Montana · State licensing
Pass the Montana Life & Health insurance license exam.
Montana charges no resident producer application fee, requires no pre-licensing education, uses Pearson VUE for a 65 dollar exam, and sets a 75 percent passing score, higher than most states.
Quick answer: The Montana Life & Health insurance license exam is administered by Pearson VUE as a 168-question combined exam with a 255-minute limit, and you need 75% to pass. Montana does not require pre-licensing education before you sit. The exam fee is $65 per attempt.
Quick facts
- Testing vendor
- Pearson VUE
- Passing score
- 75%
- Pre-licensing hours
- Not required
- Application fee
- $0
- Exam fee
- $65 per attempt
- Combined exam length
- 168 Q · 255 min
Source: csimt.gov. Confirm before you register. State schedules change.
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What's on the Montana L&H exam.
The Montana L&H exam is administered by Pearson VUE. The combined exam runs 168 questions with a 255-minute time limit. Passing requires 75%.
Content roughly follows the NAIC L&H outline: general concepts, life products, annuities, federal tax treatment, health products, social insurance, ethics, and a state-specific law section. The state law portion is where most candidates lose points, it's the section a generic national bank cannot cover well.
What it costs to get licensed in Montana.
Plan for roughly $105–$140 in mandatory Montana state and vendor fees before any study materials.
- License application
- $0
- Exam fee
- $65 per attempt
- Fingerprinting / background check
- ~$40–$75
- Pre-licensing education
- Not required
A retake means paying the $65 exam fee again, so a first-time pass is the cheapest path. See the full cost breakdown by state and how hard the exam is.
Montana exam FAQ.
- Does Montana charge a fee for a resident insurance producer license?
- No, Montana charges no resident producer application fee; applicants pay only the transaction fee plus the 65 dollar Pearson VUE exam fee.
- What passing score does Montana require?
- Montana requires a passing score of 75 percent, which is higher than the 70 percent used in most states.
- Is there a single combined Life and Health exam in Montana?
- No, Montana administers separate Life and Accident and Disability exams, each in a general and state two-part format, rather than one combined exam.
Licensing in other states too?
Each state has its own vendor, hours, and fee schedule.
- California
- Texas
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- Virginia
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- Massachusetts
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- Alaska
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- Hawaii
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- Minnesota
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- New Hampshire
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
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- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
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- Utah
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming