Episode 52: How to Lower Your High Insurance Costs, with Ryan Delp
by Financial Design Studio, Inc. / September 30, 2024Expensive insurance seems to be the new normal. In this episode, Ryan Delp, an insurance agent with Bradish Associates, talks with us about why that is the case, ways you can look to lower your own high insurance costs, and what we might see going forward.
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Key Moments
1:02 What are you seeing in the insurance industry?
3:00 Why is insurance coverage so expensive?
10:34 Considering the home and hail deductible
17:08 What does good coverage look like?
26:06 How to lower your high premiums
32:11 Mistakes to avoid
36:59 When you need to reconsider your coverage
41:06 Insurance scams
46:49 What does the future of insurance look like?
Links Related to High Insurance Costs
Listen to episode 26, “Are you getting the best insurance coverage?“
Connect with Ryan Delp through Linked In.
Reach out to Bradish Associates at their website here!
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Credits for Episode 52
Host: Michelle Smalenberger, CFP®
Guest: Ryan Delp
Executive Producer: Anna Lewis
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