Leadership and transaction experience

2026 · Oak Stream transaction

Altruis Benefit Consulting

Health insurance distribution, Michigan

An Oak Stream Partners transaction led by Ryan Addis. Bryson, a diversified insurance and financial services organization based in Long Beach, California, acquired Altruis, a Michigan-based health insurance distribution organization serving independent insurance professionals, from its publicly traded parent, Reliance Global Group (NASDAQ: EZRA). Bryson announced the acquisition on October 1, 2026, establishing a platform for its expansion in the Midwest.

Sources: Bryson press release, October 2026 · Reliance Global Group release via Nasdaq

2019–2020 · President & COO

DeepFuse.com (Moss Corp / Epiq Agency)

Auto and home insurance agency and insurtech platform

Ryan led operations and growth for this 45-state agency with more than $175M of in-force premium. Revenue doubled and EBITDA grew fivefold within 12 months, enterprise-value offers rose from about $3M to more than $70M during his tenure, and he secured growth capital for the business.

2017–2019 · Consultant

Jupiter MGA

Multi-state auto managing general agent

Ryan served as a consultant to this auto MGA with $45M in premium, placing a $30M quota-share reinsurance program. He also served as management buyout (MBO) consultant and brought in an offer from a private equity fund.

2015–2016 · Chairman & CEO

SCJ Insurance Services

National P&C and auto managing general agent

Ryan led this MGA writing more than $150M of annual premium through more than 2,100 independent brokers, where EBITDA margin rose from 24% to 39% in 18 months. He built a forecasting model accurate to within 0.7% monthly error, introduced fraud-detection and claims technology, launched a program with a pure loss ratio under 55% and positioned the company for a successful acquisition exit.

2002–2005 · Co-founder & COO

Shearson Mortgage, Western Pacific Mortgage & Caliber Escrow

Wholesale mortgage, mortgage banking and escrow

Ryan syndicated a group of independent mortgage brokers and merged with a mortgage bank to build a wholesale platform that reached $1.2B of annual origination volume across 26 states, followed by a liquidity event in 2005.