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Kansas Personal Lines License - Exam Section Weights & Requirements
What the Kansas Personal Lines exam tests, section by section, taken from the state's own published content outline, with exam prep built to the same weights.
Kansas issues this as Personal Lines.
Exam logistics
Where to apply and book the exam
We have not published a step-by-step Kansas checklist yet. These are the official sources; anything on this page that is not cited to one of them comes from the state's own published exam outline.
What Kansas requires
Transcribed from NIPR's Kansas resident licensing requirements page, read 2026-09-16. Fees and rules change; confirm against Kansas Insurance Department before you file.
- Application fee
- $10 (reinstatement $104; reapplication $170) (Insurance Producer)
- State exam
- NIPR verifies exams before allowing submission, and examination scores are good for two years from the date of the exam. Insurance Producer exams cover Life, Accident & Health or Sickness, Variable Life and Variable Annuities, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Crop, Title, Bail Bonds and Pre-Need.
- Fingerprints and background check
- Applicants must complete all fingerprinting, criminal background check and associated authorisation or waiver requirements as directed by the Kansas Insurance Department. No vendor is named.
- How to apply
- Apply electronically through NIPR's Resident License application.
- Also worth knowing
- A producer applying between 91 days and four years after expiration must be continuing-education compliant; a public adjuster applying between one and four years after expiration must be as well. A Certificate of Tax Clearance and a copy of a valid Kansas ID are required.
Kansas application fees, by license class
- Insurance Producer$10 (reinstatement $104; reapplication $170)
- Surplus Lines$50
- Public Adjuster$100
- Viatical Broker$100
- Third Party Administrator$50
Source: NIPR, Kansas resident licensing requirements, individual, read 2026-09-16. Anything absent above is something that page does not state, which is not the same as the state not requiring it.
What's actually on the exam
Section weights below are derived from Pearson VUE publication #121703, effective 2025-03-01 - not a national average. Our practice questions and final exam are sampled to the same proportions.
- I. Types of Policies10% (10 of 100)
- II. Insurance Terms and Related Concepts23% (23 of 100)
- III. Policy Provisions and Contract Law6% (6 of 100)
- IV. Personal Policies — Auto and Umbrella13% (13 of 100)
- V. Insurance Terms and Related Concepts (Casualty emphasis)5% (5 of 100)
- VI. Policy Provisions18% (18 of 100)
- VI. Kansas Insurance Code and Kansas Insurance Department18% (18 of 100)
- VII. Kansas Statutes Pertinent to Property and Casualty7% (7 of 100)
Source: Pearson VUE #121703 eff. 2025-03-01.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Kansas Personal Lines exam?
Kansas administers the KS Personal Lines Producer, 100 scored questions, a 90-minute time limit, administered by Pearson VUE. The exam fee is $57.
What score do I need to pass?
The published passing score is 70%.
Does Kansas require state-approved prelicensing education?
No. Kansas does not mandate prelicensing education for the Personal Lines license - passing the exam is what qualifies you. Exam prep alone is sufficient.
Is the practice exam built to the real Kansas exam's format?
Yes. Our practice questions and final exam are weighted to match Pearson VUE #121703 eff. 2025-03-01, section by section - not a generic national blueprint with a state label on it.
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