance policy that fails the 7-pay test is classified as:
04A Section 1035 exchange permits a tax-free transfer from:
05Premiums an individual pays for personal life insurance are:
06Contributions to a traditional IRA by an eligible individual are:
07Qualified distributions from a Roth IRA are tax free if the account has been held five years and the owner is:
08A 403(b) tax-sheltered annuity is available to employees of:
09Distributions from a qualified plan before age 59½ are generally subject to:
10Employer-paid group life premiums are deductible to the employer, and the cost of coverage is taxable to the employee on amounts above:
11A key person life insurance policy is owned by:
12In a cross-purchase buy-sell agreement funded with life insurance: