About Advantage Insurance Benefits:
Your Independent Medicare Insurance Agency in Washington
Advantage Insurance Benefits is a family-run, independent insurance agency built around a simple idea: clients should be able to call us with any question or concern about their insurance and get the right answer the first time, not a different answer every time they call. Medicare is our focus, and it's what our team knows best, but we also help Washington residents with individual and ACA health insurance, dental and vision coverage, and travel insurance.
About Our Founder
Our Focus: Medicare, With Room to Help Beyond It
I have been working in the insurance world for nearly 20 years, and I know the ins-and-outs of all different varieties of insurance. I’m not a salesperson working for a particular company, trying to sell you on one brand of insurance that may not be right for you. As head of the independent Dabolt Insurance Agency, I work with many companies so that I can find the right plan to fit each individual client’s needs.
Even after my clients have signed on the dotted line, I make sure to take care of their insurance questions, concerns, or needs whenever they arise, always at no cost. I believe that maintaining client relationships is extremely important. We even have gone to baseball games together during the summer!
So whether you are looking for health insurance, insurance for small businesses, Medicare help, life insurance, retirement support, or accident insurance, I look forward to building a strong, professional relationship with you to meet your needs.

Our Mission
Our mission is to help people across Washington understand Medicare and their insurance options in plain, understandable language, so they can make confident decisions without feeling pressured or rushed. Whether you're turning 65, still working, already enrolled, or looking into coverage beyond Medicare, we're here to explain the details clearly and answer your questions honestly.
Our Core Values
Independence
We're not tied to one insurance company, so our guidance is based on what fits you, not a quota.
Personal relationships
As a family-run agency, we build long-term relationships with our clients rather than treating each call as a one-time transaction.
Honesty, without pressure
We'll tell you what we think, including when a plan isn't the right fit, and we never rush a decision.
Accessibility
Spanish-speaking support is available, and we make ourselves available by phone, video, or in person by arrangement.
Built on Relationships, Referrals & Personal Service
Much of our business has grown through long-term client relationships and referrals, not advertising. Clients tend to stay with us for years, and a lot of new clients come to us because someone they know already has. In founder Shirley Van Nostrand's own words:
"We encourage our clients to call us for any issues they're having with their insurance. We want them to come to us first, because we're going to give them the right answers, whereas when they call customer service, they can call three different times and get three different answers. We answer our phones, and we call people back within 24 hours."
Competitive rates and fast, hassle-free quotes
Why Clients Choose and Refer Us
A few consistent reasons clients choose to work with us, and send their family and friends to us:
More than 22 years of Medicare experience on our team
Independent guidance across multiple carriers, rather than a single company's plans
A process that checks your doctors and prescriptions before narrowing down any plan
Annual plan reviews, because plans change even when nothing about your life has, and we'd rather catch that than let you find out the hard way
Support that continues after you enroll, not just during the sales process
No direct cost to you for our services
our story
Meet the Rest of Our Team
Advantage Insurance Benefits has grown into a family-run team of licensed, independent agents. Get to know the people you'd actually be working with.
- Jesse Van Nostrand. Our Individual Plans Specialist, helping clients with individual and ACA health insurance. Learn More
- Kyle Van Nostrand. Focused on helping Washington's senior population understand their Medicare options. Learn More
- Michelle Sahagun-Van Nostrand. A licensed, native Spanish-speaking Medicare agent. Learn More
- Nichole Barnes. Known for taking the time to listen and walk clients through their questions at their own pace. Learn More
- Christopher Pirie.
Helps clients understand why their Medicare plan may be changing, and what to do about it. Learn More
Let's Talk Through Your Options
You don't have to sort through Medicare or insurance decisions on your own. Schedule a conversation with one of our licensed Washington agents, or reach out with a question first.