BC General Insurance Licensing Education
Broker and Independent Adjuster Level 1 Licensing
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PLEASE NOTE: All licensing examination sessions (including for RIBO) are currently postponed until further notice.
The Insurance Institute of British Columbia continues to closely monitor the COVID-19 situation and is following the current guidelines of Public Health authorities to mitigate the spread of the virus.
For more information from the Insurance Council of BC on licensing examinations and applications impacted by COVID-19, please check the Council’s website.
For the latest details on RIBO examinations affected by COVID-19, please visit the RIBO website.
Licensing exam availability updates will be posted here as the situation evolves. Check back to this page for the most recent information.
Licensing exams impacted during this time will not be subject to cancellation/rescheduling fees.
For any questions, please contact Kaitlin Carmichael 604-681-5491 x 30
Your trusted source of insurance education
Our licensing program provides the education required by the Insurance Council of BC to obtain either a Level 1 Salesperson Licence to sell Autoplan and Homeowner policies or a Level 1 Independent Adjuster Licence to process claims. The course material includes the Insurance Institute’s General Insurance Essentials (GIE) textbooks, but with a single exam for licensing purposes.
On-demand Licensing Exams:
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Lower Mainland (Squamish to Chilliwack)
Most Mondays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am
The Insurance Institute of BC office
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Outside Lower Mainland
A proctor is located near you at a date convenient for you
Minimum two weeks' notice required
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To schedule your Level 1 licensing exam or rewrite, click here, or email us at iibcmail@insuranceinstitute.ca.
Licensing exams are based on the 2018 edition of the General Insurance Essentials C81 & C82 textbooks.
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Education Pathways
Broker/Agent Level 1
Broker/Agent Level 2
Broker/Agent Level 3
Independent Adjuster Level 1
Independent Adjuster Level 2
Independent Adjuster Level 3
Exam Information:
The level 1 licensing exam is a closed-book, paper-based test and is two hours in duration. 70% is the minimum grade required to pass the exam. The exam consists of 100 multiple choice questions comprised of the following categories and sub-categories:
Industry Knowledge 39% of exam
• Career Proficiencies
• Ethics and Professionalism
• Insurance and Risk Concepts
• Insurance Contract
• Risk Management
Automobile Insurance 26% of exam
• Policy coverages, conditions, and exclusions
• Automobile Insurance Application
• Insurance and Risk Concepts
• Ratemaking
Habitational Insurance 25% of exam
• Endorsements
• Fire Statutory Conditions
• Insurance and Risk Concepts
• Liability
• Policy Coverage
Commercial Property and Liability Insurance 4% of exam
• Commercial Liability
• Commercial Property
Claims 6% of exam
• Claims