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California Property & Casualty Broker-Agent · 2026 Edition

California Property & Casualty Broker-Agent Study Guide — 2026 Edition

Edition noteNew for 2026: 20-hour prelicensing course repealed (AB 943); written to CDI's Jan 1, 2026 exam objectives

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California Property and Casualty Broker-Agent Licence Examination (combined) — Exam facts
Administering bodyCalifornia Department of Insurance (CDI), Producer Licensing Bureau — exam delivered by PSI Services LLC

Source: PSI / California Department of Insurance — Candidate Information Bulletin for California Insurance License Examinees (revised March 2026)

Questions150 questions

Source: PSI / California Department of Insurance — Candidate Information Bulletin for California Insurance License Examinees (revised March 2026)

Time limit195 minutes

Source: PSI / California Department of Insurance — Candidate Information Bulletin for California Insurance License Examinees (revised March 2026)

Passing score60%

Source: CDI — Examination Times and Number of Questions (CDI website table; stale on languages and, for time limits, disagrees with the CIB)

Fees
  • $188 — Licence filing fee (California Department of Insurance, one-time)
  • $55 — Examination fee, per examination (California Department of Insurance, per attempt)
  • $43 — Convenience fee to test at a PSI location (PSI Services LLC, per attempt)
  • $74 — Live Scan fingerprinting (FBI, DOJ and Capital Live Scan components combined) (Capital Live Scan / FBI / California DOJ, one-time)

Source: CDI — Licensing Fees

Languages offeredEnglish · Spanish · Simplified Chinese · Vietnamese · Korean · Tagalog

Source: CDI — Notice: License Examinations Available in Multiple Languages (AB 451, Chapter 136, Statutes of 2023) (PDF)

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California Department of Insurance (CDI), Producer Licensing Bureau — exam delivered by PSI Services LLC. CDI confirms PSI as the current examination vendor on its own scheduling page.
How many questions are on the California Property and Casualty Broker-Agent Licence Examination (combined)?
150 questions. CDI and PSI publish no per-exam count of unscored items — only the rule that “a small number of one to ten experimental items, generally, approximately 10% of the number of questions” may be added, unscored, and that they count against examination time. Do not compute a per-exam figure from that.
How long is the California Property and Casualty Broker-Agent Licence Examination (combined)?
195 minutes. Unreconciled conflict between two official sources: the Candidate Information Bulletin revised March 2026 gives 195 minutes for the combined examination, while CDI's own Examination Times table gives 3 hours. The bulletin figure is shown because it is the document CDI hands candidates; both are linked.
What is the passing score for the California Property and Casualty Broker-Agent Licence Examination (combined)?
60%. CDI: all producer license examinations require a 60 percent score to pass (adjuster and bail examinations require 70 percent). No sectional or per-subject cut score is published — the March 2026 Candidate Information Bulletin was searched in full and contains none. A failing candidate receives a per-topic diagnostic, which is a diagnostic, not a cut score.
How much does the California Property and Casualty Broker-Agent Licence Examination (combined) cost?
$188 — Licence filing fee (California Department of Insurance, one-time); $55 — Examination fee, per examination (California Department of Insurance, per attempt); $43 — Convenience fee to test at a PSI location (PSI Services LLC, per attempt); $74 — Live Scan fingerprinting (FBI, DOJ and Capital Live Scan components combined) (Capital Live Scan / FBI / California DOJ, one-time). The renewal fee equals the filing fee; a late renewal is charged at a higher rate. The Live Scan total is the sum of three separately published components, and the Capital Live Scan vendor is new — the Candidate Information Bulletin carries a front-page alert about the change.
What languages is the California Property and Casualty Broker-Agent Licence Examination (combined) offered in?
English · Spanish · Simplified Chinese · Vietnamese · Korean · Tagalog. Offered under AB 451 (Chapter 136, Statutes of 2023), which required CDI to offer license examinations in Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean from 1 January 2024; § 1677 adds Tagalog from 1 July 2024, making six. CDI's own Examination Times table is stale on this point and still lists only Spanish variants.
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Contents

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  1. Chapter 1 — General Insurance: Concepts, Principles and Contract Law (Objectives I.A–I.B)p. 11
  2. Chapter 2 — The Insurance Marketplace: Producers, Licensing and Ethics (Objectives I.C.1–I.C.2)p. 31
  3. Chapter 3 — The Insurance Marketplace: Insurers, Regulation, Claims and Surplus Lines (Objectives I.C.3–I.C.5)p. 52
  4. Chapter 4 — Legal Concept: Tort Law (Objective I.D)p. 71
  5. Chapter 5 — Property and Casualty Basics, Policies and Classes of Insurance (Objectives II.A–II.C)p. 83
  6. Chapter 6 — Homeowners, Dwelling and Residential Valuation (Objectives III.A–III.C, property)p. 105
  7. Chapter 7 — Catastrophe Programs, Wildfire Mitigation, Personal Inland Marine and Pet Insurance (Objectives III.D–III.F and V)p. 125
  8. Chapter 8 — Personal Auto, Watercraft and Umbrella (Casualty Objectives III.A–III.D)p. 143
  9. Chapter 9 — Commercial Property, the Commercial Package Policy and the BOP (Property Objectives IV.A–IV.C)p. 163
  10. Chapter 10 — Commercial Casualty: CGL, Professional and Management Liability, Commercial Auto, Umbrella and Surety (Casualty Objectives IV.A–IV.C)p. 180
  11. Answer key & explanationsp. 194
  12. Chapter 11 — Workers’ Compensation in California (Casualty Objective IV.B.8)p. 197
  13. Practice Exam Section 2 — Property and Casualty Basics, Policy Provisions and California Rulesp. 221
  14. Practice Exam Section 7 — Pet Insurance (Questions 149–150)p. 249
  15. Appendix A — The Exam at a Glance, in One Tablep. 265
  16. Appendix B — Terms the Exam Expects You to Use Preciselyp. 268

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Personal Auto, Watercraft and Umbrella (Casualty Objectives III.A–III.D)
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The Casualty outline spends most of its Personal Lines weight here: the California financial responsibility law, the ISO Personal Auto Policy, California's auto statutes on good drivers, cancellation and uninsured motorists, ride-hailing and car sharing, the assigned risk and low-cost programs, and then watercraft and umbrella coverage. Section III.A of the Casualty outline — residential liability and liability endorsements — was taught with the homeowners form in Chapter 6; this chapter starts with the boat.

III.B Marine — Personal Watercraft

A homeowners policy is a poor fit for most boats. Property coverage for watercraft of all types, including trailers and motors, is capped at $1,500[1], and Section II liability applies only to small craft — sailboats under 26 feet and boats with outboard motors of 25 total horsepower or less, among a few other exceptions[1]. A watercraft endorsement to the homeowners policy broadens liability and medical payments for small sailboats and outboard boats[2]; larger boats need a boat owners or yacht policy. Those policies typically combine:

  • Liability — operations liability, passenger liability and, for fleets, flotilla coverage.
  • Medical payments for people aboard.
  • Physical damage to the boat, motor, trailer and equipment.
  • For yachts, hull coverage on the vessel itself and protection and indemnity (P&I) — the marine term for liability coverage.

III.C Personal Auto

1.a The California Financial Responsibility Law

"All drivers and all owners of a motor vehicle shall at all times be able to establish financial responsibility ... and shall at all times carry in the vehicle evidence of the form of financial responsibility in effect for the vehicle"[3]. Financial responsibility is established by being self-insured, being insured under a qualifying policy or bond, being a public entity, being a cash depositor under the Vehicle Code, or another method the DMV authorizes[4]. CDI's auto guide lists the three ways most drivers use: liability insurance from an authorized insurer, a $35,000 cash deposit with the DMV, or a $35,000 surety bond[5].

Minimum limits. For policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2025, the minimum liability limits are $30,000 for bodily injury to one person, $60,000 for bodily injury to two or more people in one accident, and $15,000 for property damage[6]. The prior minimums were $15,000/$30,000/$5,000[6], and the minimums rise again for policies issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2035[6]. An auto liability policy issued in California must carry at least these limits[7]. CDI states the minimums the same way for consumers[5].

Notice requirements. An insurer must notify the DMV when a policy is written or the insured stops paying; CDI's guide tells consumers that the insurer "tells the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) if you buy auto insurance or if you stop paying your premium"[5].

1.b Company policies versus the ISO form

The exam uses ISO's Personal Auto Policy (PP 00 01) as the standard[8], but a company's own policy may differ in wording, limits and endorsements, and California amendatory endorsements change the ISO form to meet California statutes (cancellation notice periods, uninsured motorist rules and so on). Always read the actual policy.

1.c The Personal Auto Policy: who and what is covered

  • "You" and "your" — the named insured and a resident spouse. If the spouse moves out, the spouse remains "you" only until the earliest of 90 days after the move, the effective date of another policy naming the spouse, or the end of the policy period[9].
  • "Family member" — a person related to you by blood, marriage or adoption who is a resident of your household, including a ward or foster child[9].
  • "Your covered auto" — any vehicle shown in the declarations, a newly acquired auto, any trailer you own, and a temporary substitute for a covered auto out of use because of breakdown, repair, servicing, loss or destruction[9].
  • Who is insured under Part A — you or any family member for any auto or trailer, and "Any person using 'your covered auto'"[9]. California law requires the policy to cover the named insured and anyone using the vehicle with permission[7].
  • Territory — the United States, its territories or possessions, Puerto Rico, and Canada, plus transport between their ports[9].
  • Share-the-expense versus for-hire. Part A excludes a vehicle used as a public or livery conveyance, including any time the insured is logged into a transportation network platform as a driver, but the exclusion "does not apply to: a. A share-the-expense car pool"[9].

Newly acquired autos

A newly acquired private passenger auto, pickup or van gets the broadest coverage provided for any vehicle shown in the declarations, for everything except damage to your auto, if you ask the insurer to insure it within 14 days after you become the owner[9]. For physical damage:

  • Collision begins on the date you become the owner. If at least one listed auto has collision coverage, you must ask within 14 days; if none does, you must ask within four days, and a $500 collision deductible applies to a loss that happens before you ask[9].
  • Other than collision follows the same 14-day / four-day pattern[9].

CDI's objectives state the same rule: if the insured has collision coverage on at least one listed auto, all coverage on the newly acquired auto begins on the date of ownership[10].

Rental cars and non-owned autos

A non-owned private passenger auto rented for a vacation is covered under Part A because "You or any 'family member'" are insured "for the ownership, maintenance or use of any auto"[9]. Under Part D, a non-owned auto gets the broadest coverage applicable to any covered auto[9], and the policy pays up to $30 a day for loss-of-use charges you owe on a non-owned auto[9]. Liability insurance on a vehicle you do not own is excess over other collectible insurance[9].

1.d Primary and excess coverage

The PAP's liability coverage on a vehicle you do not own is excess over other collectible insurance, while coverage for your covered auto is shared pro rata with other applicable insurance[9]. Part D's "other sources of recovery" clause makes coverage on a non-owned auto "excess over any other collectible source of recovery," including the owner's coverage[9].

1.e The Good Driver Discount

Proposition 103 requires auto rates to be based, in decreasing order of importance, on the insured's driving safety record, annual miles driven, and years of driving experience, then other factors the Commissioner adopts[11]. A person who qualifies may buy a Good Driver Discount policy from the insurer of his or her choice, and its rate must be "at least 20 percent below the rate the insured would otherwise have been charged for the same coverage"[11]. To qualify, a driver must have been licensed for the previous three years and, in those three years, not had more than one violation point, and not been principally at fault in an accident causing injury or death[12]. The absence of prior insurance cannot, by itself, be used to set rates or eligibility[11].

Credit. CDI's objectives state that a consumer credit report cannot be used in California as the basis for declining to insure or as a premium factor for auto insurance[10]. The rating statute explains why: auto rates must follow the approved factors, and "the use of any criterion without approval shall constitute unfair discrimination"[11].

1.f Cancellation and nonrenewal

California limits the reasons an insurer may cancel or nonrenew an auto policy. Proposition 103 allows a notice of cancellation or nonrenewal "only if it is based on one or more of the following reasons: (A) nonpayment of premium; (B) fraud or material misrepresentation affecting the policy or insured; (C) a substantial increase in the hazard insured against"[13]. Section 661 lists the cancellation grounds in more detail, including suspension or revocation of the license of the named insured or a regular driver[14].

Notice periods:

  • Cancellation: at least 20 days, or at least 10 days after nonpayment for a nonpayment cancellation; the cancellation takes effect only if the nonpayment is not cured within the 10 days[15].
  • Renewal offer: at least 20 days before expiration; nonrenewal notice: at least 30 days before expiration[16]. If the insurer fails to give either, the policy continues for 30 days after the notice is given[16].

CDI's guide puts the grounds plainly — fraud or material misrepresentation, nonpayment, or substantial increase in the hazard — and notes the 10-day notice for nonpayment[5].

1.h Ride-hailing (TNC) and personal vehicle sharing

  • Personal auto policies rarely cover TNC driving. The ISO form excludes use as a public or livery conveyance, including whenever the driver is logged into a transportation network platform[9]. Insurers offer products that fill the gap; CDI's guide notes you can buy coverage for business use, "including when driving for a Transportation Network Company"[5].
  • What the TNC must carry. From the moment a driver accepts a ride request until the ride ends, TNC insurance must be primary and at least $1,000,000 for death, personal injury and property damage, and the TNC must provide uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage of $60,000 per person and $300,000 per incident while a passenger is in the vehicle[17].
  • Personal vehicle sharing. A privately insured car is not reclassified as commercial or for-hire just because it is shared through a personal vehicle sharing program, as long as the owner's sharing revenue does not exceed the annual cost of owning and operating the vehicle and the owner does not knowingly allow commercial use[18]. The PAP excludes liability while the car is enrolled in and being used through such a program by someone other than you or a family member[9] — so the program's own insurance must respond.

2. Liability, medical payments and uninsured motorists

Part A — Liability. "We will pay damages for 'bodily injury' or 'property damage' for which any 'insured' becomes legally responsible because of an auto accident," and "In addition to our limit of liability, we will pay all defense costs we incur"[9].

  • Supplementary payments (in addition to the limit): up to $250 for bail bonds, premiums on appeal bonds, post-judgment interest, up to $250 a day for lost earnings to attend hearings at the insurer's request, and other reasonable expenses; these payments do not reduce the limit[9].
  • Split limits versus single limit. A split limit states a per-person bodily injury limit, a per-accident bodily injury limit and a property damage limit; CDI's example: with $50,000/$100,000, the policy will not pay more than $50,000 for one person or $100,000 for one accident[5]. A combined single limit is one sum for bodily injury and property damage per accident[19].
  • Out-of-state coverage. If an accident happens in a state with higher financial responsibility limits, the policy provides the higher limits; if a state requires nonresidents to carry compulsory coverage, the policy provides at least the required minimum[9].
  • Other insurance. For a non-owned vehicle, the PAP liability coverage is excess[9].
  • Key exclusions. Intentional injury; property damage to property owned or transported by the insured, or rented to or in the insured's care (except a residence or private garage); vehicles with fewer than four wheels or designed mainly for off-road use; vehicles furnished for your regular use[9].

Part B — Medical Payments. Pays reasonable medical and funeral expenses "because of 'bodily injury'" caused by an accident and sustained by an insured, incurred within three years of the accident[9], for you and family members while occupying a motor vehicle or as pedestrians struck by one, and for anyone occupying your covered auto[9]. CDI notes the minimum medical payments limit you can buy is $1,000 per person[5], and it pays "no matter who is at fault"[5].

Part C — Uninsured Motorists. Pays compensatory damages an insured is legally entitled to recover from the owner or operator of an uninsured motor vehicle because of bodily injury[9]. An "uninsured motor vehicle" includes one with no bodily injury liability policy, one whose limits are below the financial responsibility minimum, a hit-and-run vehicle whose owner and operator cannot be identified, and one whose insurer denies coverage or becomes insolvent[9].

California's uninsured motorist law:

  • Every auto bodily injury liability policy issued in California must include uninsured motorist coverage unless the named insured and insurer agree in writing to delete it or reduce it — but not below the financial responsibility limits[20]. CDI: "If you choose not to buy it, you must sign a form, called a waiver"[5].
  • Underinsured motorist coverage pays when the at-fault driver's limits are too low[5].
  • Uninsured motorist property damage (UMPD) pays damage to your car caused by an identified at-fault uninsured driver, up to $3,500, if you do not have collision coverage[5].
  • Collision deductible waiver pays your collision deductible when an uninsured at-fault driver damages your car[5].
  • Umbrella and excess policies are not required to include uninsured motorist coverage: "A policy shall be excluded from the application of this section if the automobile liability coverage is provided only on an excess or umbrella basis"[20].

Credit reports and MVRs. Insurers order a Motor Vehicle Report from the DMV — "the state's official record of your accidents, traffic violations, and suspended licenses"[5] — and the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act governs the use of consumer reports; in California, as noted above, credit may not be used to decline or price auto insurance[10, 11].

3. Physical damage and endorsements

Part D — Coverage for Damage to Your Auto pays "for direct and accidental loss to 'your covered auto' or any 'non-owned auto', including its equipment, minus any applicable deductible"[9].

  • Collision means "the upset of 'your covered auto' or a 'non-owned auto' or its impact with another vehicle or object"[9].
  • Other than collision (OTC) — what many insurers still call comprehensive — includes missiles or falling objects, fire, theft, explosion or earthquake, windstorm, hail, water or flood, vandalism, riot, contact with bird or animal, and breakage of glass; glass broken in a collision may be treated as collision at the insured's option[9]. CDI's guide: comprehensive covers damage "caused by something other than a collision"[5]. OTC is a property coverage — it pays for damage to the insured's own car.
  • Valuation. The insurer pays the lesser of actual cash value or the cost to repair or replace with like kind and quality; depreciation and physical condition are considered for a total loss; betterment is not paid[9]. CDI notes collision and comprehensive "provide compensation based on the market value of your car"[5].
  • The insurer's options. It may pay in money or repair or replace the property, and may return stolen property[9].
  • Transportation expenses. Without a deductible, up to $30 a day and $900 total for temporary transportation after a covered loss to your auto; for total theft, beginning 48 hours after the theft[9].
  • Personal effects and equipment. Part D covers the auto "including its equipment"; it excludes loss to non-permanently installed electronic equipment and limits custom equipment to $1,500 unless endorsed[9].
  • Exclusions include wear and tear, freezing, mechanical or electrical breakdown, road damage to tires, and livery use[9].
  • Duties after a loss. Promptly notify the insurer of how, when and where the accident happened; cooperate; submit to physical exams and examinations under oath as required[9]; for uninsured motorist claims, promptly notify police of a hit-and-run[9]; and for damage to your auto, protect it from further loss and notify police of a theft[9].

Common endorsements the objectives list: miscellaneous type vehicle (motor homes, motorcycles, golf carts), limited Mexico coverage, towing and labor, trust, joint ownership, auto loan/lease (GAP) coverage, named non-owner coverage, extended non-owned liability for a vehicle furnished for regular use, optional transportation expense limits, and customizing equipment coverage[10]. CDI's guide describes GAP as paying the difference between the car's fair market value and what is owed on the loan or lease[5].

4. CAARP and the Low-Cost Automobile program

California Automobile Assigned Risk Plan (CAARP). The Commissioner approves a plan for the equitable apportionment among admitted liability insurers of applicants "who are in good faith entitled to but are unable to procure that insurance through ordinary methods," and all such insurers must participate[21]. CDI's guide: CAARP assigns a driver to an insurer, all participating insurers charge the same premiums, installments are allowed, and "There is no broker's fee if you buy a CAARP policy"[5]. Eligibility standards may consider the applicant's driving record, license suspensions, accidents, and the condition or use of the car[22].

California Low-Cost Automobile Insurance (CLCA). A program within CAARP[23]:

  • Limits: $10,000 per person and $20,000 per accident for bodily injury, $3,000 for property damage — lower than the standard minimums but satisfying financial responsibility for program participants[5, 24].
  • Eligibility: household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level; at least 16 and continuously licensed for three years (or pay a surcharge); no more than one at-fault property damage accident or one moving-violation point in three years; no at-fault injury accident; no Vehicle Code felony or misdemeanor on the record[25]. CDI adds that the car must be worth $25,000 or less[5].
  • Terms: a one-year term, renewable annually[24]; an installment plan with no more than 20% down[26]; uninsured motorist and medical payments available as options[27].

Sources cited in this excerpt

  1. Homeowners 3 - Special Form, HO 00 03 05 11 (specimen filed with and published by the Nevada Division of Insurance). Insurance Services Office, Inc., 2010-05-01. https://doi.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/doinvgov/_public-documents/Consumers/Home/American_Family/Homesite_HO_00_03_05_11.pdf
  2. Home Insurance Forms (consumer information page). Alabama Department of Insurance, 2026-09-24. https://aldoi.gov/Consumers/HomeInsForms.aspx
  3. California Vehicle Code section 16020, text as retrieved 2026-09-24 (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 295, Sec. 13. (AB 2956) Effective January 1, 2023.). California Legislature (California Legislative Information, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), 2023-01-01. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=16020
  4. California Vehicle Code section 16021, text as retrieved 2026-09-24 (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 594, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2004.). California Legislature (California Legislative Information, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), 2004-01-01. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=16021
  5. Automobile Insurance information guide (Form 901, February 2025). California Department of Insurance, 2025-02-01. https://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/105-type/95-guides/01-auto/upload/IG-Auto-Insurance-Updated-020525.pdf
  6. California Vehicle Code section 16056, text as retrieved 2026-09-24 (Amended (as added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 717, Sec. 3) by Stats. 2023, Ch. 204, Sec. 19. (AB 1140) Effective January 1, 2024. Operative January 1, 2025, by its own provisions.). California Legislature (California Legislative Information, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), 2025-01-01. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH&sectionNum=16056
  7. California Insurance Code section 11580.1, text as retrieved 2026-09-24 (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 31, Sec. 176. (SB 836) Effective June 27, 2016.). California Legislature (California Legislative Information, leginfo.legislature.ca.gov), 2016-06-27. https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=INS&sectionNum=11580.1
  8. Property License Examination Objectives (effective January 1, 2026). California Department of Insurance, 2026-01-01. https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0030-seek-pre-lic/upload/2025-Property-License-Examination-Objectives.docx
  9. Personal Auto Policy, PP 00 01 09 18 (specimen published by the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Bureau of Insurance). Insurance Services Office, Inc., 2018-09-01. https://www.scc.virginia.gov/media/sccvirginiagov-home/regulated-industries/insurance/insurance-companies/property-casualty-companies/personal-commercial-auto-forms/PP-00-01-09-18.pdf
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