diff --git a/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go b/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go
index c9d51bd94..a246e0ddc 100644
--- a/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go
+++ b/clients/bigquery/bigquery.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
+
 	"cloud.google.com/go/bigquery"
 	"cloud.google.com/go/bigquery/storage/managedwriter"
 	"cloud.google.com/go/bigquery/storage/managedwriter/adapt"
@@ -94,9 +96,9 @@ func (s *Store) PrepareTemporaryTable(tableData *optimization.TableData, tableCo
 		}
 	}
 
-	bqTempTableID, ok := tempTableID.(TableIdentifier)
-	if !ok {
-		return fmt.Errorf("unable to cast tempTableID to BigQuery TableIdentifier")
+	bqTempTableID, err := typing.AssertType[TableIdentifier](tempTableID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	return s.putTable(context.Background(), bqTempTableID, tableData)
diff --git a/clients/bigquery/storagewrite.go b/clients/bigquery/storagewrite.go
index 67524f2fe..0b432b5c8 100644
--- a/clients/bigquery/storagewrite.go
+++ b/clients/bigquery/storagewrite.go
@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ func columnsToMessageDescriptor(cols []columns.Column) (*protoreflect.MessageDes
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build proto descriptor: %w", err)
 	}
-	messageDescriptor, ok := descriptor.(protoreflect.MessageDescriptor)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("proto descriptor is not a message descriptor")
+
+	messageDescriptor, err := typing.AssertType[protoreflect.MessageDescriptor](descriptor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return &messageDescriptor, nil
 }
 
@@ -154,11 +156,12 @@ func rowToMessage(row map[string]any, columns []columns.Column, messageDescripto
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected float32/float64/int32/int64/string received %T with value %v", value, value)
 			}
 		case typing.EDecimal.Kind:
-			if decimalValue, ok := value.(*decimal.Decimal); ok {
-				message.Set(field, protoreflect.ValueOfString(decimalValue.String()))
-			} else {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("expected *decimal.Decimal received %T with value %v", decimalValue, decimalValue)
+			decimalValue, err := typing.AssertType[*decimal.Decimal](value)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
+
+			message.Set(field, protoreflect.ValueOfString(decimalValue.String()))
 		case typing.String.Kind:
 			var stringValue string
 			switch castedValue := value.(type) {
diff --git a/clients/shared/default_value.go b/clients/shared/default_value.go
index e80e17a76..8883c78cc 100644
--- a/clients/shared/default_value.go
+++ b/clients/shared/default_value.go
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ func DefaultValue(column columns.Column, dialect sql.Dialect, additionalDateFmts
 			return sql.QuoteLiteral(extTime.String(column.KindDetails.ExtendedTimeDetails.Format)), nil
 		}
 	case typing.EDecimal.Kind:
-		val, isOk := column.DefaultValue().(*decimal.Decimal)
-		if !isOk {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("colVal is not type *decimal.Decimal")
+		decimalValue, err := typing.AssertType[*decimal.Decimal](column.DefaultValue())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return val.String(), nil
+		return decimalValue.String(), nil
 	case typing.String.Kind:
 		return sql.QuoteLiteral(fmt.Sprint(column.DefaultValue())), nil
 	}
diff --git a/clients/shared/default_value_test.go b/clients/shared/default_value_test.go
index 4c2490344..bb4f9c46a 100644
--- a/clients/shared/default_value_test.go
+++ b/clients/shared/default_value_test.go
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/numbers"
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing/decimal"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 
 	bigQueryDialect "github.com/artie-labs/transfer/clients/bigquery/dialect"
@@ -105,4 +108,22 @@ func TestColumn_DefaultValue(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, expectedValue, actualValue, fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", testCase.name, dialect))
 		}
 	}
+
+	{
+		// Decimal value
+		{
+			// Type *decimal.Decimal
+			decimalValue := decimal.NewDecimal(numbers.MustParseDecimal("3.14159"))
+			col := columns.NewColumnWithDefaultValue("", typing.EDecimal, decimalValue)
+			value, err := DefaultValue(col, redshiftDialect.RedshiftDialect{}, nil)
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, "3.14159", value)
+		}
+		{
+			// Wrong type (string)
+			col := columns.NewColumnWithDefaultValue("", typing.EDecimal, "hello")
+			_, err := DefaultValue(col, redshiftDialect.RedshiftDialect{}, nil)
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "expected type *decimal.Decimal, got string")
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/crypto/rsa.go b/lib/crypto/rsa.go
index 22f031374..45ab19b70 100644
--- a/lib/crypto/rsa.go
+++ b/lib/crypto/rsa.go
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/pem"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/artie-labs/transfer/lib/typing"
 )
 
 func LoadRSAKey(filePath string) (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
@@ -28,9 +30,9 @@ func ParseRSAPrivateKey(keyBytes []byte) (*rsa.PrivateKey, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse private key: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	rsaKey, ok := key.(*rsa.PrivateKey)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("not an RSA private key, rather: %T", key)
+	rsaKey, err := typing.AssertType[*rsa.PrivateKey](key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return rsaKey, nil
diff --git a/lib/parquetutil/parse_values.go b/lib/parquetutil/parse_values.go
index 63db680c3..aa57df883 100644
--- a/lib/parquetutil/parse_values.go
+++ b/lib/parquetutil/parse_values.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ func ParseValue(colVal any, colKind columns.Column, additionalDateFmts []string)
 			}
 		}
 	case typing.Array.Kind:
-		var err error
 		arrayString, err := array.InterfaceToArrayString(colVal, true)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -67,12 +66,12 @@ func ParseValue(colVal any, colKind columns.Column, additionalDateFmts []string)
 
 		return arrayString, nil
 	case typing.EDecimal.Kind:
-		val, isOk := colVal.(*decimal.Decimal)
-		if !isOk {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("colVal is not *decimal.Decimal type")
+		decimalValue, err := typing.AssertType[*decimal.Decimal](colVal)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return val.String(), nil
+		return decimalValue.String(), nil
 	}
 
 	return colVal, nil