About Evergreen Benefits Group

Rooted in East Texas. Built for Brokers.

Evergreen Benefits Group is a Lufkin, Texas-based General Agency providing insurance brokers throughout Texas with carrier expertise, sales support and hands-on service.

At the core of Evergreen is our longstanding relationship with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, where we serve as an Exclusive General Agent for Group business. We also represent HealthSpring for Medicare products and Symetra for Group Life and Disability, allowing us to continue supporting our broker partners as carrier product portfolios and the insurance marketplace evolve.

Our business has always been built around one goal: helping our broker partners grow their business and better serve their clients.

More Than a General Agency

We believe a General Agency should provide more than access to insurance products.

Our brokers rely on Evergreen as an extension of their own agencies. We work alongside them throughout the sales and service process, providing the resources, expertise and carrier relationships they need to compete and grow.

Our support includes:

Group Health Insurance – Small Group, Mid-Market and Large Group support, including fully insured and alternative-funded solutions
Individual & Family Coverage – ACA marketplace expertise, enrollment support and guidance through an ever-changing individual market
Medicare – Support for Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Supplement products
Ancillary Benefits – Group Life, Disability, Dental, Vision and other supplemental benefit solutions
Quoting & Case Support – Assistance from the initial quote and proposal through enrollment and implementation
Broker Education & Training – Product training, certification support, continuing education and timely carrier and regulatory updates
Ongoing Service & Advocacy – Helping brokers navigate carrier processes, resolve service issues and support their clients after the sale

Our team works every day to make doing business easier for the brokers we serve.

Focused Carrier Relationships

Evergreen Benefits Group has built its business around focused carrier relationships rather than trying to be everything to everyone.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas

Evergreen has a longstanding relationship with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) and supports our broker partners across multiple lines of business, including Group Health, Individual & Family Markets (IFM), and Medicare.

We serve as an Exclusive General Agent for BCBSTX Group business. Our team works with brokers across Small Group (1-50), Mid-Market (51-150) and Large Group (151+) opportunities, including fully insured, Level Funded and ASO solutions.

Evergreen also supports brokers in the Individual & Family Market (IFM), providing expertise with ACA marketplace products, enrollment processes, technology and regulatory requirements.

In addition, our team has extensive experience supporting BCBSTX Medicare products, helping brokers navigate Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plan and other Medicare-related opportunities as the BCBSTX and HealthSpring product portfolios continue to evolve.

Our focused relationship with BCBSTX allows Evergreen to maintain deep product knowledge, strong carrier relationships and hands-on experience across each of these markets.

HealthSpring

Evergreen also serves as a General Agency for HealthSpring, supporting our broker partners with Medicare products including Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Plans and Medicare Supplement coverage.

Symetra

Evergreen serves as a General Agency for Symetra for Group Life and Disability products, allowing us to continue providing ancillary support alongside our Group medical business.

While our carrier relationships have expanded, our approach remains the same: specialized expertise, responsive service and direct access to people who understand the products and carriers we represent.

Deep Expertise. Personal Support.

The insurance industry continues to become more complicated.

Products change. Carrier requirements change. Technology changes. Regulations change.

What should not change is having someone you can call who knows your business.

At Evergreen, our brokers have direct access to an experienced team that understands the markets we serve and the products we represent. We believe relationships still matter, phone calls should still be answered and brokers should never feel like they are navigating the insurance business alone.

That commitment to personalized support is at the heart of Evergreen Benefits Group.

Built for Brokers

Evergreen is built around the success of our broker partners.

We work behind the scenes to provide the carrier relationships, product knowledge, quoting support, technology, training and service resources brokers need while allowing them to remain at the center of the client relationship.

Whether a broker needs help developing a new opportunity, evaluating plan options, solving a difficult service issue or simply getting an answer quickly, our team is here to help.

When our brokers grow, Evergreen grows with them.

That alignment has always been one of the most important parts of who we are.

Our Story

Evergreen Benefits Group was formerly known as Friesen-Strain Insurance Associates, Inc., a name with a long history in the East Texas insurance community.

As the agency evolved, Evergreen Benefits Group became the next chapter of that history.

The Evergreen name reflects both our East Texas roots and the values we want our company to represent. Like the pine forests that define our part of Texas, evergreen trees represent strength, longevity and continued growth.

Those same qualities describe the relationships we strive to build with our broker partners.

While our name has changed and our capabilities continue to grow, the principles behind the agency remain the same:

Knowledge. Accessibility. Integrity. Service.

Local Roots. Statewide Reach.

Evergreen Benefits Group is headquartered in Lufkin, Texas, in the heart of East Texas.

East Texas will always be home, but our broker relationships extend throughout Texas.

Whether an agency is located down the road or across the state, our goal is to provide the same responsive, personal level of support.

We want our brokers to know the people behind the emails and phone calls and to feel like the Evergreen team is part of their own organization.

Grow With Evergreen

Choosing a General Agency is about more than products.

It is about having a partner who understands your business, answers the phone, knows the carriers and is invested in helping your agency succeed.

If you are an insurance broker looking for a General Agency relationship built around expertise, accessibility and personal service, we would welcome the opportunity to work with you.

Partner With Evergreen Benefits Group

Ready to learn more about becoming an Evergreen broker partner?

Contact our team today to learn more about our carrier relationships, broker resources and General Agency services.

Meet the Evergreen Team

The strength of Evergreen Benefits Group is our people.

Our team brings years of experience in the insurance industry and works closely with our broker partners on quoting, sales support, implementation, service, carrier relations and account management.

More importantly, we believe in being accessible.

Our brokers know who to call, and our team takes pride in being responsive, knowledgeable and willing to help.