Has anyone had success using an Insurance Broker? If so, accepting recommendations. I have two homes, one car, and one umbrella policy. Prices shot up recently and my current provider is refusing to lower premiums despite evidence of cheaper premiums in the market. TIA!

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I use a broker. It's benefited me a couple times over the past decade or so.

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Yes we use an insurance broker. Recommendations would typically be state driven. We do our car through geico, but our broker has us going through other insurance companies for our home, rental property, flood, and umbrella policies based on what was cheapest.

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Yes. Makes life easier with them doing all the research.

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Keep in mind that some of the largest insurance companies (State Farm, AAA, etc) do not sell through brokers and each broker sells a limited number of companies. So a broker doesn’t necessarily sell for the company that would be best for you.

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