California uses one combined examination for applicants selecting both separate Property Broker-Agent and Casualty Broker-Agent authorities. The current March 2026 CDI/PSI bulletin allows 195 minutes—not the superseded three-hour duration.
Exam overview
- Exam summary
- Combined California Property and Casualty examination supporting the separate Property Broker-Agent and Casualty Broker-Agent authorities.
- Exam-specific prerequisites
- Yes
- Prerequisite explanation
- Complete the 12-hour Ethics and California Insurance Code course; a documented same-authority mover may receive examination relief but not course or fingerprint relief.
Exam structure
- Number of questions
- 150 questions, with possible unscored experimental questions
- Exam duration
- 195 minutes (3 hours, 15 minutes)
- Passing threshold / published scoring model
- 60 percent
- Exam format
- Combined computerized Property and Casualty examination
- Testing method
- Both
- Exam content / topic overview
- Combined Property and Casualty examination objectives and California law; the license application still selects two separate authorities.
Cost & attempts
- Exam fee
- $55; PSI charges a separate $43 convenience fee at PSI test centers, but not at CDI’s Los Angeles test center
- Retake policy
- Cancel or reschedule at least two business days before the appointment to avoid forfeiture. After 10 failed attempts, wait 12 months before testing again.
Scheduling & accessibility
- Scheduling instructions
- Schedule a California test-center or online remote-proctored appointment through PSI. Confirm the delivery-specific total before checkout.
Administrator (time-sensitive)
- Current exam administrator
- PSI
- Administrator last verified date
- 2026-08-24
- Official scheduling / reference source
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/cadi
Source governance
- Official candidate handbook / exam outline
- https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0020-apply-license/0100-indiv-resident/upload/CA-State-License-Board3.pdf
- Primary authoritative source
- https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0200-industry/0020-apply-license/0100-indiv-resident/upload/CA-State-License-Board3.pdf
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-24
- Verification status
- Verified
- Effective date
- 2026-03-01
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-11-24
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