tool designed to replicate the exact testing environment, question formats, and time
constraints of the official Pearson VUE state licensing exam.
To pass the actual exam, you must achieve a minimum combined score of 70% across
both national general insurance concepts and Texas-specific state regulations. High-quality
simulators usually raise this bar to an 80% passing threshold to give students a safe
knowledge cushion.
Core Categories Covered in the Simulator
Exam simulators pull from a dynamic "bucket" of hundreds of randomized questions,
categorizing them into three primary instructional sections:
• Life Insurance (General & National): Covers policy types (e.g., Variable
Universal Life, Whole Life, Term), policy riders, provisions, options, and
underwriting processes.
• Health Insurance (General & National): Focuses on complex topics including
medical expense plans, disability income, long-term care, Medicare, and group
healthcare regulations.
• Texas Insurance Rules & Regulations: Tests knowledge on the Texas
Department of Insurance (TDI) statutes, licensing laws, marketing practices, and
consumer protection rules.
Sample Simulator Questions & Rationales
The following examples demonstrate the exact phrasing and conceptual logic utilized within
a Texas exam simulator:
• Variable Universal Life (Q: C): Combines flexible, policyowner-directed
premium payments with investment control over cash values in separate accounts.
, • Variable Whole Life (Q: B): Features fluctuating cash values based on
performance, but always maintains a guaranteed minimum death benefit.
• Credit Life Limits (Q: B): Limits the coverage amount to the total outstanding
value of the insured's loan, protecting the lender.
Quiz_________________?
$0 -
Answer✅
P is self-employed and owns an Individual Disability Income policy. He becomes totally
disabled on June 1 and receives $2,000 a month for the next 10 months. How much of this
income is subject to federal income tax?
$20,000
$14,000
$6,000
$0
Quiz_________________?
$0 -
Answer✅
T and S are named co-primary beneficiaries on a $500,000 Accidental Death and
Dismemberment policy insuring their father. Their mother was named contingent
beneficiary. Five years later, S dies of natural causes and the father is killed in a scuba
accident shortly afterwards. How much of the death benefit will the mother receive?
$1,000,000
$500,000
$250,000
$0
, Quiz_________________?
$10,000 -
Answer✅
Under the USA Patriot Act, insurers are required to report receipt of cash payments in
excess of
$10,000
$7,500
$5,000
$2,500
Quiz_________________?
$20,000 death benefit -
Answer✅
K pays on a $20,000 20-Year Endowment policy for 10 years and dies from an automobile
accident. How much will the insurance company pay the beneficiary?
Return of premiums paid
Cash value plus interest
$20,000 death benefit
Face amount plus interest
Quiz_________________?
$25,000 individual whole life policy -
Answer✅
, An employee with $25,000 group term life coverage was recently fired. This employee's
group coverage may be converted to a
$125,000 individual whole life policy
$25,000 modified whole life policy
$25,000 individual term life policy
$25,000 individual whole life policy
Quiz_________________?
$50,000 -
Answer✅
T took out a $50,000 life insurance policy with an Accidental Death and Dismemberment
rider. Five years later, T commits suicide. How much will the insurer pay?
The total premiums paid minus any policy loans
Nothing
$50,000
$100,000
Quiz_________________?
$50,000 minus any outstanding policy loans -
Answer✅
P purchases a $50,000 whole life insurance policy in 2005. One of the questions on the
application asks if P engages in scuba diving, to which P answers "No". The policy is then
issued with no scuba exclusions. In 2010, P takes up scuba diving and dies in a scuba-related
accident in 2011. What will the insurer pay to P's beneficiary?
Premiums paid plus interest