LAKEWOOD, NJ, Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliance Global Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RELI) ("Reliance," "we," "us," "our" or the "Company") today announced that it has entered into a non-binding letter of intent to sell its two subsidiaries, U.S. Benefits Alliance, LLC and Employee Benefits Solutions, LLC (together, "EBS"), two non-core agencies located in Cadillac, Michigan. The agreement is subject to execution of a definitive purchase agreement, as well as customary closing conditions. The Company expects the transaction to close within the next 30 days. The contemplated sale represents the ongoing execution of Reliance's strategy to monetize non-core assets, strengthen the balance sheet, and focus resources on its growth and technology-driven initiatives.

"The agreement to sell our EBS/USBA business unit marks a key step forward in our ongoing transformation into a technology-first wholesale insurance organization," commented Ezra Beyman, Chairman and CEO of Reliance Global Group. "This transaction will allow us to monetize a non-core asset while sharpening our focus on the segments that offer what we believe are the greatest long-term opportunities for scale, profitability, and differentiation. As part of our disciplined capital allocation strategy, we plan to use 50% of the net proceeds from the transaction to further reduce debt, thereby improving our capital structure, strengthening our financial foundation, and enhancing our ability to execute on additional growth opportunities."

"The remaining proceeds will support business development initiatives, with particular emphasis on expanding RELI Exchange and 5minuteinsure.com, two platforms that we believe have the potential to redefine how agents and consumers interact with the insurance market. RELI Exchange continues to attract independent agents seeking modern tools and support, while 5minuteinsure.com leverages AI to deliver fast, personalized insurance comparisons to consumers. By reinvesting in these core initiatives, we are accelerating our progress toward becoming a leading InsurTech platform and reinforcing our commitment to delivering sustainable long-term value for our shareholders. We look forward to continuing this disciplined execution as we advance the next phase of Reliance's growth strategy."

About Reliance Global Group, Inc.

Reliance Global Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RELI) is an InsurTech pioneer, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud-based technologies, to transform and improve efficiencies in the insurance agency/brokerage industry. The Company's business-to-business InsurTech platform, RELI Exchange, provides independent insurance agencies an entire suite of business development tools, enabling them to effectively compete with large-scale national insurance agencies, whilst reducing back-office cost and burden. The Company's business-to-consumer platform, 5minuteinsure.com, utilizes AI and data mining, to provide competitive online insurance quotes within minutes to everyday consumers seeking to purchase auto, home, and life insurance. In addition, the Company operates its own portfolio of select retail "brick and mortar" insurance agencies which are leaders and pioneers in their respective regions throughout the United States, offering a wide variety of insurance products. Further information about the Company can be found at https://www.relianceglobalgroup.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by terminology such as "may," "should," "could," "would," "will," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "believe," "estimate," "continue," "potential," and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation, statements regarding: our strategic initiatives, including our efforts to streamline our portfolio, monetize non-core assets and focus resources on areas with the strongest strategic and financial potential; the anticipated benefits of the contemplated sale of Employee Benefits Solutions, LLC and U.S. Benefits Alliance, LLC (together, "EBS"), including the impact on our business focus, financial position and capital structure; our expectations regarding the use of proceeds from the potential EBS transaction, including our plan to use a portion of the net proceeds to further reduce debt and the balance toward business development initiatives that support long-term growth; our beliefs regarding the growth prospects and scalability of RELI Exchange and 5minuteinsure.com and the potential impact of incremental investment in those platforms on our competitive positioning and financial performance; and our broader business, strategic and financial outlook.

These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, including, among others, that we will be able to successfully execute our strategy to streamline our portfolio and focus on core, technology-forward platforms; that we will enter into a definitive purchase agreement with respect to the contemplated EBS transaction and that the transaction will close on the terms and within the time frame currently anticipated, or at all; that we will be able to realize the anticipated strategic, operational and financial benefits of the EBS divestiture; that we will be able to effectively allocate and deploy the proceeds from the EBS sale, including to reduce debt and fund business development initiatives; that our investments in RELI Exchange, 5minuteinsure.com and other initiatives will generate the anticipated returns; that market, economic, interest rate and regulatory conditions will remain sufficiently favorable; and that we will be able to continue to access capital on acceptable terms and execute our broader business and capital markets strategy. There can be no assurance that these assumptions will prove accurate.

Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to a variety of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation: our ability to negotiate and enter into a definitive agreement for the contemplated EBS transaction and to complete the transaction on the anticipated terms and timeline, or at all; our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the EBS divestiture; the possibility of unanticipated costs, liabilities or disruptions associated with the transaction, including any impact on our remaining operations, employees, customers or business partners; our ability to successfully reduce debt and improve our leverage and overall financial flexibility; our ability to grow RELI Exchange and 5minuteinsure.com, attract and retain agents and customers, and achieve expected levels of adoption and profitability; our ability to effectively deploy capital into business development or other strategic initiatives; our ability to maintain adequate liquidity and access to capital (including any issuance under our at-the-market equity offering program, if we choose to utilize it); competitive pressures, including within InsurTech and insurance agency/brokerage; and general business, economic, market, interest rate and geopolitical conditions; as well as other risks described under "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We encourage you to carefully review our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as amended, as well as our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. Except as required by law, Reliance Global Group, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

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