Ohio’s benefits agency that answers to Ohio — and no one else.
While Ohio’s independent agencies get bought and sold, OCIA was built differently: created and 100% owned by the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, serving employers across all 88 counties with full-market employee benefits consulting.
Where should you start?
Most of our clients don’t have an HR department. Pick the path that sounds like you.
I have under 50 employees
Group medical built for small employers — including large-group buying power through the Ohio Chamber Health Benefit Program.
See your options →I have 50–500 employees
Funding strategy, renewals, and ancillary lines managed by a dedicated account team that knows your business.
See your options →I’m not sure where to start
That’s normal. A 30-minute consultation and a no-obligation benefits program audit will tell you exactly where you stand.
Talk to a person →Why the Chamber built its own agency
Since healthcare reform, many of Ohio’s local, independent insurance agencies have been acquired by large national brokerages. Employers — especially small ones — got caught between national revenue targets and shrinking service models.
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce answered by creating an agency of its own: locally run, statewide in reach, and structurally impossible to sell. Our revenue doesn’t leave for outside shareholders — it goes back into advocating for Ohio business.
That’s not a slogan. It’s the ownership structure.
The problem
Agency roll-ups, retiring agents selling their books, call-center service models.
The answer
A benefits agency owned 100% by the state chamber — created to serve, not to be sold.
The result
A named six-person team in Columbus handling the full market for Ohio employers of 1–500 employees.
You’ll know everyone who works on your account
No departments. No queues. Six people, direct lines, and a promise: a real answer within two business days.
Scott Colby Agency President 
Dan Martin VP, Sales & Operations 
Joe Prescott Senior Account Manager 
Tucker King Account Executive 
Devon Eldridge Account Executive When you call OCIA, one of these six people picks up. That’s the whole model.
Full-service means the full market
One agency for every line — quoted competitively, managed continuously.
Group Medical & Funding
Fully insured, level funded, self-funded, MEWAs, ICHRA and QSEHRA — we fit the funding to the business, not the business to a product.
Ancillary Benefits
Dental, vision, life, disability, worksite, telemedicine, and gap plans.
HR, Compliance & Admin
HSA/FSA/COBRA administration, benefits technology, invoice auditing, and compliance guidance for owners doing HR on the side.
Workers’ Compensation
The Ohio Chamber’s group-rated program, administered by Sedgwick.
Individual & Direct Purchase
A guided portal for individual coverage, plus direct-purchase products for members.
Property & Casualty
Business coverage through our trusted partner — OCIA stays your quarterback.
The Ohio Chamber Health Benefit Program
Large-group buying power for small employers — a self-funded MEWA, administered by Medical Mutual beginning January 2027, with no co-employment strings attached. It’s our answer to the PEO and the payroll bundle.
Not a member? Joining is simple, and our team walks you through it personally.
Explore OCHBP →- Designed for Ohio employers with 2–50 employees
- Dedicated claims administration and stop-loss protection
- You remain the employer — no co-employment
- No national equivalent — this is Ohio-only, by design
Coverage you can buy right now — no meeting required.
Individual health, dental, supplemental benefits, and pet insurance — compare and purchase directly through our partner links, with a licensed Ohio team a phone call away.
Let’s look at your benefits program together.
A consultation costs nothing. A benefits program audit — including quoting the market — tells you exactly where you stand before your next renewal.
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