15 Years Helping People Choose Coverage Confidently
We're an independent agency — not tied to any one carrier — so our advisors recommend what actually fits your life, your family, and your business.
We started Buckeye Benefits because health insurance should never be this hard.
In 2010, our founder watched his sister — a self-employed graphic designer in her early 30s — spend three weeks trying to understand her health insurance options after losing her job. Three weeks. Dozens of confusing websites, conflicting information, and zero guidance from people who actually understood the system.
She eventually gave up and went uninsured for eight months. Four months later, she was in the emergency room with appendicitis. The bill was $34,000.
That's the story that built Buckeye Benefits. We created this agency because navigating health insurance is genuinely difficult — and it shouldn't require a law degree to understand your options.
What makes us different
To make quality health coverage accessible, understandable, and affordable for every American — individual, family, or business — through honest, expert guidance and a service that costs you nothing.
Our values
Licenses & credentials
Buckeye Benefits is licensed to sell health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance in all 50 states. Our agents are appointed with all major carriers including:
We Work for You,
Not the Insurance Company
As an independent agency, we represent you — not any single carrier. That means unbiased advice, transparent recommendations, and plans chosen to serve your best interest.
100% Independent & Unbiased
We're not owned by any insurance company. We shop across 50+ carriers to find your best match — no hidden agendas, no preferred plans.
Our Service is Free to You
Carriers pay us when you enroll, so our advice and plan comparisons cost you absolutely nothing. You pay the same — or less — than buying direct.
A Dedicated Agent for Life
Your personal Buckeye Benefits advisor stays with you year over year — reviewing your plan, handling claims issues, and being there when life changes.
Fast, Simple Enrollment
Most clients are enrolled within 48 hours. Our streamlined digital process means no stacks of paperwork and no waiting weeks for coverage to begin.
From Youngstown to Hocking Hills —
Ohioans Buckeye Benefits Has Helped.
No staged photos. No paid testimonials. Just Buckeyes who got the coverage they needed.
“I work the open hearth at the mill and got hurt last fall. The accident coverage Buckeye Benefits set me up with paid out within two weeks — direct deposit, no fight. My advisor knew exactly what trade workers actually need.”
Kevin M.Steelworker, Youngstown
“We're both self-employed — I do software consulting, my wife runs a small studio. Buckeye Benefits got us an ACA plan with a real subsidy I didn't know we qualified for. Saves us about $640 a month versus what we had on COBRA.”
The Washington FamilyColumbus · Self-employed software consultant
“I'm 61 and live out in Hocking County. Medicare doesn't start for four more years and the options out here are slim. My Buckeye Benefits advisor found me a bridge plan through CareSource that actually covers my arthritis meds. They returned my call same day, every time.”
Betty S., 61Rural Hocking County