§ 22:1545 — Examination

§1545. Examination
A. Prior to the issuance of a license by the commissioner, a resident individual shall
pass an examination for each line of insurance that an applicant seeks to transact in Louisiana
unless exempt pursuant to R.S. 22:1551. The examination shall test the knowledge of the
individual concerning the lines of authority for which application is made, the duties and
responsibilities of an insurance producer, and the insurance laws and regulations of this state.
The applicant shall pass the examination if he achieves a score of at least seventy percent.
Examinations required by this Section shall be developed and conducted under rules and
regulations prescribed by the commissioner.
B. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 315, §2, eff. June 2, 2016.
C. Repealed by Acts 2022, No. 273, §2, eff. June 3, 2022.
D. All examinations shall be conducted frequently and at a place or places reasonably
accessible to all applicants. The commissioner of insurance may promulgate reasonable rules
and regulations providing the procedure for the examinations.
E. The content of the examination may be outlined in the licensing information
handbook provided to applicants by the Department of Insurance, publishers of examination
study materials, any prelicensing providers, and others wishing to provide this information.
F. Repealed by Acts 2009, No. 485, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2010.
G. The commissioner may contract, in accordance with R.S. 39:1551 et seq., with
one or more private testing services for administering examinations and collecting
examination fees. The commissioner may require that the applicant pay the cost of the
examination directly to the testing firm.
H. A person who fails to appear for the examination as scheduled, or fails to pass the
examination, must reapply for an examination and remit all required fees and forms before
being rescheduled for another examination.
I.(1) The commissioner of insurance shall prepare, publicly announce, and publish
a report that summarizes statistical information relating to life insurance producer
examinations administered during the preceding calendar year. Each report shall include the
following information for all examinees combined and separately by gender, race or
ethnicity, race or ethnicity within gender, education level, and native language:
(a) The total number of examinees.
(b) The percentage and number of examinees who passed the examination.
(c) Standard deviation of scaled scores on the examination.
(2) The commissioner of insurance shall prepare and make available upon request
a report of summary statistical information relating to each life insurance test form
administered during the preceding calendar year. The report shall show, for each test form,
for all examinees combined and separately for African-American examinees, American
Indian examinees, Hispanic examinees, white examinees, and other examinees, the correct-answer rate and correlations.
(3) The reports referred to in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection shall be
published no later than May first of the current year.
J. The commissioner of insurance may provide to a testing service provider under
contract with the Department of Insurance any demographic information received by the
department on applications relating to examinations taken to qualify for an insurance
producer license if the commissioner requires the provider to review and analyze
examination results in conjunction with the education level, gender, native language, race,
or ethnicity of examinees.

Legislative History

Acts 2001, No. 158, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002; Acts 2008, No. 385, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Redesignated from R.S. 22:1135 by Acts 2008, No. 415, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, No. 485, §§1, 3, eff. Jan. 1, 2010; Acts 2011, No. 94, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2012; Acts 2016, No. 315, §§1, 2, eff. June 2, 2016; Acts 2020, No. 310, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, No. 273, §2, eff. June 3, 2022.