MINNESOTA INSURANCE PRELICENSING INFORMATION
Minnesota requires producer licensing candidates to take and complete a state-approved prelicensing course. You will also need to apply to your license with the state insurance department and register for the state licensing exam. Make sure to register for all 3 (prelicensing course, license application, state exam) using the personally identifiable information exactly as it appears on your government-issued ID. Discrepancies will delay the licensing process.
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HOW DO I COMPLETE MY EXAMFX PRELICENSING EDUCATION COURSE?
To earn your certificate of completion:
- Read every chapter and take the end-of-chapter quiz
- Score 70% or better on each chapter quiz before progressing to the next chapter. All chapters and quizzes must be completed in order and before the Practice Exam: Exam Mode may be accessed.
- Complete and pass the Practice Exam: Exam Mode with a score of 70% or better.
- Spend the total amount of the required hours in the course study materials.
- Complete and pass the Certificate Exam with a score of 70% or better with a proctor/disinterested third party present. The disinterested third party must have no financial interest in your success or failure and must not be a minor, relative, supervisor, or an employee under your line of supervision. The proctor must be physically present, must supervise the duration of the exam, and follow all state proctoring rules.
DON'T FORGET YOUR READINESS EXAM!
ExamFX is so confident in the quality of its material that we offer our customers a first-time pass guarantee. If you don’t pass the first time around, we will refund your money. To qualify for this offer, you must pass our Readiness Exam with a score of 80% to determine maximum exam readiness. While completing this portion of your online course is not required, we highly recommend taking this extra step.
HOW DO I GET MY LICENSE?
Step 1: Complete a prelicensing course that has been approved by the Department of Insurance. Once you have completed your course and passed the Certificate Exam, ExamFX will review and process your Certificate of Completion. Certificate processing takes up to 2 business days and may be delayed for proctor validation. Once approved, your Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you or you may download and print it from your ExamFX account.
Step 2: Schedule your exam with your state’s testing provider, Pearson VUE. The fastest way to schedule your exam is to do so online at https://home.pearsonvue.com. You can also schedule your exam over the phone at (888) 273-1946. Your exam may be taken at a physical Pearson VUE examination center or via a remote online proctored exam.
To cancel or reschedule your exam appointment you must contact Pearson VUE at (888) 273-1946 at least 48 hours in advance of your scheduled appointment or forfeit your examination fee.
The state of Minnesota requires fingerprints accompany licensing applications. For additional information regarding fingerprinting methods please see the candidate handbook published by PearsonVUE.
Step 3: Take and pass your state licensing exam. On the day of your appointment you must bring with you two valid forms of government issued identification (driver’s license, passport, military I.D., etc.) one of which must contain your name, photograph, and signature. The other must contain your signature and legal name. You must also supply your certificate of completion as proof of prelicensing education completion. You will not be able to take your exam if these requirements are not met.
Security measures are taken at the testing site. Restrictions on what you may bring with you to the testing center, into the testing room, and what you may wear will be enforced. For more detailed information about the security measures that will be taken during your testing appointment, please read and review the candidate bulletin.
If testing at a Pearson VUE testing site, the score report will be provided at the test center. If testing online, candidates will need to log into their Pearson VUE account to obtain their score report.
Step 4: Apply for your license after submitting your fingerprints. Minnesota resident applicants may apply for their license via Sircon.
Step 5: Maintain your license by being aware of your continuing education requirements. Most insurance licenses must be maintained by completing a certain number of credit hours of continuing education each licensing period. ExamFX offers continuing education courses that will help you comply with your state’s requirements. Click here to view your state’s education rules and stay on top of your license.
WHAT WILL MY EXAM BE LIKE?
Your exam experience is dependent on the line of authority you are testing for. Review the exam summaries below. The exam content outlines can be found on the testing provider's website.
The breakdown of testing topics can be found here.
- The number of questions on your exam
- The time limit
- The score that you must achieve to pass the exam
Minnesota exams are unique because they include additional chapters that provide an overview of all the major lines of authority: life, accident & health, property, and casualty insurance. Although these chapters are not part of the state exam content outline, they are required by state as part of prelicensing education and will appear on your practice tests and the certificate exam.
The additional chapters are as follows and each accounts for 1% of all the exams in the study program:
- Life Overview - Types of Policies
- Life Overview - Policy Provisions
- Life Overview - Group Insurance
- Accident & Health Overview - Types of Policies
- Accident & Health Overview - Policy Provisions
- Accident & Health Overview - Group Insurance
- Property Overview - Types of Policies
- Property Overview - Policy Provisions
- Property Overview - Perils, Exclusions, Deductibles, and Liability
- Property Overview - Evaluating Needs
- Casualty Overview - Types of Policies
- Casualty Overview - Policy Provisions
- Casualty Overview - Perils, Exclusions, Deductibles, and Liability
- Casualty Overview - Evaluating Needs
The practice tests and the state exam will be broken into two sections: General Knowledge and State Law; however, you will receive one overall score.
Minnesota Life Insurance
85 Total Questions (75 scored, 10 pretest)
Time limit: 2 hours
Passing score: 70%
Train for your test with our Minnesota Life exam prep course.
Minnesota Accident and Health Insurance
85 Total Questions (75 scored, 10 pretest)
Time limit: 2 hours
Passing score: 70%
Train for your test with our Minnesota Health exam prep course.
Minnesota Life, Accident and Health Insurance
145 Total Questions (130 scored, 15 pretest)
Time limit: 3 hours
Passing score: 70%
Train for your test with our Minnesota Life and Health exam prep course.
Minnesota Property Insurance
85 Total Questions (75 scored, 10 pretest)
Time limit: 2 hours
Passing score: 70%
Minnesota Casualty Insurance
85 Total Questions (75 scored, 10 pretest)
Time limit: 2 hours
Passing score: 70%
Minnesota Property and Casualty Insurance
145 Total Questions (130 scored, 15 pretest)
Time limit: 3 hours
Passing score: 70%
Train for your test with our Minnesota Property and Casualty exam prep course.
MORE QUESTIONS?
ExamFX recommends that you contact your Department of Insurance or testing center directly.
For licensing questions:
Minnesota Department of Commerce
Division of Insurance
85 7th Place E, Suite 280
St. Paul, MN 55101-2198
Phone: 651-539-1599
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://mn.gov/commerce
For questions about the examination:
Pearson VUE/Minnesota Program
Attn: Regulatory Program
5601 Green Valley Dr.
Bloomington, MN 55437
Phone: 833-273-1946
Website: https://home.pearsonvue.com
The information displayed above is for informational purposes only. ExamFX is not responsible for the accuracy of the information on this page. All steps have been taken to make sure that the information relayed on this page is accurate; however, information is subject to change without notice. It is the responsibility of the producer to be compliant per their states requirements.
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