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Life Insurance Exam [National] 22 – Needs Approach to Life Insurance Explained

Jan 28, 2026
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 National Life Insurance exam. In this episode you will learn: - The fundamental differences between the Needs Approach and the Human Life Value method. - How to identify the immediate cash needs of an estate including clearance funds and debt liquidation. - The critical definition of the Social Security blackout period and why it is a common exam trap. - The characteristics of the three survivor income periods known as readjustment, dependency, and retirement. - The distinction between the capital conservation and capital liquidation strategies for income replacement. 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
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