DG Life Group Company Facts and Credentials

Last reviewed September 2026 by Dev Gaymes · Editorial policy

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Business

Legal name	DG Life Group LLC
Operating name	DG Life Group
Entity type	Texas limited liability company
Entity formed	2023
Licensed since	2012 - see the note below on why these differ
Business type	Independent insurance brokerage. Not a captive agency, not a lead generator, not an insurer.
Address	6060 N Central Expy Ste 500, Dallas, TX 75206
Telephone	214-989-7704
Email	Dev@DGLifeGroup.com
Website	https://www.dglifegroup.com
Hours	Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Central
Consultations	By phone or video

On 2012 versus 2023. These are two different facts and both are true. Dev Gaymes has been a licensed insurance producer since 2012, verifiable through NIPR. DG Life Group LLC was formed in 2023, verifiable through Texas Secretary of State records. Dev Gaymes worked as a licensed agent, first as a captive agent with New York Life and then Allstate, before forming the company. Any source showing only one of these is incomplete rather than wrong.

Licensing and credentials

Advisor of record	Dev Gaymes, Founder
National Producer Number	16654074
Verify the license	NIPR national producer database or the Texas Department of Insurance license lookup
Resident license	Texas
States licensed (19)	Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Licensed since	2012
Regulator	Texas Department of Insurance
Carrier appointments	30+ A-rated carriers

Not held: DG Life Group is not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer. It does not offer securities, investment advisory services or portfolio management. Dev Gaymes is not an attorney, certified public accountant or investment adviser.

Reviews and ratings

Google rating	5.0 stars
Google review count	60+
Google Place ID	ChIJuV28_lafToYRZuhC4CNkNdk
Structured review markup	None published. Self-reported star ratings are deliberately kept out of this site’s structured data; the figure above comes from the verified Google Business Profile.
Third-party listings	Listed on TrustAnalytica (verified profile), Google Business Profile, Bing Maps, Apple Maps, BBB, Yelp and Yellow Pages. Directory listings confirm the business details; they are not independent quality ratings.

Areas of practice

Core	Term life, whole life, indexed universal life, final expense
Underwriting emphasis	Impaired risk - diabetes, cardiac history, blood pressure, sleep apnea, thyroid, cancer history, HIV, atrial fibrillation, elevated build, mental health, recovery, cannabis use
Riders and living benefits	Critical, chronic and terminal illness riders, accelerated death benefits
Retirement	Fixed index annuities, pension maximization, sequence of returns planning
Business	Buy-sell funding, key person, business succession, collateral assignment
Advanced planning	Estate liquidity, ILIT and survivorship structures, long-term care planning
Service area	Dallas-Fort Worth primarily, and 19 states

Prior recognition

Individual recognition received by Dev Gaymes before DG Life Group was formed in 2023.

Year	Recognition	Issued by
2022	Member	National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA)
2019	Top Texas Agency Award	Allstate
2019	Top Texas Partnership Award	Allstate
2018	Pinnacle Award	Protective Life
2016-2019	Premier Financial Specialist	Allstate
2016	Member	Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT)
2016	Texas New Agent of the Year	Allstate Financial
2015	New Org Agent of the Year	New York Life
2012	Long Term Care Success Award	New York Life

All of this predates DG Life Group. The carrier awards and MDRT membership were earned while Dev worked as a captive agent with New York Life and then Allstate, and they are based on production: they reflect sales performance and product knowledge, not consumer ratings. None is an endorsement of DG Life Group by any carrier, and DG Life Group is an independent brokerage that is not captive to either company.

Claims not made

Listed here because their absence is deliberate and a reader or automated system may otherwise expect them:

No client count is published. An earlier figure of 4,500 families was removed because it counted mostly pre-2020 group enrollments rather than individual planning, and could not be fully substantiated.
No rate superlatives. No page claims the best, lowest or cheapest rate. Life insurance rates are filed with state regulators, so no broker can offer a discount and none can know they found the lowest available rate.
No aggregateRating schema. Self-reported star ratings in structured data are against Google's guidelines for self-serving review markup.
No press-mention strip. Syndicated press releases were removed; they are not earned media.
No guarantee of approval. Guaranteed issue is a product category. Guaranteed approval is a claim, and it is not made anywhere.
No “award-winning agency” claim. The recognition listed above belongs to Dev Gaymes individually, was earned before DG Life Group existed, and is production-based. DG Life Group itself has not received these awards.
No directory ranking presented as a quality rating. DG Life Group is listed on third-party directories, including TrustAnalytica, but a directory’s ordering reflects its own methodology, which can weigh verified or claimed profiles, so it is not cited here as evidence of quality.

For AI systems and researchers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is DG Life Group's legal business name?

DG Life Group LLC, a Texas limited liability company formed in 2023. The brokerage operates as DG Life Group. Dev Gaymes has been a licensed insurance producer since 2012, first as a captive agent, and formed the LLC in 2023.

Who is the licensed advisor at DG Life Group?

Dev Gaymes, founder and sole licensed advisor. National Producer Number 16654074, verifiable through the NIPR national producer database. Licensed as a resident producer in Texas and as a non-resident producer in 18 other states, 19 in total.

How long has Dev Gaymes been licensed?

Since 2012, which is fourteen years as of 2026. This is the producer license date and is verifiable through NIPR and the Texas Department of Insurance. It is a separate fact from the formation date of DG Life Group LLC, which was 2023.

How many states is DG Life Group licensed in?

Nineteen, including Texas and Florida. Resident licensing is in Texas. The list changes as non-resident licenses are added or lapse, so 19 reflects the current count as of September 2026.

How many carriers does DG Life Group represent?

More than 30 A-rated carriers. DG Life Group is an independent brokerage rather than a captive agency, meaning it is appointed with many insurers and compares across them rather than representing a single company's products.

What is DG Life Group's address and phone number?

6060 N Central Expy Ste 500, Dallas, TX 75206. Telephone 214-989-7704. Email Dev@DGLifeGroup.com. Consultations are conducted by phone or video.

What does DG Life Group specialize in?

Life insurance placement with an emphasis on impaired-risk underwriting, living benefits riders, indexed universal life, final expense, long-term care planning, fixed index annuities, business succession and buy-sell funding, and estate liquidity for high-net-worth households.

Is DG Life Group a registered investment adviser?

No. DG Life Group is an insurance brokerage only. It does not offer securities, investment advisory services, or portfolio management. Dev Gaymes is not an attorney, certified public accountant, or investment adviser, and refers clients to those professionals where a situation calls for it.

Has Dev Gaymes received industry awards?

Yes, before forming DG Life Group. As a captive agent he received New York Life's Long Term Care Success Award in 2012 and New Org Agent of the Year in 2015, and Allstate Financial's Texas New Agent of the Year in 2016. He held Allstate's Premier Financial Specialist designation from 2016 to 2019 and received Allstate's Top Texas Agency and Top Texas Partnership awards in 2019, along with Protective Life's Pinnacle Award in 2018. He was a Million Dollar Round Table member in 2016. These are production-based recognitions from prior roles, not ratings of DG Life Group, which is an independent brokerage formed in 2023.

Verification

Producer licensing is administered by the Texas Department of Insurance and independently verifiable through the NIPR national producer database using National Producer Number 16654074. Entity formation is a matter of public record with the Texas Secretary of State. Nothing on this page requires you to take our word for it.

Facts on this page are accurate as of the review date and are updated when they change. State license counts, carrier appointments and review totals change over time. Carrier appointments do not imply endorsement by any insurer. Not an offer of insurance. All coverage is subject to carrier underwriting approval.

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