{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"How Your Insurance Company Is Quietly Gutting Your Coverage (And What to Do This Week)","description":"Your insurance premium goes up every year \u2014 but the protection you're actually buying? It's been shrinking. In this episode, we expose the five specific moves insurers use to hollow out your policy while you keep paying full price, and exactly what to do to protect yourself. In this episode: The Frozen Limit \u2013 Why your dwelling coverage hasn't kept up with rising rebuild costs, and why 2 out of 3 American homes are now under-insured by 20% or more The Roof Schedule Switch \u2013 How carriers bury an actual cash value clause in the fine print that turns a $20,000 roof claim into a $5,000 check The Non-Renewal Map \u2013 Non-renewals have exploded across all 50 states \u2014 including yours. How to check if your county is on the government's risk map The Mismatch Clause \u2013 The "cosmetic damage" loophole that leaves you with a two-toned house and no recourse, plus the $25\/year fix they should have never removed The Claims Score Gatekeeper \u2013 The secret LexisNexis CLUE report that follows your house for 7 years and can raise your rate before you ever file a claim Plus: The insurance industry posted $166 billion in profits in 2024 while paying out only 62 cents per premium dollar. This isn't about survival \u2014 it's about design. BONUS SEGMENT \u2013 The Inflation Number They Want You to Believe: Why the official CPI is a statistical hallucination, how hedonic quality adjustments and owner's equivalent rent hide the true cost of living, and why a temporary drop in gas prices could quietly shrink Social Security raises for 70 million people. ","author_name":"Epic Real Estate Investing","author_url":"http:\/\/eprei.libsyn.com","html":"