Our Story

Our philosophy is simple: People with disabilities deserve a real chance to reclaim their lives.

How It All Started

After working for the Social Security Administration for several years, Jim Allsup realized that people needed more attention and support than they were able to get from the SSA.

That experience inspired him to create a new kind of company, focused on helping people with chronic health conditions access the life-changing benefits they need.

Nearly 40 years later, what started as a one-man company has grown into an organization of hundreds of professionals headquartered in Belleville, Illinois. Allsup and its affiliates are innovators of specialized services and technologies that help meet the financial and healthcare needs of Americans with disabilities.

Our Founder

It’s impossible to describe our CEO’s professional achievements without touching on the history of our business, because Jim’s personal career is so closely intertwined with the business he has built. Read on to learn more about both.

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The Allsup Core Values

Driven

We are driven to succeed, to innovate and to make a difference.

Expert

We are the experts who understand what it takes to serve our customers.

Fairness

We are fair and honest in each and every decision we make.

True Helping

We act on behalf of the individual in such a way that we can really make a difference in their lives.

Take a look at some of our milestone achievements, and learn how we became the company we are today.

1984

Jim Allsup establishes Allsup & Associates in Belleville, Illinois

Hand with pen writing on paper on a desk

1985

First SSDI representative to write on-the-record (OTR) decisions

Jim Allsup breaking ground for new HQ for Allsup

1991

Construction of Allsup headquarters at 300 Allsup Place

1992

Ranked in Inc. Magazine’s 500 Fastest-Growing Private Firms, 3rd year in a row

1993

Allsup was instrumental in the 1993 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA)

1995

Jim Allsup’s testimony before Congress was instrumental in creating the Ticket to Work Program (enacted legislatively in 1999)

1997

Jim Allsup testifies before Congress on the Federal Agency Compliance Act

1999

Allsup patents Seamless ORS^®, an overpayment reimbursement service

2006

Better Business Bureau TORCH Award for Customer Service Excellence

2008

Allsup represents successful claimant number 100,000

2012

“Social Security for Dummies” manual published with recommendation for Allsup

2012

Allsup Veterans Disability Appeal Services^®, also known as Allsup Veterans Appeals^SM, launches

Coworkers in meeting room, one in wheelchair at whiteboard drawing

2014

empower by Allsup^® and Allsup Employment Services launch

Stack of folders, pen and keyboard on a desk

2015

Allsup Benefits Coordination added to portfolio of healthcare insurance services

Person sitting down and reading on an ebook reader device

2018

CEO Jim Allsup publishes e-book, “Applying For Social Security Disability Insurance: Getting It Right The First Time”

2018

Allsup represents successful claimant number 300,000

People putting their hands together in celebration of teamwork and helping eachother

2021

Introducing Disability Financial Solutions^SM from Allsup, financial solutions for SSDI customers

2024

Allsup represents successful claimant number 400,000 and celebrates its 40th anniversary

TODAY

We are a full-service, national provider of expert disability claim services