District of Columbia Property and Casualty Insurance Producer Examinations (Property exam and Casualty exam) — exam facts
District of Columbia
Every source below was read on 2026-10-13
| Administering body | District of Columbia Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB) — exam delivered by Pearson VUE DISB licenses producers; Pearson VUE develops and administers the examinations. After passing, a candidate applies for the license at NIPR within one year and a new resident producer is fingerprinted. Whether a pre-licensing course is required is not settled by the sources PrepPass read (the handbook is inconsistent and no rule was found); confirm with DISB. Source: Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (#120900, footer rev 12/24) (2026-10-13) |
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| Questions | There is no combined Property & Casualty exam. Property and Casualty are separate examinations, each with a general-knowledge part and a District of Columbia part. Property: general knowledge 50 scored + 5 pretest questions, District of Columbia 25 scored + 5 pretest. Casualty: general knowledge 50 scored + 5 pretest, District of Columbia 30 scored + 5 pretest. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Content Outlines, Property and Casualty (effective September 2, 2025, #120901) (2026-10-13) · Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (#120900, footer rev 12/24) (2026-10-13) |
| Time limit | There is no combined exam, so there is no single time limit. The candidate handbook says each candidate has two hours to complete the examination; confirm with Pearson VUE when you book. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (#120900, footer rev 12/24) (2026-10-13) |
| Passing score | Scaled score of 70 on a 0–100 scale The candidate handbook lists a required scaled passing score of 70 for the producer examination, and the District's regulation requires a minimum score of 70 on the written examination. An applicant must apply for the license within one year of passing or the score is invalid. Source: 26-A DCMR § 100 — Producer licensing, general provisions (DCRegs) (2026-10-13) |
| Fees |
The handbook (footer revision 12/24) states an examination fee of $75, paid when you reserve; it also says exams are offered individually, so a Property and a Casualty exam are reserved and paid for separately. The license fee is not shown: the regulation's fee could not be checked against DISB's fee schedule. Confirm all fees with Pearson VUE and DISB. Source: Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (#120900, footer rev 12/24) (2026-10-13) |
| Languages offered | English The handbook does not list other exam languages; Pearson VUE's District page links an English as a Second Language (ESL) request form. Confirm with Pearson VUE. Source: Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Licensing Candidate Handbook (#120900, footer rev 12/24) (2026-10-13) |
| Outline and weights | Property: General knowledge 50 + District of Columbia 25 = 75 scored questions plus 10 unscored pretest (District of Columbia is about 33% of the scored questions). Casualty: General knowledge 50 + District of Columbia 30 = 80 scored questions plus 10 unscored pretest (District of Columbia is about 38% of the scored questions). Pearson VUE's District of Columbia Insurance Content Outlines, document #120901 (effective September 2, 2025) gives the scored items in each section: Property general knowledge (50 scored items): Types of Policies 22, Insurance Terms and Related Concepts 15, Policy Provisions and Contract Law 13; Property, District of Columbia law (25 scored items): Laws common to life, accident and health, property and casualty 20, Laws pertinent to property and casualty insurance 3, Laws pertinent to property insurance only 2; Casualty general knowledge (50 scored items): Types of Policies, Bonds, and Related Terms 23, Insurance Terms and Related Concepts 15, Policy Provisions 12; Casualty, District of Columbia law (30 scored items): Laws common to life, accident and health, property and casualty 20, Laws pertinent to property and casualty insurance 3, Laws pertinent to casualty insurance only 7. The numbers are scored-item counts printed beside each heading, for two separate exams. Last checked 2026-10-13. Source: Pearson VUE — District of Columbia Insurance Content Outlines, Property and Casualty (effective September 2, 2025, #120901) (2026-10-13) |
Change log
- 2026-10-13Fact sheet created from the District of Columbia Insurance Content Outlines effective September 2, 2025 (Property 50 + 25 scored, Casualty 50 + 30 scored, 5 + 5 pretest each) and the Pearson VUE candidate handbook (footer revision 12/24).