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This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. This episode covers content for the Life Insurance Exam [National] exam. In this episode you will learn: • Surrender charges function as a declining back-end load used by insurers to recoup initial policy issuance costs. • A standard surrender period typically lasts six to ten years with the penalty percentage decreasing annually. • The ten percent free withdrawal provision allows policyowners penalty-free access to a portion of the cash value each year. • Surrender charges are waived for specific hardship events such as terminal illness or nursing home confinement. • Candidates must remember that surrender charges are never deducted from a death benefit payout to a beneficiary. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep