The insurance industry hasn’t exactly been known for rapid innovation. But Leo Bados, who spent over a decade working as an insurance agent in Texas, saw an opportunity where others saw inertia. After years of navigating carrier guidelines, underwriting quirks, and product catalogs that seemed designed to confuse rather than clarify, he decided to build something different.
The result is OrionSix, a platform that applies artificial intelligence to one of insurance’s most stubborn problems: helping agents figure out which products match which clients, and why. The AI-driven underwriting guidance platform isn’t trying to replace human judgment—it’s trying to augment it with carrier-specific intelligence that actually stays current.
Bados isn’t your typical tech founder. He’s a licensed insurance agent who earned his credentials from the Texas Department of Insurance back in 2014. He’s also a published author—twice over—with books covering everything from agency growth strategy to cryptocurrency investing. And he’s racked up a peculiar combination of recognitions: a Toastmasters International “Triple Crown” Award, a slot as an Honored Listee in Marquis Who’s Who through 2029, and a recent appearance on AM Best TV discussing his journey from solo agent to agency builder.
Bridging Two Worlds
What makes Bados’s approach unusual is that he operates simultaneously in two spaces that rarely overlap. Through BI&I Group LLC, he runs a full-service insurance brokerage covering health, life, travel, and retirement planning—complete with bilingual support and service tiers ranging from individuals to companies. Meanwhile, OrionSix functions as the tech layer designed to make agencies like his more efficient.
The insurance technology platform integrates with existing agency systems rather than demanding they rip everything out and start over. For an industry where many practitioners still rely on processes that predate the smartphone, that matters.
What Drives the Vision
Bados recently completed MIT Professional Education’s program on leading in an AI-powered future, adding another credential to a roster that includes his insurance licenses and even a pilot certification from Pilot Institute. That last detail isn’t random—aviation represents something central to his long-term vision: freedom of movement and purpose.
“Everything I build comes down to one word: freedom,” he explains. Not the flashy kind, but the kind that creates systems capable of running independently while empowering other professionals to grow their businesses. His goals involve building platforms that work when he’s not in the room, traveling with family and friends, and using private aviation not for status but for connection and efficiency.
He also served as a representative for the Consulate of Guatemala and hosts “The Late Podcast with Leo Bados” on Amazon Music, where he explores topics beyond insurance. For someone trying to modernize insurance technology while maintaining a traditional brokerage, his approach is less about disruption and more about translation—helping an old industry understand what new tools can actually do.