Podcast: How to get cheap insurance with Darragh Farrell, episode 00003

In this podcast we briefly looked at how to get cheap insurance. The amount of people who overpay for insurance is high in our opinion, and while it’s great that some folks seem to want to do all they can to make insurance companies profitable, we don’t agree with that so we spoke about ways to chop your bill down while keeping the same cover.

Darragh Farrell has been with us for almost a decade and has been a financial advisor for far longer, he holds his QFA and is also the person who heads up our sister site yes.ie which is purely about financial services.

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Sunday Independent: Weigh up the cost of insurance

This is a piece we wrote for the Sunday Independent (originally appeared on the 4th of May).

We buy insurance to protect something we own or value. When asked, ‘What is your greatest asset?’ many people will say their family home; the more enlightened might say it’s their health.

Wealth is clearly something which many of us value – however, some people incorrectly mistake their income for wealth.

Cashflow can have endless liabilities stacked against it, which is why believing a person making six figures is ‘wealthy’ is often wrong – when viewed in the totality of their financial position.

Assets minus liabilities equals wealth – that’s a basic accounting equation.

It’s important to have a good understanding of wealth and of what you value before buying insurance. You should also ask yourself if the insurance in question is worthwhile.

The principle of indemnity is that you can’t be insured beyond the loss you experience, and there is always the issue of the cost of insurance versus the risk of the …

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