West Virginia Life (InsWV-Life01) and Accident and Health or Sickness Producer (InsWV-AcSi02) Insurance Examinations — exam facts
West Virginia
Every source below was read on 2026-09-22
| Administering body | West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner (WVOIC) — exam delivered by Pearson VUE WVOIC's Licensing page states that all West Virginia insurance exams are in-person only. WVOIC's pre-licensing provider packet requires 20 hours of pre-licensing education for Life only, 20 hours for Accident & Sickness only, or 40 hours for both; the course completion certificate must be brought to the exam and expires six months after completion. Source: Pearson VUE — West Virginia Insurance Candidate Handbook (September 2026, #124900) (2026-09-22) |
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| Questions | Not published by West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner / Pearson VUE There is no combined exam; Life and Accident and Health or Sickness are separate exams. The two Pearson VUE documents disagree: the September 2026 handbook's exam table gives 90 questions for each, while the content outlines effective June 16, 2026 give Life 50 scoreable plus 5 pretest (general) and 28 scoreable plus 6 pretest (West Virginia), and Accident and Health 50 plus 5 (general) and 30 plus 6 (West Virginia). Neither exam's outline figures add up to 90, so no count is stated here. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — West Virginia Insurance Candidate Handbook (September 2026, #124900) (2026-09-22) · Pearson VUE — West Virginia Insurance Supplement Examination Content Outlines (effective June 16, 2026, #124901) (2026-09-22) |
| Time limit | No combined exam — the handbook gives the Life exam and the Accident and Health or Sickness exam 120 minutes each What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — West Virginia Insurance Candidate Handbook (September 2026, #124900) (2026-09-22) |
| Passing score | Scaled score of 70 on a 0–100 scale The same rule applies to each exam. The handbook states that the reported scaled score is neither the number nor the percentage of questions answered correctly. Under West Virginia Code §33-12-5 a candidate is limited to eight attempts per line of authority, and must wait 24 hours before booking a retake. Source: Pearson VUE — West Virginia Insurance Candidate Handbook (September 2026, #124900) (2026-09-22) |
| Fees |
The $84 exam fee and the $50 producer licence fee appear both in the handbook and in WVOIC's fee schedule; a candidate for both lines pays the exam fee for each exam. The fingerprint fee is not listed because the sources disagree: the handbook prints $45.75, while WVOIC's Licensing page and fee schedule print $47.25. Source: West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner — Licensing and Education Fees (updated 8/19/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Languages offered | Not published by West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner / Pearson VUE The handbook does not list the languages the exams are offered in. Its only language provision is extra examination time for candidates whose primary language is not English, requested with Pearson VUE's ESL form and a letter on official letterhead. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — West Virginia Insurance Candidate Handbook (September 2026, #124900) (2026-09-22) · Pearson VUE — English as a Second Language (ESL) Request Form (#999930) (2026-09-22) · West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner — Licensing and Education Division (2026-09-22) |
Change log
- 2026-09-22Fact sheet created from the Pearson VUE West Virginia candidate handbook (September 2026), the content outlines effective 16 June 2026, and WVOIC's fee schedule and licensing pages. Question count withheld because the handbook and outlines disagree.
- 2026-06-16Pearson VUE's current West Virginia content outlines took effect.