- WI-CAS is officially Wisconsin Casualty: General and State, Series 22-07 - not 22-08 or the combined P&C exam.
- 100 scored questions, 2-hour limit, 70% passing standard, delivered by PSI at a test center or remotely.
- Insurance Regulation carries 35% of the exam - nearly triple the next-largest domain.
- PSI exam fee is $75 per attempt; the separate resident intermediary application fee is $10.
Exam Snapshot: The Numbers You Must Memorize
Before you touch a single practice question, lock in the structural facts of the Wisconsin Casualty Insurance Producer Exam (Series 22-07). These numbers govern how you pace your study time, how you budget for the test, and how you interpret your practice scores. This cheat sheet is meant to sit next to your notes as a one-page reference - for a fuller walkthrough of each item, see the WI-CAS Study Guide 2026: How to Pass on Your First Attempt.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) |
| Testing provider | PSI |
| Official exam | Casualty: General and State, Series 22-07 |
| Scored questions | 100, multiple-choice, closed-book |
| Unscored questions | 5-10 experimental items possibly added by PSI |
| Time limit | 2 hours |
| Passing score | 70% |
| Delivery | Test center or remote-proctored |
| PSI exam fee | $75 per attempt |
| Resident intermediary application fee | $10 per application |
The 8 Domains at a Glance
Series 22-07 is built from eight official domains, and the weighting is lopsided. Insurance Regulation alone accounts for more than a third of the exam, which means a candidate who under-studies that one area is taking on outsized risk. For a topic-by-topic breakdown of every domain, read the WI-CAS Exam Domains 2026: Complete Guide to All 8 Content Areas.
| Domain | Weight |
|---|---|
| 1. Insurance Regulation | 35% |
| 2. General Insurance | 8% |
| 3. Casualty Insurance Basics | 13% |
| 4. Auto Insurance | 14% |
| 5. Commercial Package Policy (CPP) | 10% |
| 6. Businessowners Policy | 10% |
| 7. Worker's Compensation Insurance | 5% |
| 8. Other Coverages and Options | 5% |
Key Takeaway
Insurance Regulation, Auto Insurance, and Casualty Insurance Basics together make up 62% of the scored exam. Master those three domains first before touching Worker's Compensation or Other Coverages.
Registration, Fees & Deadlines Cheat Sheet
Money and paperwork trip up more candidates than the actual content does. Here is the mechanical sequence, stripped of anything extraneous. For a full pricing breakdown across every stage, see the WI-CAS Certification Cost 2026: Complete Pricing Breakdown.
- PSI exam fee: $75 per attempt, paid each time you sit the exam.
- Resident intermediary application fee: a separate $10 per application, distinct from the PSI fee.
- Identification: bring two valid forms of ID to the test center or remote session.
- Proof of prelicensing: current OCI instructions require proof of your required prelicensing education at the time of application.
- Fingerprinting: complete fingerprinting and submit your license application within 180 days of passing; fingerprint results themselves are also valid for 180 days.
- Application submission: file your license application through NIPR only after your examination result is available.
Prelicensing & Licensing Checklist
Resident applicants complete 20 hours of approved prelicensing education broken into two pieces: 8 hours of insurance principles, Wisconsin law, and ethics, plus 12 hours of casualty-specific content. If you already completed that shared 8-hour block for another qualifying line within the past 12 months, you don't have to repeat it. Full eligibility details, including who qualifies as a resident applicant, are covered in the WI-CAS Requirements 2026: Eligibility, Prerequisites & How to Qualify guide.
- Complete 20 hours of approved prelicensing education (8 shared + 12 casualty-specific).
- Keep your course certificate - it is valid for one year, so don't let it expire before you sit the exam.
- Schedule your PSI exam session for Series 22-07 specifically.
- Pass with a 70% score, then complete fingerprinting within 180 days.
- Submit your license application via NIPR once results are available, alongside the $10 application fee.
Key Takeaway
Passing Series 22-07 is one step in a licensing process, not a standalone renewable certification. The license itself renews biennially - the exam pass does not.
Question Format & Passing Standard
The exam is computer-based, closed-book, and entirely multiple-choice - there is no written or scenario-response component. You'll see 100 scored items within a 2-hour window, and PSI may mix in 5-10 unscored experimental questions that look identical to the graded ones. That means every question deserves full attention; you cannot reliably identify which items are "extra." A 70% passing standard applies to the scored portion only.
If you're trying to gauge realistically how tough this feels compared to other producer exams, the How Hard Is the WI-CAS Exam? Complete Difficulty Guide 2026 article walks through the difficulty picture using OCI's own historical results. For the exact scoring mechanics, see WI-CAS Passing Score 2026: Exactly What You Need to Pass.
High-Value Topics by Domain
Because weighting is so uneven, treat your review time like a budget. Here's what to prioritize inside the domains that matter most on test day.
Domain 1: Insurance Regulation (35%)
This is the single largest domain by a wide margin, so gaps here do the most damage to your score.
- Wisconsin producer licensing rules, ethics standards, and OCI authority
- Unfair trade practices and claims-handling regulations
- Policy provisions mandated by state statute
Domain 4: Auto Insurance (14%)
The second-largest domain and one where terminology precision matters.
- Liability, medical payments, uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage
- Physical damage coverages: collision and comprehensive
- Wisconsin-specific auto insurance requirements
Domain 3: Casualty Insurance Basics (13%)
Foundational vocabulary that supports questions across the rest of the exam.
- Core casualty concepts: negligence, liability, indemnity
- Policy structure - declarations, insuring agreement, conditions, exclusions
- How casualty lines differ from property lines
Domains 5 & 6: CPP and Businessowners Policy (10% each)
Two commercial-lines domains that overlap conceptually - study them back to back.
- What lines a Commercial Package Policy can bundle
- Businessowners Policy eligibility and coverage limitations versus CPP
- Endorsements common to small commercial accounts
Domains 7 and 8 - Worker's Compensation Insurance and Other Coverages and Options - each carry only 5%, so review them for concept recognition rather than deep memorization once your higher-weight domains are solid. This weighting logic is explained in more depth in the WI-CAS Exam Domains 2026 guide.
Final-Week Review Schedule
If you're in your last stretch before test day, sequence your review by domain weight rather than by textbook chapter order. This isn't a generic study calendar - it's built directly around the Series 22-07 blueprint percentages.
Insurance Regulation (35%)
- Drill Wisconsin licensing and ethics rules until recall is automatic
- Review unfair claims practices and statutory policy provisions
Auto Insurance (14%) + Casualty Basics (13%)
- Compare liability vs. physical damage coverage triggers
- Reinforce core casualty vocabulary with flashcards
CPP (10%) + Businessowners Policy (10%)
- Contrast CPP flexibility against BOP eligibility limits
- Run practice sets that mix both commercial domains
Worker's Comp (5%), Other Coverages (5%), General Insurance (8%)
- Skim rather than deep-dive - these are lower-weight domains
- Focus on definitions likely to appear as single-answer recall items
Full Practice Exams & Weak-Spot Review
- Simulate the 2-hour, 100-question format under timed conditions
- Retest only the domains where you missed multiple questions
Key Takeaway
Spend roughly proportional time to domain weight - Insurance Regulation deserves nearly three times the attention of Auto Insurance, and about seven times the attention of Worker's Compensation.
Common Last-Minute Mistakes
- Registering for the wrong series. Double-check you're scheduled for Series 22-07, not 22-08 or a combined P&C exam.
- Letting the course certificate lapse. It's valid for one year - schedule your PSI exam before that clock runs out.
- Missing the 180-day fingerprint window. Both fingerprinting completion and results have a 180-day validity tied to your passing date.
- Confusing the fees. The $75 PSI fee and the $10 resident application fee are separate charges for separate steps.
- Ignoring domain weighting. Spending equal time on Worker's Compensation (5%) and Insurance Regulation (35%) wastes limited study hours.
For a broader view of whether the licensing path is worth the investment given the fees, hours, and career outcomes, see Is the WI-CAS Certification Worth It? Complete ROI Analysis 2026. If you're evaluating career direction rather than exam mechanics, the WI-CAS Salary Guide 2026: Complete Earnings Analysis and WI-CAS Jobs pages are useful next reads.
Once you've reviewed the concepts above, put them to work with realistic practice questions on our practice test platform - running full timed simulations on the main practice site is the fastest way to confirm this cheat sheet has actually stuck.
FAQ
On wicasexam.com, WI-CAS refers specifically to the Wisconsin Casualty Insurance Producer Exam, Series 22-07 - the Casualty: General and State exam administered by PSI on behalf of the Wisconsin OCI. It is distinct from Series 22-08 and from the separate Property Series 22-05.
The scored blueprint contains 100 multiple-choice questions with a 2-hour time limit. PSI may add 5-10 unscored experimental questions, so your screen count could look higher than 100.
You need 70% on the scored portion of the exam. See the WI-CAS Passing Score 2026 guide for how that standard is applied.
You must complete fingerprinting and submit your license application within 180 days of passing. Application submission happens through NIPR once your exam result is available, along with the separate $10 resident application fee.
Insurance Regulation, at 35% of the exam, is by far the largest domain. Auto Insurance (14%) and Casualty Insurance Basics (13%) come next. Together these three domains make up well over half the scored exam.