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Finding Genius Podcast

Navigating Insurance And Real Estate: Expert Insights On Property Protection & Investment

Finding Genius Podcast

Richard Jacobs

Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.41K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Grant Johnson joins the podcast to share his valuable insights into the world of insurance and real estate. As the founder and principal agent at Varde Insurance Group, his passion for being a valuable insurance resource for his clients and partners revolves around one central purpose: to reach the most so he can help the most

Grant is a connector of people, resources, ideas, and solutions. Drawing from his undergrad education in psychology and master's in counseling, he started Varde Insurance Group as a way to provide home, auto, life, and commercial insurance to clients at the best rates available. 

In this conversation, we dive into:

  • What to look for when choosing insurance for investment properties. 
  • How insurance has changed over the past two years, and why policies are becoming more restrictive. 
  • The difference between low and high-risk insurance policies. 
  • The ways that the pandemic impacted inflation.
  • Factors to consider when you have renters in a property that you own.

How does Grant add value to his clients, partners, and community? What are the benefits of taking a friendly consultative approach to insurance coverage? Click play now to see for yourself!

To learn more about Grant and Varde Insurance Group, click here now.

Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Transcript

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0:00.0

Forget frequently asked questions common sense common knowledge or Google how about advice from a real genius

0:06.7

95% of people in any profession are good enough to be qualified and licensed 5% go above and beyond they become very good at what they do but only 0.1% are real Jesus.

0:18.0

Richard Jacobs has made it his life's mission to find them for you.

0:22.0

He hunts down and interviews geniuses in every field, sleep

0:25.2

science, cancer, stem cells, ketogenic diets, and more. Here come the geniuses. This is the

0:31.2

Finding Genius Podcast.

0:33.0

That is Richard Jacobs.

0:35.0

Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius Podcast.

0:41.0

My guess today is my favorite insurance agent I work with them on many

0:45.5

many policies his name is Grant Johnson he's a principal at Varday

0:49.5

Insurance VARD so I wanted to interview him and get some of the knowledge that I've learned from working with him to help other people,

0:57.4

whether they're in real estate or in business.

1:00.0

You know, if he says a lot of nuances of insurance I've discovered some the hard way that I think would be helpful for people to know about.

1:06.7

So welcome Grant, thanks for coming.

1:08.7

Hey well, thanks for having me and I really enjoy the ring of that of my favorite insurance and appreciate that.

1:16.0

Oh no problem.

1:17.0

Well, I've worked with different insurance agents and a lot of them they just sell you the policy and then that's it. You never hear from them, you know,

1:24.5

but you've been great with questions and, you know, you've been tolerant to be calling and asking

1:29.2

about all kinds of situations and so I really appreciate.

1:33.0

So we deal a lot with insurance on properties, rentals and things like that.

1:40.0

So I wanted to ask you first when it comes to insurance on homes and rental

1:44.0

properties and things. What are some of the things that people should look for? So

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