Attachment 2 2020 repeat.pdf

This document is a Portion Pass Report (Repeat Only) for South Carolina insurance licensing examinations, prepared by the South Carolina Department of Insurance, covering the test period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020, with the report dated March 24, 2022. The report provides examination statistics for 17 distinct insurance license categories, tracking candidates who took exams for the first time versus repeat test-takers. The data encompasses multiple producer, adjuster, and specialty license types including Accident and Health Insurance Producer, Life Insurance Producer, Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser, Personal Lines Adjuster, Property Insurance Producer, Public Adjuster, Surplus Lines Broker, Title Insurance Producer, and Workers Compensation Insurance Adjuster, among others. A total of 7,321 repeat examination attempts were recorded across all license categories during the specified two-year period.

The report documents passage and failure rates for repeat candidates exclusively, revealing an overall passage rate of 37.89 percent across all insurance license categories, with 2,774 candidates passing and 4,545 failing. Individual license categories demonstrated varying levels of performance, with the highest pass rate of 69.57 percent for Title Insurance Producer (16 passes) and 68.42 percent for Motor Vehicle Damage Appraiser (26 passes), while the lowest pass rates occurred in Public Adjuster at 24.39 percent (10 passes) and Workers Compensation Insurance Adjuster at 28.57 percent (6 passes). The Life, Accident and Health Insurance Producer category accounted for the largest volume of repeat examination attempts with 2,073 total exams, followed by Property, Casualty, Surety and Marine Insurance Producer with 1,893 attempts.