Taking the Texas insurance exam in Spanish

How do I book the Spanish exam?

Tell Pearson VUE you want the Spanish version when you make your reservation. The handbook adds that candidates taking the Spanish version “can switch back and forth between Spanish and English at any time during the exam.” That matters because the official Spanish terms are not always the words you use every day.

Extra time if English is your second language

1. Fill in the ESL Request Form from the candidate handbook.
2. Attach a letter from your English instructor or your sponsoring company, on official letterhead if it comes from a company, stating that English is not your primary language.
3. Send it to Pearson VUE and wait for the approval email before you book.

The exam then lasts 1.5 times as long: 225 minutes instead of 150 for Life, Accident and Health, and 180 instead of 120 for Life Agent. The approval lasts one year. No other accommodations are given for ESL.

How do Spanish candidates do?

In 2025, about one in three first-time candidates passed the Spanish Life, Accident and Health exam, against a little more than half in English. For Life Agent it was about one in four, against a little under half. Pearson VUE’s report gives the numbers without explaining them.

The official Spanish terms

The Spanish content outline uses its own vocabulary, and it is not always consistent. A few examples from the official outlines:

• Free look is “Período de revisión” in the general part and “Periodo de prueba” in the Texas law part.
• Reinstatement is “Reinstalación” in one part and “Reincorporación” in another.
• Assignment is “Asignaciones” in the general part and “Cesión” in the law part.
• Underwriting is “Aseguramiento”, and rider is “Endoso”.
• Whole life is “Seguro ordinario de vida”, not “vida entera”.

Our bilingual glossary lists 203 pairs aligned from the two official outlines.

How to study for a bilingual exam

• Learn each concept with the Spanish term you will see on screen and the English term you can switch to.
• Practice Texas law questions in the language you will use on test day: the state part is 30 of the scored questions on both exams.
• Read the official Spanish outline, not only translated study material: its terms are the ones on the exam.

PolicyPass shows every question in Spanish with the English exam term next to it, and you can switch the whole question to English with one tap.

Sources

• Pearson VUE, Texas Insurance Candidate Handbook (#124400) (checked November 7, 2026)
• Pearson VUE, Manual del candidato de Texas (#124415) (checked November 7, 2026)
• Pearson VUE, English as a Second Language (ESL) Request Form (checked November 7, 2026)
• Pearson VUE, Bosquejos de contenido de Texas (#124402), vigentes desde el 1 de septiembre de 2026 (checked November 7, 2026)
• Pearson VUE, Texas Department of Insurance Examination Pass Rates: January–December 2025 (checked November 12, 2026)
• TDI, General lines – life, accident, health and HMO agent license (checked November 12, 2026; page updated November 2, 2026)