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Facts: Pearson VUE content outline 124401-2026-09-01.

Before you can sit for it

The order matters, and getting it wrong costs a fee rather than a week. This is the short version of Texas's own sequence, and the full Texas licensing route carries the rest of it.

  1. 1Pass the licensing exam

    TDI lists taking the exam as the first step, and states that you must pass the state licensing exam before applying for a resident agent license.

  2. 2Check whether you are exempt from the exam

    TDI lists three situations in which you do not need to take an exam: your license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year; you do not live in Texas but hold a license in good standing in a reciprocal state; or you hold the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation.

  3. 3Get a fingerprint background check

    TDI states that you must begin the application process on its online initial application and fingerprint portal to receive your fingerprint service code and instructions.

  4. 4Complete fingerprints, then apply within a year of passing

    TDI's order is explicit: pass the exam, complete your fingerprints, then use the Sircon or National Insurance Producer Registry website to apply.

The question everyone asks first

No pre-licensing course is listed for the standard license

TDI's application page for the general lines property and casualty license sets out its steps (exam, fingerprints, application, fee) and does not list a pre-licensing education course among them.

Read what Texas does and does not require

Sources

Licensing rules change. Always confirm against the official pages above before acting. This is exam preparation, not legal or licensing advice.

Puck's tip: Texas's own statutes and rules are whole sections of the exam. Every answer we give cites the statute, rule or policy form it rests on, so you can check it yourself.

Getting licensed in Texas

Does Texas require pre-licensing education for a property and casualty license?
The Texas Department of Insurance's application page for the general lines property and casualty license does not list a pre-licensing education course among its steps. Because that is an absence rather than an explicit statement, confirm it with TDI before relying on it.
Do I take the exam before or after applying for the license?
Before. The Texas Department of Insurance states that you must pass the state licensing exam before applying for a resident agent license, and that the application must follow within one year of passing. If you apply before passing, TDI states you will have to submit a new application after you pass and pay the application fee again.
Is there any way to skip the exam?
The Texas Department of Insurance lists three. You do not need to take an exam if your license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year; if you do not live in Texas but hold a license in good standing in a reciprocal state; or if you hold the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation.
Where do I find the license application fee?
The Texas Department of Insurance states the application fee on its application page, and sets the amount, so we print no figure here. It is separate from the fee charged for sitting the exam itself. A temporary license application has its own fee, and TDI states that single fee covers both the temporary and the permanent license application. Read the current amounts on TDI's page before you pay.

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