Integrity announced that it acquired Stride Health, a portable benefits technology platform that enables flexible digital insurance enrollment for independent workers. The acquisition is intended to expand Integrity’s reach in the under-65 healthcare benefits market.
Stride serves independent, gig, and part-time workers through a platform that helps users access portable benefits, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance. The company embeds its technology into workforce management platforms to simplify enrollment for workers who may not have access to traditional employer-sponsored coverage.
Stride works with more than 140 gig economy and payroll platforms, including Uber, DoorDash, Gusto, and Amazon Flex. Its marketplace is already connected to more than 4.6 million workers and over 140 enterprise partners.
Integrity said the acquisition combines its AI-powered technology, omnichannel distribution platform, and nationwide agent network with Stride’s consumer marketplace and enrollment capabilities. The combined platform is designed to help workers access coverage through fully digital and agent-assisted channels.
The deal also creates opportunities for Integrity to expand engagement across life, health, and wealth products. Integrity said Stride’s technology will help improve enrollment, increase benefits access, and provide more visibility into consumer behavior across the insurance journey.
Stride’s platform will interface with Integrity’s broader technology stack, including IntegrityCONNECT, the company’s AI-first platform for agents. Through IntegrityCONNECT, agents can assist consumers during quoting, application, enrollment, relationship management, and renewals.
Integrity also said Stride will support agent-centric innovation by creating a pathway for its distribution network to reach more consumers in the under-65 market. Ask Integrity, the company’s AI-powered voice-activated digital assistant, will further support coverage recommendations and policy lifecycle reminders.
Founded in 2014, Stride helps independent workers manage health insurance, savings, and taxes through a portable benefits platform. The company said it has helped more than 4.6 million workers save over $8 billion on taxes and health insurance premiums.
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“At Integrity, we build solutions that make the insurance journey simpler, more accessible and more human — so every American family can enjoy the good days ahead. And now with Stride, our impact expands to serve millions of independent workers. Health coverage is highly personal and often requires tailored support to make the best decisions. We’ve always believed that technology works best when it goes hand in hand with human connection. By harnessing AI-driven technology across our omnichannel platform, we’re streamlining operations and enabling agents to focus on cultivating meaningful client relationships. Together with Stride, we can deliver an enhanced enrollment experience with personalized agent support that expands access to coverage and strengthens outcomes for all stakeholders. Integrity and Stride are fully aligned in mission and vision, and we look forward to advancing solutions that help broaden health coverage accessibility and drive lasting impact.”
Bryan W. Adams, Co-Founder and CEO of Integrity
“Stride was built on the belief that all types of workers, from entrepreneurs to gig workers, need a flexible benefits system that provides them with the financial safety net that traditional workers enjoy. Our platform creates a frictionless system between workers, benefits providers and government. When we combine our technology with the scope and scale of Integrity’s platform, we can reduce the complexities of plan selection and enrollment for our customers even further. Accessing benefits — often for the first time — empowers these workers to embrace job and career opportunities with confidence and peace of mind. We’re excited to have found a partner who shares our mission and spirit of innovation, and we’re honored to add Stride’s capabilities and passion for serving non-benefited Americans to the Integrity platform.”
Noah Lang, Co-Founder and CEO of Stride
“Our agents are essential in adding clarity, transparency and decision-making support to what can feel like a complicated enrollment process for today’s gig workers and consumers. Adding Stride to the Integrity platform will help us further simplify the consumer experience and give us greater visibility into consumer behavior — including insights into where agent interaction is most valuable across an insurance journey. Stride’s groundbreaking technology also supports Integrity’s agent-centric innovation by opening a pathway for Integrity’s distribution network to expand their impact to the under 65 market. This partnership will drive increasingly successful outcomes for employers and workforces of all kinds, and we’re excited for the opportunity to serve even more Americans an insurance journey. Stride’s groundbreaking technology also supports Integrity’s agent-centric innovation by opening a pathway for Integrity’s distribution network to expand their impact to the under together.”
Ryan Kimble, President of Integrity Health
