HIG Capital, a private equity firm, agreed to acquire a minority stake in eHealth, a health insurance marketplace, for $225m. "Today's announcement is an important validation from a blue-chip investor of our differentiated business model. We are excited to partner with HIG, as we grow scale and market share by helping millions of Americans shop, compare, and manage their health insurance. Today's announcement is an important validation from a blue-chip investor of our differentiated business model. We are excited to partner with HIG, as we grow scale and market share by helping millions of Americans shop, compare, and manage their health insurance," Scott Flanders, eHealth Chief Executive Officer.