Why Us

Why Options.Health?

There are easier ways to sell insurance than the way we do it — but not better ones for you. Here’s what makes an independent, local, honest brokerage different from a captive agent, a call center, or going it alone.

4.9 / 5 · 316 Google reviews
📍 Local Chaska, MN brokers
🤝 Independent — we shop the market

The other ways to buy insurance all have a catch

A captive agent can only sell you one company’s products. A call center hands you a different rep every time and vanishes after the sale. Buying direct online leaves you comparing dense plan documents alone. Each one quietly puts the work — or the limits — on you.

We built Options.Health to be the opposite of all three: independent, local, free, and honest.

Five things you can count on

📍

Local and accountable

We’re based in Chaska and most of our team lives in the southwest metro. You work with real people who answer the phone and remember your name.

💰

Free to you

Carriers build a commission into every plan whether you use a broker or not. With us, you get an advocate at the exact same price as going direct.

📚

Honest and educational

We publish real costs, plain comparisons, and even the downsides — because the right decision beats the easy sale. It’s how we earn trust.

📞

There all year

We don’t disappear after you enroll. Claims, renewals, life changes — you call the same local team, year after year.

🫀

Health, Medicare & life

One trusted team across the coverage your household actually needs, so your guidance stays consistent as your life changes.

Options.Health vs. the alternatives

 Options.HealthCaptive agentCall centerGoing direct
Compares multiple carriers One company~ Varies You do it
A local person who knows you
Independent (not selling one brand)~
Help year-round, not just at enrollment
Same price as buying direct

Earned the hard way

Options.Health is the health, Medicare, and life division of Options Insurance, an independent Minnesota brokerage. Our founder started the agency in 2014 and acquired Options Insurance in 2020, keeping the team intact. Today we’re rated 4.9 out of 5 across 316 reviews, we’re certified MNsure assisters, and we’re licensed in Minnesota and 11 additional states.

Want to meet the people behind it? Read our story and meet the team →

Why Options.Health, answered

Yes. We’re paid a commission by the insurance carriers, and that commission is already built into the plan’s premium whether you use a broker or not. You pay the same price as going direct and get a local advocate at no added cost.
It means we’re not tied to a single insurance company. A captive agent can only sell one carrier’s products; we represent many, so we can compare them and recommend the one that actually fits you.
No. We’re your point of contact all year — for claims, plan changes, renewals, and questions. Many clients have worked with the same person on our team for years.
Health insurance (individual, family, group, MNsure), Medicare (Advantage, Medigap, Part D), and life and disability coverage. Having it all under one trusted team keeps your guidance consistent as your needs change.
Yes. Our office is in Chaska, and most of our team lives in the southwest metro. We’re rooted in the community we serve.

See the difference for yourself

Send a few basics and a licensed Minnesota agent will reach out with real options — no pressure, no script.

  • Independent advice across carriers
  • A real local person, year-round
  • Free — same price as direct
  • Honest, plain-English guidance

Request your free quote

We’ll get back to you within one business day.

By submitting, you agree a licensed agent may contact you. No spam, ever.

Real local people on your side

No 1-800 numbers and no online quote mills — just licensed Minnesota agents out of our Chaska office who pick up the phone when your plan changes and actually remember your name.

Last updated: June 19, 2026