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We Believe Health
Insurance Doesn’t
Have to Be a Pain
in the...

We won’t finish that sentence, but we’ll tell you exactly what your plan costs, what it covers, and whether it’s the right fit for you. No catch.

Who Are You
Actually
Talking To?

Mike Gatteri is an Executive Sales Leader with HealthMarkets, the network’s top-tier producer designation, awarded on performance. He also helps other agents grow their career, the same plain-language standard applied to every new agent he brings up.

Mike is community-driven where he lives and works. He supports local high school programs, sponsors the Belleville Boat Show, and helps lead a free community medical clinic event each year.

What matters day to day: when you call, you’re calling someone who still does this job the way he started it.

What We’re Actually Built On

The Gatteri Agency isn’t a franchise or a call center with a friendly name. It’s Mike Gatteri’s own agency, built over twenty-five years into a team that runs on the same standard he started with: real offices, real people, and a promise that what’s right for you always comes first.

Our Mission

We make insurance easier by cutting through the jargon, explaining it in plain speak, and helping individuals, families, and business owners find coverage that fits their needs, without the pain in the asterisk.

Our Vision

To be the trusted local team people turn to for straight answers, real guidance, and insurance that doesn’t have to be a pain in the asterisk.

*Local

Two real offices, not a call center, in Belleville, Michigan and Lewis Center, Ohio. We’re part of these communities, not just present in them, and we build real relationships with the people and families we serve.

*Honest

No matter what you decide, we point you toward the plan that actually fits your life, not the one that’s easiest for us to sell. We walk you through the real pros and cons upfront, before you ever sign anything.

*Plain-Spoken

No jargon. If a term matters, we explain it the moment it comes up. We break down every detail so you always know what you’re agreeing to.

*Reachable

A real person follows up within 24 hours. Not a queue position. You get direct access to your agent, no gatekeepers, no runaround.

Not a
One-Person Show

The Gatteri Agency is Mike, plus a real team: the people who answer your calls, handle your paperwork, and make sure nothing falls through the cracks. Every one of them was trained to the same plain-language standard Mike built this agency on.

Erin
Office Manager &
Group Enrollment Specialist
Megan
Licensed Insurance Agent
Mandy
Executive Customer Relations Specialist

Real Offices,
Real Communities

The Gatteri Agency works out of two real offices: Belleville, Michigan, in Wayne County, and Lewis Center, Ohio, northeast of Columbus. We’re not a national call center with a local-sounding name.
Come sit down across the desk in either office, or call and get someone who actually knows these communities, not a script.

*Lewis Center
Lewis Center
*Newark
Newark
*Lancaster
Lancaster
*Belleville
Belleville
*Westland
Westland
*Canton
Canton
*Plymouth
Plymouth

Plain Language,
Every Time

Insurance is confusing on purpose sometimes. Our job is to undo that. When you talk to anyone at The Gatteri Agency, you get an explanation in plain English first, not a wall of jargon you have to ask someone else to translate. If a term has to come up, like deductible, the Health Insurance Marketplace, or ICHRA, we explain it the moment it does, not after.

We’d rather spend an extra five minutes making sure you actually understand your options than rush you to a decision you’re not sure about. That’s slower than a quote engine. It’s also the only way we know how to do this honestly.

What Our
Clients Say

Rated 4.9 stars on Google. You don’t have to take our word for it though. Here’s what people who have actually sat down with Mike and the team have to say about how it went.

4.9 Google
Spotlight Testimonial
“This is by far the best private insurance I’ve invested in. Mike was clear, to the point, and narrowed the choices of plans to the right one for me. He came highly recommended and I look forward to a long relationship as regards my health and well being. I would definitely encourage anyone looking for a fair and honest opinion about their Healthcare options to give him a call. Thanks again, Mike, for the education and your time.”

Why We Sound
Like This

You just read our tagline up top: we believe health insurance doesn’t have to be a pain in the asterisk. That’s not a line dreamed up by committee, it’s actually how we try to talk to you, plain and human, not like a corporate insurance company reading off a script.

The values behind that are covered above, this section is just the honest version: if anything on this site ever reads like a brochure instead of a person, tell us, that’s a mistake, not the brand.

Questions About
Mike and
The
Gatteri Agency

Is The Gatteri Agency part of HealthMarkets, or independent?

The Gatteri Agency is Mike Gatteri’s own local agency, built inside the HealthMarkets network. Mike is a HealthMarkets Executive Sales Leader, but the agency itself, the offices, the team, the relationships, is Mike’s, not a corporate call center.

How long has The Gatteri Agency been doing this?

Mike Gatteri has been licensed in health insurance since 2001, twenty five years, all of it building toward the same two-office, named-agent model The Gatteri Agency runs on today.

Does it cost anything to work with The Gatteri Agency?

No. Working with Mike and the team is at no cost to you. We’re paid by the insurance carriers, not by you, and we’ll recommend the plan that’s actually right for you, even the ones we make nothing on.

Who will I actually be talking to when I call?

A real person on Mike’s team, based out of Belleville, Michigan or Lewis Center, Ohio, not a national call center reading from a script.

Let’s Get You Talking

to a Real Person

You’ve read about who we are and how we work. The next step is easy: call, email, or fill out the form, and you’ll hear from someone on Mike’s team, not a queue.

Content last reviewed: September 25, 2026