Pennsylvania PSI exam 16-01 is the standalone Life Insurance and Annuities examination used for this pathway. Exam 16-03 is a combined Life, Accident and Health alternative and is not the ordinary target exam represented here.
Exam overview
- Exam summary
- PSI Pennsylvania Producer’s Examination for Life Insurance, series 16-01, for the standalone Life and Fixed Annuity pathway.
- Exam-specific prerequisites
- Yes
- Prerequisite explanation
- Complete 24 approved preexamination credits including at least 3 ethics credits, unless a documented exemption applies.
Exam structure
- Number of questions
- 100 scored blueprint items; PSI may add 5–10 unscored experimental items
- Exam duration
- 120 minutes of examination time; an optional tutorial of up to 15 minutes and check-in are additional
- Passing threshold / published scoring model
- 70 percent
- Exam format
- Standalone computerized Life Insurance examination, series 16-01
- Testing method
- Both
- Exam content / topic overview
- Life insurance and annuities under the current PSI 16-01 outline. Combined 16-03 is an alternative, not this record.
Cost & attempts
- Exam fee
- $45
- Retake policy
- Unlimited attempts; after failure, a new appointment may be made the next day subject to availability.
Scheduling & accessibility
- Scheduling instructions
- Schedule through PSI for a test-center or remote-proctored appointment. Cancel or reschedule at least two days before the appointment to preserve the fee.
Administrator (time-sensitive)
- Current exam administrator
- PSI
- Administrator last verified date
- 2026-08-23
- Official scheduling / reference source
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/pain
Source governance
- Official candidate handbook / exam outline
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/7280
- Primary authoritative source
- https://proctor2.psionline.com/media/programs/PAINS/16-01xx.pdf
- Last verified date
- 2026-08-23
- Verification status
- Verified
- Effective date
- 2026-03-01
- Review / recheck date
- 2026-11-22
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