America's Benefit Specialist November 2023

Founded in 2013, Sunshine Life & Health Advisors is a woman- and minority-owned firm consisting of two sister companies, Living Secure Insurance Advisors Inc. and Sun shine Life & Health Advisors LLC. The combined operations function as a field marketing organization focusing on the sale of individual health insurance plans provided under the ACA. The firm has provided insurance coverage to more than a quarter of a million members nationwide and is among the largest FMOs in the nation. Sunshine Life & Health Advisors and its team will join the Alliant family of companies and will continue operating under its current name and brand. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. HUB INTERNATIONAL EXPANDS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SERVICES Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Dief fenbach Benefits Group LLC d/b/a F.A.R.E. Healthcare. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Located in St. Louis, Missouri, F.A.R.E. Healthcare provides comprehensive group benefit packages, life insurance and employee healthcare. Principal and Co-Founders Mollie Dieffenbach and John Byrne, along with the F.A.R.E. Healthcare team, will join Hub Mid-America and become the first official Hub office in St. Louis. F.A.R.E. Healthcare will be referred to as F.A.R.E. Healthcare, a Hub International company. Hub has also acquired the assets of Great Basin Insurance, Eugene LLC, a subsidiary of Great Basin Insurance Inc. in Klamath Falls, Oregon. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Great Basin Insurance Eugene is a provider of multi-line insurance, including employee benefits, to clients in the Northwest. Michael May, partner, and the Great Basin Insurance Eugene team will join Hub Northwest team in Eugene led by Erik Finrow, executive vice president of Hub Northwest. Great Basin Insurance Eugene will be referred to as GBI Eugene, a Hub International company.

affiliate, Ebenconcepts Company (dba eBen Benefits). Also included in the transaction were the company’s specialty operating subsidiaries, Employers Direct Health and Employ ers Direct Administrative Solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Based in Dallas, Texas, with offices in nine states and a family-owned history tracing back over 50 years, orches trateHR is a provider of holistic employee benefits solutions. In conjunction with its associated operating groups, it offers a broad range of services, including human resources and technology consulting, third-party administration, and pay roll and associated administrative outsourcing services. Established in 1999 as an orchestrateHR affiliate, Ebencon cepts Company is an HR consulting and custom employee benefits brokerage firm with offices throughout the United States. One of the largest independent benefits agencies in the Southeast, eBen works with employers of all sizes and supports a robust Medicare and ACA marketplace. eBen is also a managing general agent able to provide preferred access to a comprehensive suite of employer-funded and vol untary insurance products for clients of all sizes. “We’re excited to join with Risk Strategies and bring new strength to its National Employee Benefits Practice,” said Muzzy Bass, president, orchestrateHR and eBen Benefits. ALLIANT PARTNERS WITH SUNSHINE LIFE & HEALTH ADVISORS Alliant Insurance Services has partnered with Sunshine Life & Health Advisors, a Florida-based health insurance firm focused on helping members of the Hispanic community understand and enroll in Affordable Care Act health plans. Sunshine Life & Health Advisors serves clients in Florida and Texas as well as various Hispanic communities throughout the United States. The move expands Alliant’s direct-to-consumer capabilities and strengthens its Employee Benefits Group.

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