Meet Our Team

At Avanti Group, we've built our team with individuals who have the highest standards for client communication and servicing. No matter who you interact with at Avanti Group, you'll have the best experience possible.

Get Familiar With The Avanti Group Team

Rich Bales

Owner

I work with high-performing business owners who understand that fast quotes and cheap policies don’t protect wealth. Before I quote anything, I run a Business Risk Diagnostic—a pre-quote due-diligence process that identifies hidden exposure, stress-tests coverage against real operations, and surfaces gaps most agents never look for.

Meet Rich

Michaela Kuehn

Customer Service Representative

Michaela Kuehn is a Customer Service Representative at The Avanti Group and the operational backbone behind the client experience. From claims support and COIs to policy changes and quoting, she helps ensure every request gets handled quickly and correctly.

Michaela is known for staying on top of details and keeping the team aligned so clients aren’t left waiting.

Meet Michaela

Chris Meyers

Agent

Chris Meyers is an Insurance Agent at The Avanti Group, licensed in Iowa. He brings years of hands-on experience in construction and property restoration, giving clients a practical understanding of how buildings are built, damaged, and repaired. Chris takes an education-first approach—helping individuals and businesses identify real-world exposures, close coverage gaps, and choose protection that holds up when it matters.

Meet Chris

Alejandro Hernandez Ortiz

Agent

Alejandro Hernandez-Ortiz is an Insurance Agent at The Avanti Group, licensed in Iowa and bilingual in English and Spanish. He supports both personal lines clients and commercial clients, with a focus on contractors and restaurant risks. Ale is known for a consultative, partnership-first approach—helping clients make confident coverage decisions and building long-term relationships through responsiveness and niche expertise.

Meet Alejandro

James Sanigular

Agent

James Sanigular is a licensed insurance advisor serving Iowa and Minnesota, focused on high-net-worth homeowners and business owners with complex risk. He delivers tailored, proactive insurance strategies designed to protect what you’ve built, with no shortcuts and no guesswork. James takes a relationship-first, detail-driven approach. He asks better questions, identifies exposures others miss, and gives clear, practical guidance so clients can make confident coverage decisions. With access to a broad network of top-tier carriers, he aligns coverage with your assets, operations, and long-term goals.

If you value clarity, accountability, and white-glove service, you’ll feel right at home.

Meet James