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Medicare and health insurance, explained by people who actually explain it.

We're Wade and Victoria Shiu, pharmacists and licensed insurance agents. We help families across the Carolinas find honest, affordable coverage, and it costs you nothing to talk to us.

Wade and Victoria Shiu, licensed insurance agents

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Where do you fit?

Pick the one that sounds like you and we’ll take it from there.

What we do

Everything under one roof

Medicare, health, life and everything in between. One licensed agent who knows your whole picture, not five companies who each know one piece of it.

Wade and Victoria Shiu of Running Shius Insurance Agency

Why us

Twenty years behind a pharmacy counter changes how you see insurance.

I spent over two decades as a pharmacist. In that time I watched people walk up to the counter, find out what a medication cost, and quietly decide to go without it. Not because they were careless. Because their plan didn’t cover it properly and nobody had ever told them there were other options.

I couldn’t fix that from behind the counter. So I learned this side of it instead. Now when someone tells me what they take, I already know what it costs, which tier it sits on, and which plans handle it better.

Wade Shiu — licensed insurance agent and pharmacist

Expert advice

Licensed agents who listen first and recommend second.

Affordable coverage

We compare the whole market, not one company's shelf.

Personalised service

Built around your doctors, your medications, your budget.

Ongoing support

We don't disappear after enrollment. We review it every year.

How it works

Four steps, and we do most of the work

1

Schedule a call

Don't know where to begin? Book a time and we'll walk you through it.

2

Meet your agent

Personalised guidance and answers based on your actual situation.

3

Compare your options

We check your doctors, your medications and your real total cost.

4

Get covered

We handle the application and stay with you afterwards.

Free review

A free review, and here's exactly what we check.

It costs you nothing. The carriers pay us, not you. And sometimes the honest answer is that you’re already in the right plan.

Client stories

What it actually looks like when this goes right

NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH CAROLINA

Where we work

Licensed where you live

Plans, networks and hospital contracts are all state specific, and they change. We live here, our clients are our neighbours, and when this market shifts we usually know before they do.

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Common questions

The things people ask us most

No. Nothing at all. We're paid by the insurance carriers, not by you, so your premium is exactly the same whether you find a plan yourself or we find it for you. The difference is that we compare the whole market instead of one company's shelf.

 

Yes, same thing. The Affordable Care Act is the law, Obamacare is the nickname it picked up, and the Marketplace is where you shop for those plans. Three names, one thing.

Not necessarily. If you or your spouse are actively working and covered by an employer group health plan, you can usually delay Parts A and B without a penalty. Once that coverage ends, you get an eight-month window to enrol. Missing it can mean a permanent late penalty, so it's worth knowing your dates.

Often, yes. A qualifying life event such as losing job-based coverage, getting married, having a baby, or moving to a new county can open a Special Enrollment Period. There are timing rules, so it's worth checking rather than assuming.

That depends on the plan, and it's the first thing we check. Networks change every year and nobody calls to tell you. We confirm your doctors, your hospital and your medications before recommending anything.

Not sure if you're in the right plan?

That’s the most common reason people call us, and finding out costs nothing.

Common questions

The things people ask us most

No. Nothing at all. We're paid by the insurance carriers, not by you, so your premium is exactly the same whether you find a plan yourself or we find it for you. The difference is that we compare the whole market instead of one company's shelf.

 

Yes, same thing. The Affordable Care Act is the law, Obamacare is the nickname it picked up, and the Marketplace is where you shop for those plans. Three names, one thing.

Not necessarily. If you or your spouse are actively working and covered by an employer group health plan, you can usually delay Parts A and B without a penalty. Once that coverage ends, you get an eight-month window to enrol. Missing it can mean a permanent late penalty, so it's worth knowing your dates.

Often, yes. A qualifying life event such as losing job-based coverage, getting married, having a baby, or moving to a new county can open a Special Enrollment Period. There are timing rules, so it's worth checking rather than assuming.

That depends on the plan, and it's the first thing we check. Networks change every year and nobody calls to tell you. We confirm your doctors, your hospital and your medications before recommending anything.