Passing your Wisconsin insurance license exam is a pivotal part of becoming a licensed insurance agent in the state of Wisconsin.

In this guide, we’ll break down the general information that you need to know in order to pass your exam, outline the differences between each examination line, and offer tips on both: how to prepare for your Wisconsin insurance licensing exam, and on what to do after you pass.

Wisconsin Insurance Exam Basics

General Information

The state of Wisconsin uses PSI to administer its insurance agent licensing. This means you can register and book all of your licensing examinations through the PSI website. Your test can be carried out online or in person.

Each major insurance line examination is made up of multiple-choice questions and includes both general and state-specific material.

The general questions test your federal insurance product and agent knowledge, whereas the state-specific questions test you on the Wisconsin insurance regulations and laws that you will need to know in order to operate as an insurance agent.

Score Explanation

As soon as you finish your insurance exam, you will see a “pass” or “fail” score; a score report will also be emailed to you.

If you failed your exam, your score report will include a diagnostic report that will show you how many questions you answered correctly. This can help you identify your weak points for any future re-examination attempts.

You can request a duplicate score report by emailing PSI at scorereport@psionline.com. Keep in mind that you will need to include your full name, confirmation number, and examinee ID number.

Note: You will need to obtain a score of 70% or higher in order to pass your insurance license exam(s) in Wisconsin.

Cost

Your Wisconsin insurance license exam cost will depend on the number of examinations that you take:

Examination	Cost	Time Allowed
Life	$75	120 Minutes
Accident & Health	$75	120 Minutes
Property	$75	120 Minutes
Casualty	$75	120 Minutes

Note: You should focus on one exam at a time. This will likely increase the amount of time and effort you can allocate to each examination and should allow you to feel more prepared when you sit your exam.

Wisconsin Life and Health Insurance Exam

Below you can find the content outline offered by PSI.

We recommend using it as a checklist when working through your pre-license education course. This way, you’ll be absolutely sure that you haven’t missed any topic that you will be tested on later on.

Wisconsin Life General and State Exam Content Outline

100 questions

I. Insurance Regulation

1. Licensing
2. State Regulation
3. Federal Regulation
4. Wisconsin statutes, rules, and regulations pertinent to life insurance and annuities

II. General Insurance

1. Concepts
2. Insurers
3. Producers and general rules of the agency
4. Contracts

III. Life Insurance Basics

1. Insurable Interest
2. Personal uses of life insurance
3. Life settlements (including stranger originated life insurance)
4. Determining amount of personal life insurance
5. Business uses of life insurance
6. Classes of life insurance policies
7. Premiums
8. Licensee responsibilities
9. Individual underwriting by the insurer

IV. Life Insurance Policies

1. Term life insurance
2. Whole life insurance
3. Flexible premium policies
4. Specialized policies
5. Group life insurance

V. Life Insurance Policy Provisions, Options and Riders

1. Standard provisions
2. Beneficiaries
3. Settlement options
4. Nonforfeiture options
5. Policy loan and withdrawal options
6. Dividend options
7. Disability riders
8. Accelerated (living) benefit provision/rider
9. Riders covering additional insureds
10. Riders affecting the death benefit amount

VI. Annuities

1. Annuity principles and concepts
2. Immediate versus deferred annuities
3. Annuity (benefit) payment options
4. Annuity products
5. Uses of annuities

VII. Federal Tax Considerations for Life Insurance and Annuities

1. Taxation of personal life insurance
2. Modified endowment contracts (MECs)
3. Taxation of non-qualified annuities
4. Taxation of individual retirement accounts (IRAs)
5. Rollovers and transfers (IRAs and qualified plans)

VIII. Qualified Plans

1. General requirements
2. Federal tax considerations
3. Plan types, characteristics, and purchasers

Wisconsin Accident and Health General and State Exam Content Outline

100 questions 

I. Insurance Regulation

1. Licensing
2. State Regulation
3. Federal Regulation
4. Wisconsin statutes, rules, and regulations pertinent to disability (A&H) insurance

II. General Insurance

1. Concepts
2. Insurers
3. Producers and general rules of the agency
4. Contracts

III. Accident and Health Insurance Basics

1. Definitions of perils
2. Principal types of losses and benefits
3. Classes of health insurance policies 
4. Limited policies
5. Common exclusions from coverage
6. Licensee responsibilities in individual health insurance
7. Individual underwriting by the insurer
8. Considerations in replacing accident and health insurance
9. Other required, uniform, and general provisions

IV. Disability Income and Related Insurance

1. Qualifying for disability benefits
2. Individual disability income insurance
3. Unique aspects of individual disability underwriting
4. Group disability income insurance
5. Social Security disability

V. Medical Plans

1. Medical plan concepts
2. Types of providers and plans
3. Cost containment in health care delivery
4. State requirements (individual and group)
5. HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements
6. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs)
7. Federal Health Care Reform (Affordable Care Act)
8. Health Insurance Exchange

VI. Group Accident and Health Insurance

1. Characteristics of group insurance
2. Types of eligible groups
3. Marketing considerations
4. Employer group health insurance
5. Small employer medical plans
6. Regulation of employer group insurance plans
7. Types of funding and administration

VII. Dental Insurance

1. Categories of dental treatment
2. Indemnity plans
3. Employer group dental expense

VIII. Medicare

1. Medicare standard policies
2. Medicare supplement
3. Other options for individuals with Medicare
4. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA)

IX. Long-Term Care Insurance

1. Long-term care (LTC) policies

X. Federal Tax Considerations for Accident and Health Insurance

1. Personally-owned health insurance
2. Employer group health insurance
3. Medical expense coverage for sole proprietors and partners
4. Business disability insurance
5. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs)

Wisconsin Property and Casualty License Exam

Below you can find the content outline offered by PSI.

You should use this outline as a checklist when working through your pre-license education course in order to ensure that you haven’t missed any topic that you will be tested on later on.

Wisconsin Property General and State Exam Content Outline

100 questions

I. Insurance Regulation

1. Licensing
2. State Regulation
3. Federal Regulation
4. Wisconsin statutes, rules, and regulations common to property insurance
5. Wisconsin statutes, rules, and regulations pertinent to property insurance

II. General Insurance

1. Concepts
2. Insurers
3. Producers and general rules of the agency
4. Contracts

III. Property Insurance Basics

1. Principles and concepts
2. Policy structure
3. Common policy provisions

IV. Dwelling Policy

1. Characteristics
2. Coverage forms — Perils insured against
3. Property coverages
4. General exclusions
5. Conditions
6. Selected endorsements
7. Personal liability supplement

V. Homeowners Policy

1. Coverage forms
2. Definitions
3. Section I — Property coverages
4. Perils insured against
5. Exclusions
6. Conditions
7. Selected endorsements

VI. Commercial Package Policy (CPP)

1. Components of a commercial policy
2. Commercial property
3. Commercial inland marine
4. Equipment breakdown
5. Farm coverage

VII. Businessowners Policy

1. Characteristics and purpose
2. Businessowners Section I — Property
3. Businessowners Section III — Common Policy Conditions
4. Selected endorsements

VIII. Other Coverages and Options

1. Other policies

Wisconsin Casualty General and State Exam Content Outline

100 questions

I. Insurance Regulation

1. Licensing
2. State Regulation
3. Federal Regulation
4. Wisconsin statutes, rules, and regulations common to casualty insurance
5. Wisconsin statutes, rules, and regulations pertinent to casualty insurance

II. General Insurance

1. Concepts
2. Insurers
3. Producers and general rules of the agency
4. Contracts

III. Casualty Insurance Basics

1. Principles and concepts
2. Policy structure
3. Common policy provisions

IV. Auto Insurance

1. Personal auto policy
2. Commercial auto
3. Wisconsin specific auto plan

V. Commercial Package Policy (CPP)

1. Components of a commercial policy
2. Commercial general liability
3. Commercial crime
4. Farm coverage

VI. Businessowners Policy

1. Characteristics and purpose
2. Businessowners Section II — Liability
3. Businessowners Section III — Common Policy Conditions
4. Selected endorsement

VII. Worker’s Compensation Insurance

1. Worker’s compensation laws
2. Worker’s compensation and employers liability insurance policy
3. Premium computations
4. Rating organization
5. Termination

VIII. Other Coverages and Options

1. Umbrella/excess liability policies
2. Specialty liability insurance
3. Surplus lines
4. Surety bonds
5. Other policies

How to Pass the Wisconsin Insurance Exam

Passing your Wisconsin insurance exam ultimately comes down to your mindset and degree of preparation.

We have composed a few helpful exam tips and tricks that should help you perform as well as you can during your exam day.

Get a Pre-License Course

Getting a pre-license course can go a long way in helping you get accustomed to the prolific amount of content that you will have to memorize. It is also a legal requirement in Wisconsin.

We recommend Kaplan’s course because it offers a variety of helpful features, including:

• Online exam simulations
• Live online training
• Printable study guides
• End of chapter reviews

Make Enough Time to Study

Not leaving enough time to prepare is one of the easiest ways to ensure that you do not pass your exam on your first attempt.

Remember, there are zero questions on your exam that are based on common sense or critical thinking. All questions are purely factual, and so will relate to how well you understand and remember the content that you have learned.

We recommend allocating around one to two weeks to prepare for your exam, as this should allow you to go through all of the material at least twice.

Control Test Anxiety

Even though you cannot control whether you get exam anxiety or not, you can take a few steps when preparing to limit its effect on your performance:

• Establish a consistent pretest routine — Acclimate yourself to exam conditions by following a specific routine on each practice exam at home. This should help you feel less anxious during your exam day.
• Get plenty of sleep — Lack of sleep can exacerbate your anxiety and increase your self-doubt. Make sure you are consistently getting a good night’s sleep in the week leading up to your exam.
• Study effectively — This sounds obvious, but make sure you are actually tailoring your studying to the exam that you are taking. Remember, there are no critical thinking or common sense questions involved.
• Arrive early — If you are planning to sit your exam in person, we recommend you arrive at least 30 minutes before it’s due to start in order to get used to your surroundings and have time to check in with your center’s administrator.

Getting Your Wisconsin Insurance License

Your next steps will depend on whether you actually passed your exam, as well as on whether you plan to get licensed for any additional lines.

You can attempt passing additional insurance line exams before filing your licensing application, if that is something you are actually interested in.

After you have passed your insurance licensing exam, you will need to:

• Complete a fingerprint and background check
• File your licensing application
• Wait for your application to be reviewed

Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance Contact Information

Mailing Address:

125 South Webster Street
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3474

Phone: (608) 266-8699

Fax: (608) 267-9451

Email: ociagentlicensing@wisconsin.gov

Website: https://oci.wi.gov/

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