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Wyoming Life License - Exam Section Weights & Requirements
What the Wyoming Life exam tests, section by section, taken from the state's own published content outline, with exam prep built to the same weights.
Wyoming issues this as Life.
Exam logistics
Where to apply and book the exam
We have not published a step-by-step Wyoming 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 Wyoming requires
Transcribed from NIPR's Wyoming resident licensing requirements page, read 2026-09-16. Fees and rules change; confirm against Wyoming Department of Insurance before you file.
- Application fee
- $100 (Resident Producer (all line-of-authority combinations))
- State exam
- NIPR verifies exams before allowing submission. Exams are required for Life, Accident & Health, Variable Life and Annuity, Property, Casualty, Personal Lines, Surplus Lines and certain adjuster lines.
- Fingerprints and background check
- Applicants answer background questions and submit supporting documents where any answer is yes. No vendor or formal background-check process is named, though the page states a $39 fingerprinting fee.
- How to apply
- Apply electronically through NIPR's Resident License application.
- Also worth knowing
- A fingerprinting fee of $39 applies.
Wyoming application fees, by license class
- Resident Producer (all line-of-authority combinations)$100
- Resident Adjuster$100
- Resident Surplus Lines Broker$100
- Resident Limited Lines Producer$20 per line of authority
Source: NIPR, Wyoming 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 #125101, effective 2025-04-15 - not a national average. Our practice questions and final exam are sampled to the same proportions.
- I. Types of Policies14.118% (12 of 85)
- II. Policy Riders, Provisions, Options, and Exclusions14.118% (12 of 85)
- III. Completing the Application, Underwriting, and Delivering the Policy16.471% (14 of 85)
- IV. Premiums, Proceeds, and Beneficiaries4.706% (4 of 85)
- V. Annuities4.706% (4 of 85)
- VI. Federal Tax Considerations for Life Insurance and Annuities2.353% (2 of 85)
- VII. Qualified Plans and Federal Retirement Plans2.353% (2 of 85)
- VIII. Wyoming Insurance Code Pertinent to Life Insurance23.529% (20 of 85)
- IX. Wyoming Statutes Pertinent to Life Insurance Producers17.647% (15 of 85)
Source: Pearson VUE #125101 eff. 2025-04-15.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Wyoming Life exam?
Wyoming administers the Life Producer, 85 scored questions, a 120-minute time limit, administered by Pearson VUE. The exam fee is $96.
What score do I need to pass?
The published passing score is 70%.
Does Wyoming require state-approved prelicensing education?
No. Wyoming does not mandate prelicensing education for the Life license - passing the exam is what qualifies you. Exam prep alone is sufficient.
Is the practice exam built to the real Wyoming exam's format?
Yes. Our practice questions and final exam are weighted to match Pearson VUE #125101 eff. 2025-04-15, section by section - not a generic national blueprint with a state label on it.
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