About this episode

Michael Blank interviews Nicolas Lares about using captive insurance to manage rising insurance costs for real estate investors.

In this episode, Michael Blank sits down with Nicolas Lares, founder and CEO of Insur3Tech, to tackle one of the biggest challenges facing real estate investors today: skyrocketing insurance costs. Nicolas shares how his experience building innovative insurance solutions for Amazon's logistics network led him to create a group captive insurance model that gives real estate investors—from single-family landlords to large multifamily operators—more control over one of their fastest-growing expenses. They discuss why insurance premiums continue to rise, how captive insurance works, and why this alternative model can reduce costs, improve coverage, and even generate profit distributions for policyholders. If you're looking for practical ways to protect your portfolio and improve cash flow, this episode offers a fresh perspective on an often-overlooked wealth-building strategy. Key Takeaways Traditional Insurance Is Becoming a Major Threat to Cash Flow Rising premiums, reduced coverage, and increasing claims costs are making insurance one of the biggest challenges for real estate investors today. Captive Insurance Gives Investors More Control By joining a group captive, investors…

People in this episode

Host: Michael Blank

Guest: Nicolas Lares

Topics covered

• captive insurance
• real estate investing
• insurance costs
• cash flow
• wealth-building strategy

Keywords

• captive insurance
• insurance premiums
• real estate investors
• cash flow
• profit distributions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Insur3Tech, Amazon

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