- What the Published Data Actually Covers
- Why Pass/Fail Hinges on Domain Weighting
- Property Exam vs. Casualty Exam: Side by Side
- The Alaska-Law Domain: The Single Biggest Swing Factor
- Registration and Fee Mechanics That Affect Retake Decisions
- Who Actually Sits This Exam
- Scheduling Study Time by Domain Weight
- Frequently Asked Questions
- The Alaska Division of Insurance does not publish a public AK-PC pass rate, so scaled-score mechanics matter more than any percentage.
- A scaled score of 70 passes both the Property exam and the Casualty exam, each scored from 90 of 105 questions.
- The Alaska-law domain is worth 33.3% on both exams - the largest single content area on each test.
- Candidates can sit both exams in one Pearson VUE test-center visit for a combined $89 fee.
What the Published Data Actually Covers
Anyone searching for an "AK-PC pass rate" quickly runs into a wall: the Alaska Division of Insurance, which owns the content outline, and Pearson VUE, which administers the test, do not release a public pass/fail percentage for the Alaska Property & Casualty Insurance Producer Exam. That's a meaningful difference from some other state exams that publish annual candidate statistics. Instead of a headline number, the data that is published - the content outline, scoring rules, and question format - tells you far more about how difficult the exam actually is and where candidates are most likely to lose points.
Here's what's confirmed and verifiable:
- Property and Casualty are separate closed-book, multiple-choice exams.
- Each exam has 105 total questions: 90 scored and 15 unscored pretest items you cannot identify during the test.
- Each exam carries a 2-hour-15-minute time limit.
- A scaled score of 70 is required to pass each exam.
- Passing results remain valid for one year from the exam date.
Because there's no published percentage to anchor expectations, the smarter question isn't "what's the pass rate," but "what does the scoring structure reward, and what does it punish?" That reframing is the backbone of this article, and it's covered in more depth in the AK-PC Passing Score guide, which breaks down exactly how the scaled score works.
Why Pass/Fail Hinges on Domain Weighting
Since Alaska doesn't publish a pass rate, the most reliable "data" a candidate can study is the content outline itself, effective March 3, 2025. Both exams are built from five domains apiece, and the weighting is not evenly distributed - a handful of domains carry outsized influence over your final scaled score.
Property Exam (Domains 1-5):
- Domain 1 - Types of Policies: 24.4%
- Domain 2 - Insurance Terms and Related Concepts: 16.7%
- Domain 3 - Policy Provisions and Contract Law: 14.4%
- Domain 4 - Alaska Laws, Rules and Regulations Common to Life, Health, Property, Casualty and Personal Lines Insurance: 33.3%
- Domain 5 - Alaska Laws, Rules, and Regulations Pertinent to Property Insurance Only: 11.1%
Casualty Exam (Domains 6-10):
- Domain 6 - Types of Policies, Bonds, and Related Terms: 25.6%
- Domain 7 - Insurance Terms and Related Concepts: 16.7%
- Domain 8 - Policy Provisions: 13.3%
- Domain 9 - Alaska Laws, Rules and Regulations Common to Life, Health, Property, Casualty and Personal Lines Insurance: 33.3%
- Domain 10 - Alaska Laws, Rules, and Regulations Pertinent to Casualty Insurance Only: 11.1%
Notice the pattern: on both exams, the largest domain by far is the shared Alaska-law domain, and the second-largest is the "Types of Policies" domain specific to that line. Together, those two domains account for well over half the scored questions on each exam. A candidate who masters those two domains but is shaky on contract law or provisions still has a realistic shot at 70; a candidate who reverses that priority - strong on niche provisions, weak on the common law domain - is fighting an uphill battle regardless of how many hours they studied. For a full breakdown of every domain with example topics, see the AK-PC Exam Domains 2026 guide.
Domain 4 / Domain 9 - Alaska Laws, Rules and Regulations Common to Life, Health, Property, Casualty and Personal Lines
This is the single largest domain on both exams at 33.3% each, and it's the same body of law tested twice. Candidates who lock down licensing rules, unfair trade practices, and general regulatory requirements once effectively study for a third of both exams simultaneously.
- Producer licensing and appointment rules
- Unfair claims and trade practices
- General Alaska Division of Insurance regulatory authority
Property Exam vs. Casualty Exam: Side by Side
Because Property and Casualty are scored independently, "the AK-PC pass rate" is really two separate outcomes. Here's how the two exams compare structurally.
| Element | Property Exam | Casualty Exam |
|---|---|---|
| Total questions | 105 (90 scored + 15 pretest) | 105 (90 scored + 15 pretest) |
| Time limit | 2 hours 15 minutes | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Passing score | 70 (scaled) | 70 (scaled) |
| Largest domain | Alaska law common to all lines (33.3%) | Alaska law common to all lines (33.3%) |
| Second-largest domain | Types of Policies (24.4%) | Types of Policies, Bonds, and Related Terms (25.6%) |
| Line-specific law domain | Property-only law (11.1%) | Casualty-only law (11.1%) |
The exams are structurally mirror images of each other, which is exactly why most candidates sit both in the same appointment. If you're weighing whether that's the smarter path for your schedule and budget, the AK-PC Certification Cost breakdown lays out the fee logic in detail.
The Alaska-Law Domain: The Single Biggest Swing Factor
If there's one piece of "data" that should shape your prep more than any hypothetical pass rate, it's this: the common Alaska-law domain is the largest domain on both exams, at an identical 33.3% weight. That's not a coincidence - it reflects the fact that Alaska treats licensing conduct, trustworthiness, and competency standards as foundational regardless of which lines a producer sells.
Because this domain repeats across Property and Casualty with the same content, a candidate preparing for both exams effectively gets to "double-dip" on this study time. Master it once, and you've secured roughly a third of the scored questions on each exam before you've touched a single policy form.
Key Takeaway
Treat Domain 4 (Property) and Domain 9 (Casualty) as one unified study unit. It's the same Alaska regulatory content tested twice, and it's worth more scored questions than any other single topic on either exam.
The trade-off is that this domain is also where generic national study material tends to be weakest - it's Alaska-specific, not general industry knowledge. A prep resource built around the actual AK-PC Study Guide content outline will spend proportionally more time here than a generic P&C course would, which is worth checking before you commit to any single resource.
Registration and Fee Mechanics That Affect Retake Decisions
Pass rate speculation aside, the mechanics of registering and retaking the exam directly shape how much pressure candidates feel on test day. A few concrete facts matter here:
- Candidates can take both the Property exam and the Casualty exam in a single test-center session for a combined $89 fee.
- Online exam delivery is booked separately from the in-person option, so the combined-session discount applies specifically to test-center appointments.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years old, reside in Alaska, and meet the state's trustworthiness and competency standard.
- A passing result stays valid for one year, which is the window you have to complete the rest of the licensing process before you'd need to retest.
Because the fee structure rewards taking both exams together, many candidates treat the two tests as one combined event rather than two isolated attempts. That changes the calculus around retakes: if you pass Property but fall short on Casualty (or vice versa) in the same session, you're not starting from zero - you keep the passing result and only need to revisit the exam you missed. Full pricing scenarios, including what happens if you need to reschedule, are covered in the AK-PC Certification Cost guide, and baseline eligibility rules are covered in the AK-PC Requirements page.
Who Actually Sits This Exam
Understanding who takes the AK-PC exam helps explain why the domain weighting looks the way it does. Resident producers pursuing a property and casualty line of authority in Alaska - whether joining an independent agency, a captive carrier, or a brokerage - need this credential before they can bind or sell property and casualty coverage in the state. It's a prerequisite step, not an optional add-on, for most P&C-focused roles in Alaska's insurance market.
Once licensed, producers aren't done with regulatory study: after a full two-year license period, resident producers must complete 24 continuing-education hours, including 3 ethics hours, to maintain their license. That CE requirement reinforces the same lesson the exam's domain weighting already teaches - Alaska treats regulatory and ethical competency as an ongoing obligation, not a one-time hurdle. If you're evaluating whether the licensing path is worth the time investment relative to career outcomes, the Is the AK-PC Certification Worth It? analysis and the AK-PC Jobs overview are useful next reads.
Scheduling Study Time by Domain Weight
Given the lack of a public pass rate, the most defensible way to plan study time is to let the domain percentages do the talking. A weighting-based schedule looks different from a generic "study everything equally" plan.
Shared Alaska Law (Domains 4 & 9)
- Study the common Alaska law domain once, applying it to both exams
- Focus on licensing, appointments, and trade practice rules
Types of Policies (Domains 1 & 6)
- Property policy types (24.4% of the Property exam)
- Casualty policies and bonds (25.6% of the Casualty exam)
Terms, Concepts, and Provisions (Domains 2, 3, 7, 8)
- Insurance terminology shared across both exams (16.7% each)
- Policy provisions and contract law nuances
Line-Specific Law and Full Timed Review (Domains 5 & 10)
- Property-only and casualty-only regulations (11.1% each)
- Full timed practice runs at the 2-hour-15-minute limit
This isn't a generic spaced-repetition template - it's ordered specifically by which domains carry the most scored questions on the actual AK-PC content outline. For a more granular week-by-week breakdown and topic checklists, the AK-PC Study Guide 2026 expands on this same logic. If you want a quick reference to keep nearby during final review, the AK-PC Cheat Sheet condenses the highest-weight facts onto one page.
Running full-length timed practice sessions on our practice test platform before test day is one of the few ways to simulate the 90-scored-question pressure without knowing which 15 items are pretest questions. Since you can't tell scored questions from pretest ones during the real exam, practicing under the same time constraint on the practice site builds the pacing instinct you'll need.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. There is no publicly released pass/fail percentage for the Alaska Property & Casualty Insurance Producer Exam. The only official scoring benchmark available is the scaled passing score of 70.
Look at the structural data instead: 90 scored questions out of 105 per exam, a 2-hour-15-minute limit, and domain weighting that concentrates a third of each exam on Alaska law. For a deeper qualitative look, see the How Hard Is the AK-PC Exam guide.
Yes. They are separate closed-book, multiple-choice exams, each scored independently against the same 70 scaled-score threshold, even when taken back-to-back in one test-center session.
Passing results are valid for one year. If you pass one exam but not the other, you have that window to complete the remaining requirements before the passing result expires.
The common Alaska-law domain (Domain 4 on Property, Domain 9 on Casualty) is worth 33.3% on each exam - the largest weight of any domain - making it the highest-leverage topic to master first.