Your insurance company might be fighting you at the same time it's defending you. 😳

Ricky and Josh Miller sit down with Trevor Hayes of TintingInsurance.com, an insurance program built from the ground up for the window film industry. He's also the guy who got Green Valley covered after Farmers, State Farm and AAA all said no.

If you install dark tint or sell security film, watch this one.

In this episode of the Born to Tint Podcast, the guys cover:

🚫 Denied by Farmers, State Farm & AAA: why insurers keep dropping tint shops (and it's not because of claims)
⚖️ Illegal tint & lawsuits: why an insurer can call "knowingly installing it" negligence
📝 The illegal window tint endorsement: a signed waiver gets you unlimited defense plus a guaranteed $100K settlement
🕶️ Why ceramic has more customers choosing legal, and why 70 on the windshield helps you see better at night
🛡️ The truth about security film: it buys time. It is NOT "ballistic" or "bulletproof."
🔧 8 mil vs 14 mil: why filming both sides of the glass beats going thicker
🏠 Ricky breaks into his in-laws' house in 30 seconds, and the cheap Home Depot fix that stops it
🪨 The pharmacy that took a boulder for 30 minutes, and the film held
🚩 The red flags that separate good security film installers from bad ones
🎖️ "Be a hard target": Josh's Iraq convoy lesson applied to home security
📸 Why you should never post vacation pics until you're back home
🤝 How a signed disclosure protects you and helps you close the job
🏆 The industry's first security film insurance endorsement, born right here on Born to Tint

If you run a tint shop, install flat glass or sell security film, this is the insurance conversation nobody else is having.

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00:00 — Intro: Trevor Hayes of TintingInsurance.com joins the show
05:16 — Denied by Farmers, State Farm & AAA: how Trevor saved Green Valley's coverage
10:26 — Illegal tint, "show car" waivers & how Vegas cops really see dark tint
12:04 — Ceramic changed the game: why customers go legal (and 70 on the windshield)
14:26 — The illegal tint endorsement: unlimited defense + a guaranteed $100K settlement
19:18 — Mission #2: building insurance for security film
22:15 — Josh's redo: a "ballistic" security film job gone wrong
28:07 — 8 mil vs 14 mil: why both sides of the glass beats thicker film
35:41 — Ricky breaks into his in-laws' house in 30 seconds
39:43 — The pharmacy hit with a boulder for 30 minutes
42:18 — Red flags: how to spot bad security film installers
51:19 — Be a hard target, and why you shouldn't post vacation pics until you're home
1:02:06 — How a signed disclosure helps you close the job
1:04:46 — Born on Born to Tint: the industry's first security film endorsement
1:18:38 — TintingInsurance.com: acquired, backed and all in on window film