A is correct. Hawaiʻi's controlled-business provisions are intended to prevent a person from obtaining and maintaining an insurance producer license primarily for the purpose of writing insurance on the producer, the producer's family, or other closely controlled interests rather than conducting genuine insurance business with the public.
Under Hawaiʻi law, excessive controlled business exists for licensing purposes when, during the applicable statutory measurement period, the aggregate premiums on controlled business exceed the aggregate premiums on all other insurance business written by the producer. Official Hawaiʻi legislative text preserves this controlled-business standard.
If controlled-business premiums exceed premiums from all other risks, controlled business necessarily represents more than one-half of total premiums written . That mathematical relationship makes option A the correct choice.
The statute evaluates the relevant premium relationship within the prescribed calendar-year framework associated with the producer's licensing history; the practice question summarizes that concept as business written during a two-year period. Candidates should focus on the controlling threshold: controlled premiums cannot become the majority of the producer's overall premium production.
Options C and D use incorrect measures or percentages. The test concerns premium volume , not the aggregate face amount of insurance issued.
Reference topics: Controlled Business; Producer Licensing Eligibility; Premium Volume; Hawaiʻi Insurance Producer Requirements.
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