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Pennsylvania Public Adjuster License - Exam Section Weights & Requirements

What the Pennsylvania Public Adjuster exam tests, section by section, taken from the state's own published content outline, with exam prep built to the same weights.

Pennsylvania issues this as Resident Public Adjuster.

Exam logistics

Where to apply and book the exam

We have not published a step-by-step Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania requires

Transcribed from NIPR's Pennsylvania resident licensing requirements page, read 2026-09-16. Fees and rules change; confirm against Pennsylvania Insurance Department before you file.

Application fee

$200 (Resident Public Adjuster)

State exam

NIPR does not verify exams before submission. Exams are required for Insurance Producer, most Limited Lines Producer lines, Resident Surplus Lines Producer, Resident Title Agent, Motor Vehicle Physical Damage Appraiser, Resident Public Adjuster, Resident Viatical Settlements Broker and Resident Limited Lines Travel Insurance Producer.

Fingerprints and background check

Fingerprint documentation is required for most applicants, excluding amendments, Viatical Settlement Brokers, Motor Vehicle Appraisers and Surplus Lines Producers, and is submitted to the Pennsylvania Insurance Department. No vendor is named.

How to apply

Apply electronically through NIPR's Resident License application.

Source: NIPR, Pennsylvania 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 PSI publication Series 16-19, effective 2026-01-22 - not a national average. Our practice questions and final exam are sampled to the same proportions.

• I. Insurance Regulation15% (15 of 100)
• II. General Insurance Concepts14% (14 of 100)
• III. Property and Casualty Insurance Basics19% (19 of 100)
• IV. Dwelling Policy Concepts6% (6 of 100)
• V. Homeowners Policy Concepts10% (10 of 100)
• VI. Commercial Property Policies ('12)8% (8 of 100)
• VII. Commercial Inland Marine3% (3 of 100)
• VIII. Businessowners ('13) Policy - Property6% (6 of 100)
• IX. Other Types of Insurance Policies4% (4 of 100)
• X. Adjustment Process15% (15 of 100)

Source: PSI Series 16-19 eff. 2026-01-22.

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