Personal Lines Broker-Agent
A personal lines (PL) licensee is a person authorized to transact automobile insurance,
residential property insurance, including earthquake and flood insurance, personal
watercraft insurance and umbrella or excess liability insurance providing coverage when
written over one or more underlying automobile or residential property insurance policies,
and a personal lines broker-agent license is a license so to act. Personal Lines Broker-Agent
license authority is determined by what documents are submitted.
Prelicensing Requirements
20 hours of pre-licensing instruction covering information about automobile insurance,
residential property insurance, including earthquake, flood insurance, personal watercraft
insurance and umbrella or excess liability insurance; Plus 12 Hours of Code & Ethics, these
hours may be satisfied by completing an on-line or classroom California Department of
Insurance approved pre-licensing course
Qualifications as per California Department of Insurance-click here
Exam Preparation Information
Prepare and pass the first time with Exam Preparation Intensive- Click here for detailed information.
Number of Questions: 160
Time: 3 hours 15 minutes (195 minutes)
Passing Score: 60% or better
*10 additional questions are included in the exam and do not count towards your score. Passing
score is based 60% or better on 150 questions. The 10 questions that do not count against your
score are not revealed.
(Updated 3/2014)
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