Erik Hinz

Erik Hinz is a Senior Vice President for Horton’s Employee Benefit Solutions and leader of their Minneapolis Benefits Division. In this role, Erik is responsible for providing expertise on industry benefits and consultative guidance to aid clients in navigating the ever-changing benefits marketplace. He is part of a team of employee-benefits-focused specialists dedicated to delivering innovative healthcare solutions to employers.

With 24 years of experience in the insurance industry, Erik brings a wide variety of knowledge to Horton’s Minnesota Benefits Division. Before joining Horton, Erik worked as a Senior Benefits Consultant at Associated Benefits and Risk Consulting, where he built a very successful book of business and loyal clients.

In 2019, Erik opened Horton's Minneapolis office as their first employee there. The consolidation in the broker market in Minneapolis is bringing tremendous opportunity to Horton. With very few independent and privately held brokers left in the market, employers are very open to finding a broker partner that works for them, not a Private Equity or public company that tends to be accountable to Shareholders.

In 2021, Erik also became a shareholder/owner at Horton.