About ineedinsurance.com

ineedinsurance.com is owned by The General Agency. The General Agency operates as a "wholesale" insurance agency. We train and provide insurance products for hundreds of independent agents across the state of Texas.

At ineedinsurance.com, we are what is known in the insurance industry as a "General Agency" or "GA". A general agent is a "wholesaler" of insurance products. General Agents train and supply insurance agents with rates and service. Additionally, general agents are experts in various product portfolios, underwriting guidelines.

Founded in 1999

The General Agency was founded in 1999 by Howard Deihl, RHU to provide customers and agents with hard to find top quality group health insurance products and service.

Our goal is to provide you access to hard to find health insurance products

Competition lowers cost!
Some of the most competitively priced insurance policies are not advertised to the public. These insurance companies rely on insurance agents for sales and marketing.

We carry "A Rated" (by AM Best) insurance companies you might not have heard of

American Trust Administrators - ATA
Employers Choice Health Plans - ECHP
Total Plan Services - TPS

The General Agency gives you direct access to quality health plans to suit your specific needs, then connect you with a broker in your area who understands the product and answer your questions.

 

 

 

Founder Howard E. Deihl, RHU

• Licensed in life & health and property & casualty insurance since 1991

• Became a Registered Health Underwriter with the National Association of Health Underwriters in 1996

• Qualified as a leading producer with the National Association of Health Underwriters in 1997 and 2009

• Member of the Dallas Association of Health Underwriters, Texas Association of Health Underwriters and National Association of Health Underwriters

• Served as marketing chairman for the Fort Worth Association of Health Underwriters and membership co-chairman for the Dallas Association of Health Underwriters

• Served in the US military from 1983 to 1997 as both an engineer and  flight medic on an air ambulance

• Co-hosted an insurance radio talk show on 570 KLIF in 2004 and 2005

• Appeared on Fox Business News with Neil Cavuto in 2009