Iowa Life and Accident & Health Insurance Producer Examinations — exam facts
Iowa
Every source below was read on 2026-09-22
| Administering body | Iowa Insurance Division — exam delivered by Pearson VUE The handbook and the Division's producer page both say candidates may test at a Pearson VUE test center or online through OnVUE online proctoring. The Division states that Iowa has no pre-licensing education requirement. Exam results are valid for 90 days. Source: Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (July 2025, rev. 01/2026, #121600) (2026-09-22) |
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| Questions | There is no combined Life & Health exam; Life and Accident & Health are separate exams. Life: general 50 scored + 5 pretest, Iowa 27 scored + 5 pretest. Accident & Health: general 50 scored + 5 pretest, Iowa 30 scored + 5 pretest. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Content Outlines (effective January 1, 2026, #121601) (2026-09-22) · Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (July 2025, rev. 01/2026, #121600) (2026-09-22) |
| Time limit | There is no combined exam. The Life exam and the Accident & Health exam are each allotted 2 hours (120 minutes). What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (July 2025, rev. 01/2026, #121600) (2026-09-22) |
| Passing score | Not published by Iowa Insurance Division The handbook says only that the passing score "is determined by the Iowa Insurance Division" and that scores "are based on the number of questions answered correctly"; it prints no figure, and neither the administrative code nor the Division's producer page does. After a failed attempt, a candidate must wait 24 hours before making a new reservation. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (July 2025, rev. 01/2026, #121600) (2026-09-22) · Iowa Administrative Code 191—Chapter 10, Insurance Producers (IAC 2/5/25) (2026-09-22) · Iowa Insurance Division — Insurance Producers (2026-09-22) |
| Fees |
The exam fee is from the handbook's exam list. The licence fee is set in the administrative code ("$50 for three years") and the Division's page gives the same $50; the Division says there is no licence fee to add a line of authority. Source: Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (July 2025, rev. 01/2026, #121600) (2026-09-22) |
| Languages offered | English The handbook's exam list names no non-English form. Candidates whose first language is not English may apply, with the ESL Request Form, for time and a half on the exam. Source: Pearson VUE — Iowa Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (July 2025, rev. 01/2026, #121600) (2026-09-22) |
Change log
- 2026-09-22Fact sheet created from the Pearson VUE Iowa candidate handbook, the content outlines effective 1 January 2026, the Iowa Insurance Division producer page and Iowa Administrative Code chapter 191—10.
- 2026-01-01Current Iowa content outlines took effect (Life: general 50 + 5, Iowa 27 + 5; Accident & Health: general 50 + 5, Iowa 30 + 5).