- What the Official OCI Pass Rate Data Actually Shows
- Why There Is No Published "2026 Pass Rate" Yet
- In-Person vs. Remote-Proctored Results
- Domain Weighting and Where Candidates Actually Lose Points
- Exam Format, Fees, and Registration Mechanics That Shape Outcomes
- A Domain-Aligned Study Timeline
- Who Sits for the WI-CAS Exam, and Why the Pass Rate Matters
- FAQ
- OCI's most recent published first-time results (2022) show 57% passing in person and 58% remotely on Series 22-07.
- That data was presented in August 2024 and is historical - no dated "2026 pass rate" exists yet.
- The exam has a 70% passing standard on a 100-question scored blueprint, plus up to 10 unscored pilot questions.
- Insurance Regulation (35%) alone is nearly as large as the next several domains combined.
What the Official OCI Pass Rate Data Actually Shows
Anyone searching for a "WI-CAS pass rate" needs to start with the source: the Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI) is the regulator that oversees the Casualty: General and State exam (Series 22-07), and PSI is the testing vendor that administers it. The only publicly presented pass-rate figures tied to this specific exam come from an OCI Industry Day presentation delivered in August 2024, which reported first-time candidate results for the 2022 testing cycle.
Those numbers are specific and worth memorizing exactly as reported, not rounded or paraphrased into something vaguer:
- In-person delivery: 57% passed on the first attempt - 252 candidates passed out of 442 who sat for the exam.
- Remote-proctored delivery: 58% passed on the first attempt - 335 candidates passed out of 579.
Notice that both figures sit in the same narrow band, just barely above or below the midpoint. That consistency across delivery methods tells you something important: the exam's difficulty is driven by content mastery and question design, not by whether a candidate sits at a PSI test center or tests from home. If you're trying to gauge your own odds, treat these two numbers as a single data point - roughly the same share of first-time candidates pass regardless of where they sit for the exam.
Why There Is No Published "2026 Pass Rate" Yet
It's worth being direct about something a lot of exam-prep content glosses over: as of this writing, OCI has not published a 2026-specific pass rate for Series 22-07. The 57%/58% figures are 2022 first-time results, presented publicly in 2024. They are the most current official numbers available, but they describe a past testing cycle, not the year in this article's title.
Why does this matter? Because any source claiming to have an exact "2026 pass rate" for this exam is either extrapolating from the 2022 figures or fabricating a number. The honest answer for a candidate planning a 2026 attempt is: use the 2022 data as your best available reference point for what a first-time cohort's outcomes have looked like, while recognizing that OCI has not issued newer official statistics. This is also why generic exam-prep sites that promise a precise, current-year percentage for this exam should be read skeptically - check whether they cite OCI directly.
If you want the full regulatory and scheduling picture rather than just the pass-rate snapshot, the WI-CAS Exam Dates 2026: Testing Windows, Deadlines & Scheduling guide walks through how PSI scheduling and OCI deadlines interact.
Key Takeaway
Plan your 2026 attempt using the 2022 OCI figures as historical context, not as a guarantee. Your actual odds depend far more on how you prepare for the 35%-weighted Insurance Regulation domain than on which testing cycle you fall into.
In-Person vs. Remote-Proctored Results
Series 22-07 can be taken as a computer-based, closed-book, multiple-choice exam either at a PSI test center or under remote proctoring. The 2022 data is one of the few places where OCI actually separates results by delivery method, and the takeaway is that neither format has a meaningful edge:
| Delivery Method | First-Time Pass Rate | Passed / Total Candidates |
|---|---|---|
| In-person (test center) | 57% | 252 / 442 |
| Remote-proctored | 58% | 335 / 579 |
A one-point spread across nearly a thousand combined candidates is not a meaningful difference - it's noise. Choose your delivery method based on logistics (reliable internet and a quiet, private space for remote testing vs. travel time to a test center) rather than any belief that one format is "easier." Whichever you choose, the content and question style are identical: 100 scored multiple-choice questions within a 2-hour window, built to the same eight-domain blueprint, with PSI reserving the right to insert 5-10 additional unscored experimental questions that you won't be able to distinguish from scored ones.
Domain Weighting and Where Candidates Actually Lose Points
Pass-rate numbers only become useful once you connect them to the content that actually drives them. Series 22-07 is built from eight official domains, and the weighting is heavily lopsided toward regulatory knowledge:
Domain 1: Insurance Regulation - 35%
By far the largest domain, covering Wisconsin-specific licensing law, producer conduct standards, and regulatory requirements enforced by OCI. A candidate who under-prepares here is mathematically capped on their overall score no matter how well they know coverage forms.
- Licensing, appointment, and continuing-education rules
- Unfair trade practices and producer conduct standards
- State-specific statutory definitions and penalties
Domain 4: Auto Insurance - 14%
The largest coverage-specific domain, testing personal and commercial auto policy structure, liability limits, and endorsements.
- Liability, medical payments, and uninsured motorist coverage
- Policy exclusions and endorsement stacking
Domain 3: Casualty Insurance Basics - 13%
Foundational casualty concepts that underpin every other coverage domain on the exam.
- Core casualty terminology and principles
- How casualty lines differ from property coverage
The remaining domains - General Insurance (8%), Commercial Package Policy (10%), Businessowners Policy (10%), Worker's Compensation (5%), and Other Coverages and Options (5%) - round out the blueprint but individually carry less weight than Insurance Regulation alone. For the full breakdown of what's tested inside each domain, including subtopics not covered here, see WI-CAS Exam Domains 2026: Complete Guide to All 8 Content Areas.
Exam Format, Fees, and Registration Mechanics That Shape Outcomes
Pass rates don't exist in a vacuum - the mechanics of how you register, pay, and qualify for the exam directly affect how prepared a candidate pool is on test day. A few specifics matter:
- Passing standard: 70% on the scored 100-question base, delivered as closed-book multiple choice.
- Time limit: 2 hours, which is generous relative to the 100 scored questions but leaves little room for guessing on unfamiliar material.
- PSI exam fee: $75 per attempt, separate from the $10 resident intermediary application fee - a distinction candidates sometimes conflate when budgeting for retakes.
- Prelicensing education: 20 hours total for resident applicants - 8 hours of insurance principles plus Wisconsin law and ethics, and 12 hours of casualty-specific content. The shared 8-hour block doesn't need to be repeated if you complete another qualifying line within 12 months.
- Course certificate validity: One year from completion, so timing your prelicensing course too far ahead of your exam date can force you to retake it.
Every retake also costs $75 to PSI, which is a strong financial incentive to treat the first attempt as the real attempt rather than a diagnostic run. For a full cost breakdown across prelicensing, exam fees, and licensing, see WI-CAS Certification Cost 2026: Complete Pricing Breakdown, and for the eligibility rules that must be satisfied before you can even sit for the exam, see WI-CAS Requirements 2026: Eligibility, Prerequisites & How to Qualify.
After passing, candidates must complete fingerprinting and submit their license application within 180 days - fingerprint results themselves are also only valid for 180 days, so this isn't a step to defer. The license application goes through NIPR once the exam result is available, and current OCI instructions require two valid forms of identification plus proof of completed prelicensing.
A Domain-Aligned Study Timeline
Generic study techniques only help if they're mapped to the actual weight of the exam. Given that Insurance Regulation alone is 35% and Auto Insurance is 14%, a study plan that spends equal time on all eight domains is misallocating effort. Here's a domain-aligned approach rather than a generic weekly template:
Insurance Regulation (35%)
- Build a dedicated review pass for licensing rules, producer conduct, and unfair trade practice statutes before touching coverage content
- Drill this domain first since it carries more weight than any three other domains combined
Auto Insurance (14%) and Casualty Basics (13%)
- Work through liability, medical payments, and uninsured motorist scenarios
- Reinforce core casualty terminology that recurs across other domains
CPP, Businessowners, and remaining domains
- Cover Commercial Package Policy and Businessowners Policy (10% each), then Worker's Compensation and Other Coverages (5% each)
- Run full-length timed practice sets to simulate the 2-hour, 100-question format
Spacing your review this way isn't about a specific memorization technique - it's about matching study hours to point value. For a more detailed week-by-week plan with practice-question strategy, see WI-CAS Study Guide 2026: How to Pass on Your First Attempt, and for a compact final-review reference, check the WI-CAS Cheat Sheet 2026: One-Page Review of Must-Know Facts. You can also run realistic timed sets on our practice test platform to see how your accuracy holds up under the 2-hour clock before exam day.
Who Sits for the WI-CAS Exam, and Why the Pass Rate Matters
Pass-rate data means different things depending on why you're taking the exam. Series 22-07 is a licensing requirement, not a standalone certification you renew independently - passing it is one step toward a resident intermediary license, which then renews biennially on your birth-month cycle with 24 continuing education hours (including 3 ethics hours) and a $35 renewal fee. Candidates typically fall into two groups: people entering insurance sales or brokerage roles who need casualty lines authority, and existing agents adding a casualty line to an existing property or other-line license.
For the second group, the 8-hour shared prelicensing block doesn't need to be repeated if another qualifying line was completed within the prior 12 months - a detail that shortens their prep timeline but not the exam content itself. Regardless of background, the same 100-question, 70%-threshold exam applies to everyone. If you're still deciding whether pursuing this license track makes sense given the time and fee commitments, Is the WI-CAS Certification Worth It? Complete ROI Analysis 2026 and WI-CAS Salary Guide 2026: Complete Earnings Analysis look at the career side of that decision. You can also start building familiarity with question style now using practice exams modeled on the official blueprint.
Key Takeaway
The pass rate is a population statistic, not a personal prediction. A candidate who studies Insurance Regulation and Auto Insurance proportionally to their weight, understands the 70% passing standard, and treats the $75 exam fee as a one-shot cost has a very different real-world outlook than the 2022 average implies.
Frequently Asked Questions
The most recent published figures come from OCI's August 2024 presentation covering 2022 first-time candidates: 57% passed in person (252 of 442) and 58% passed remotely (335 of 579). No newer official pass-rate data for Series 22-07 has been published.
No. As of this writing, OCI has not released a 2026-specific pass rate. Any source citing a precise current-year percentage for this exam should be checked against OCI's own published materials.
The 2022 data shows almost identical outcomes between in-person (57%) and remote-proctored (58%) candidates, so delivery method does not appear to meaningfully affect pass likelihood. Choose based on convenience and testing environment reliability.
You need 70% on the 100-question scored portion of the exam. PSI may add 5-10 unscored experimental questions that don't count toward your score but are indistinguishable from scored items during the test.
Each attempt costs $75 payable to PSI, separate from the one-time $10 resident intermediary application fee, so a retake is a real added cost worth avoiding through thorough first-attempt preparation.