Reliance Global Group Announces Game-Changing Acquisition of Spetner Associates; Projected to Double Company’s Revenue

Integration expected to drive significant EBITDA growth and shareholder value in 2024

Spetner’s BenManage Benefits enrollment company serving over 75,000 Employees

Reliance focused on building a leading, tech-driven, multi-billion-dollar insurance enterprise

LAKEWOOD, N.J., May 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reliance Global Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RELI; RELIW) (“Reliance”, “we” or the “Company) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spetner Associates (“Spetner”), a well-established benefits enrollment company. Spetner, through its BenManage benefits enrollment company, is a leading provider of voluntary benefits to over 75,000 employees throughout the United States.

Spetner’s BenManage benefits enrollment company streamlines HR processes by combining benefits enrollment and administration with applicant tracking, onboarding, and payroll. This integration reduces paperwork and simplifies tasks for HR professionals. With a user-friendly digital interface and live call-center support, BenManage ensures seamless enrollment and management of employee benefits. The platform also enhances the recruiting process with its one-touch applicant tracking and onboarding system, which directly integrates new hires into a company’s payroll software. Additionally, it automatically screens job applicants for Work Opportunity Tax Credits (WOTC), processing these credits without manual intervention.

Ezra Beyman, CEO of Reliance, commented, "We could not be more thrilled to enter this definitive agreement to acquire Spetner which we are confident will prove to be the most significant acquisition in the Company’s history. We expect that the addition of Spetner will more than double our current revenue and generate an Adjusted EBITDA of more than $4 million in 2024. Spetner is distinguished in its field, utilizing cutting-edge technologies that elevate it above its industry peers. This acquisition is monumental for Reliance, not just in scale but in its strategic fit within the Company’s broader strategy. Its significance cannot be overstated—it is expected to more than double our current revenue, with Spetner projected to generate over $14 million in revenue during fiscal year 2024, bringing Reliance’s revenue to approximately $28 million, while contributing meaningful EBITDA along with a high EBIDTA to revenue ratio. Spetner’s suite of unique voluntary benefits programs and reach, serving over 75,000 individual lives, introduces great potential synergies for rounding out accounts through cross-selling for personal lines of insurance to be offered to those consumers through the RELI Exchange platform. While Spetner-BenManage was highly profitable on its own, integrating its offerings with our existing infrastructure should significantly ramp up our capabilities, effectively making the whole greater than the sum of its parts.”