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At HFI Benefits Group, our unwavering dedication revolves entirely around the comprehensive fulfillment of our clients’ diverse needs, unparalleled attention, care, and expertise of our team.

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Your Trusted Insurance Experts

Insurance can be deeply personal, encompassing critical coverage decisions, frustrating billing processes, and navigating claims resolutions. Simplifying this complexity is paramount. Since our establishment, HFI Benefits Group has been dedicated to assembling a team of competent and compassionate professionals focused on delivering exceptional service. We are privileged to have many team members serving clients for decades, ensuring continuity and trust.

At HFI Benefits Group, our sole focus is on our clients’ needs.
The significance of selecting the right support team cannot be overstated. It profoundly impacts your future. You require expert guidance to comprehend your insurance options, secure the value, and adequately safeguard what matters most to you. We embrace each interaction as an opportunity to serve and support. Imagine having a dedicated expert by your side, a responsive team to address unexpected challenges, and the peace of mind to cherish the people and possessions you’ve diligently protected.

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Meet the Team Behind HFI Benefits Group

Our dedicated partners and managers guide and support our agents to deliver exceptional service, ensuring every client experience reflects our values of trust, excellence, and personalized care for lasting satisfaction.

Matthew Hackney

CEO / Broker in Charge
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Ryan Swearingen

Junior Partner
HFI’s Financial Specialist
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Alison Grice

Junior Partner
HFI’s MA & ACA Specialist

Alison Grice

Junior Partner
HFI’s MA & ACA Specialist
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Yolanda Green Hanton

Agency Lead
Lead broker managing a branch agency of HFI
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Lori Newton

Agency Lead
Lead broker managing a branch agency of HFI
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Our Testimonials

Words From Those Who Trust Us.

Joe Stevens

Marion SC

Excellent service! HFI was as able to get me everything I need. Found great prices for life insurance, vehicle insurance even the atv’s! Their team made the entire process easy and stress-free from start to finish.

Shrena Moody-McCain

Charolotte, NC

As I like to tell everyone, this is the perfect example of an organized and persistent agency filled with caring insurance agents. Every single time I have had a question or concern Matt or one of his agents have always responded to me immediately with a solution and have always made so that there were no difficulties. I really do not write many reviews but this office definitely deserves one. Thanks for everything. You all are the best!

Rob Ondich

Florence, Se

I’ve known the owner Matt for 20 years now. He’s someone that has always done his best to accommodate anyones needs that he has met. If you were to look up “honestly” and “integrity” in the dictionary you may just find his picture. If you want a knowledge base in insurance and finance with the upmost customer service look no further. If you want agents that care more about you then themselves again look no further. Matt and his agency have always done right by each and every customer that I’ve known. He’s always done his best to make sure me and my family have been covered properly. If you’re on the fence about what agency to use jump off and join HFI Benefits Groups team!

Clarisse Stevens

Marion SC

HFI Benefits is an amazing insurance agency. They were able to find us the best deals for our life insurance, home and auto insurance. Matt the agency owner is always willing to work with you on your own time to do the best he can! 10/10 rating! I would (and have) reccomended to my own family!

Vallentina Myers

Latta SC

My husband and I would recommend HFI Benefits Group to anyone. They aren’t just a Insurance company, they all feel more like family loving, kind, helpful and are there for you when you need them. HFI Benefits Group will get you exactly what you need at the right price. If we had to rate them our family will give them 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟!

Mary Moody

Marion, So

My experience with HFI has been wonderful, working with Matt has been so easy he works very hard to get you the best affordable rates. Matt and his agents have big hearts and they work diligently for everyone.

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Matthew Hackney

CEO / Broker in Charge

The man with a mission! Matt’s main mission for this agency is to serve and change this industry one client at a time!

Don’t let the “T” deceive you, this man means business! Having over 2 decades of experience in the insurance, investments, and real estate industries allows Matt to solve what others may see as unsolvable.

Area of Specialty: Business, Corporate, Real Estate, Financial, Aviation, Housing, Automotive, Financial based Life products, Personal and Commercial P&C, as well as being versed in all items HFI has to offer.

Ryan Swearingen

Junior Partner

HFI’s Financial Specialist

Ryan is one of HFI’s junior partners who also manages our PA branch agency. He has over 2 decades of experience in the insurance & financial industries. With having as many years as Ryan does in both industries means that he has seen and worked through many of the ups and downs in this country. Meaning that no matter what, he will have the skills and knowledge to not only navigate but also prepare our clients for whatever the future may hold.

Area of Specialty: Life Insurance, Annuities, and Financial/Retirement planning

Alison Grice

Junior Partner

HFI’s MA & ACA Specialist

As a junior partner with HFI, Alison is the lead broker over 3 of our branch agencies for us at the moment. Our Pee Dee branch in SC, Florida North branch in FL, as well as our CO Rockies branch out in CO. What can we say, she LOVES to travel and serve! With many years of experience in the insurance and medical industries she is able to understand issues and perform tasks that some agents may not.

Specialties: ACA, Medicare, Long Term Care

Yolanda Green Hanton

Agency Lead

Lead broker managing a branch agency of HFI

Yolanda as an agency lead broker for HFI manages our Midlands branch agency based out of Orangeburg SC. Having years of experience in insurance as well as the phycology and counseling fields makes her uniquely skilled with helping people. More so his lively woman has and works with a servants heart. She serves her insurance clients, her counseling patients, as well as her church with more compassion and fire than most people we’ve came in contact with.

Specialties: Life and Health; ACA, Medicare

Lori Newton

Agency Lead

Lead broker managing a branch agency of HFI

Lori is just as colorful, bubbly, and full of life as her shirt is…and we LOVE it! We love it because it transfers to her maintaining a positive stance with helping her agents and branches clients. As an agency lead broker, we have her managing our NC East Coast branch agency. She is someone who always leads with integrity, one of HFI’s core beliefs. She may be tough on guidelines, but both her agents and clients appreciate that.

Specialties: FEX, Senior Markets, Life