The exam, start to finish

One sitting, 130 questions, 150 minutes - and no published pass mark.

What the Texas life and health insurance exam actually isIt is the licensing examination for a Texas General Lines - Life, Accident and Health agent license, exam code InsTX-LAH05. One sitting at a Pearson V…
The format: 145 questions, 150 minutes, one result145 multiple-choice questions in 150 minutes, of which 130 are scored and 15 are unscored pretest. The scored set is 100 general questions and 30 on T…
The 100/30 split, and what it should do to your study plan130 scored questions split 100 general and 30 Texas. The general portion is 77% of the paper, which is our arithmetic, and it is the half most candida…
What it costs, and what failing costsUSD 49 to Pearson VUE for the examination and USD 50 to TDI for the license application, plus a fingerprinting fee we do not publish. A retake is a fr…
How to register for the Texas insurance examRegister directly with Pearson VUE for exam code InsTX-LAH05 and pay USD 49. Texas requires no pre-licensing course, so nothing has to be approved bef…
Booking a Pearson VUE appointment, and when to book itAppointments are on demand: you pick any open slot at a Pearson VUE test center rather than waiting for a testing window. Book before you feel ready, …
Exam day: 150 minutes, 145 questions, one resultYou sit 145 questions in 150 minutes at a Pearson VUE test center, in one uninterrupted session with no break between the general and Texas portions. …
What to bring, and why we will not print a listGovernment-issued photo identification in the name you registered under, plus whatever Pearson VUE's current admission policy requires. We do not hold…
How the Texas insurance exam is scored130 of the 145 questions you answer are scored; the other 15 are pretest and count for nothing. TDI sets the passing score and Pearson reports the res…
Why Texas publishes no percentage pass markBecause a percentage of questions correct would not mean the same thing on two different forms of the exam. TDI sets the passing score and Pearson rep…
What a scaled score actually meansA scaled score is a position on a common reporting scale, not a share of questions answered correctly. Raw scores from different forms of the exam are…
Results: what you get, when, and what happens nextImmediately. The examination is scored at the Pearson VUE test center and you leave with a scaled result and a pass or fail. There is no waiting perio…
Retaking the Texas insurance examA retake is a fresh registration at the same USD 49 and you sit all 130 scored questions again, both portions. The candidate handbook sets no waiting …
The one-year window to apply, and how people lose itTwelve months. The license application must be filed within one year of passing or the examination has to be retaken at USD 49. The clock starts on th…
The 15 questions that do not count15 of the 145 questions administered are unscored pretest items, split 10 in the general portion and 5 in the Texas portion. They are being trialed fo…
Taking the Texas insurance exam in SpanishThe examination is offered in English and Spanish, and you choose the language when you register with Pearson VUE rather than on the day. Both version…
Testing accommodations: the shape of the requestAccommodations are requested through Pearson VUE before you book an appointment, not arranged at the test center on the day. We do not hold the curren…
The content outline changed on 1 September 2026A new TEXAS Insurance Supplement content outline took effect on 1 September 2026, published by Pearson VUE as publication 124401. It specifies 13 numb…
Is your study material written for the old outline?Check four things: the copyright or revision date, whether the contents map to the 13 published sections, whether the question counts add to 100 gener…
Exam code InsTX-LAH05, and why the code mattersInsTX-LAH05 is the Pearson VUE code for the Texas General Lines - Life, Accident and Health agent licensing examination: 130 scored questions, 150 min…