FormFire

Business Services, Healthcare

Carleton McKenna & Co., LLC (CM&Co), a Cleveland-based independent investment bank, acted as the exclusive sell-side representative to FormFire in its exit to AgencyBloc, a portfolio company of Resurgens Technology Partners.

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Cleveland, OH “We engaged with CM&Co in late 2021, based on several recommendations from other professionals and they were able to set Board expectations,” said Mark Alder, Founder and Board Chair at FormFire. “They did a marvelous job of managing the due diligence process, were always quick to respond to our questions and exhibited great patience to match our short time frame to get a deal done.”

FormFire is a leader in quoting and enrollment for small-group benefits and medical health questionnaire data collection for carrier underwriting. The FormFire solution supports benefits quoting and enrollment, streamlining the many steps of the application process across many carriers and plan types into a single workflow across medically underwritten and community-rated small-group health plans. FormFire makes brokers more efficient and ensures that carriers receive accurate data for underwriting, quoting and enrollment. With a customer base of over 600 retail brokers and connectivity with leading health insurance carriers across 33 states, FormFire is dedicated to providing enhanced customer service and simplifying the distribution of small-group medical insurance.

With the support of AgencyBloc’s insurance domain expertise, the combination of FormFire with the AgencyBloc Agency Management System (AMS) will streamline the broker workflow. In addition, the combined company plans to expand its connections with carriers to enable efficient information flow across a broader set of small-group quoting and enrollment stakeholders. The union between AgencyBloc and FormFire aims to solidify the company’s market leadership position and will enhance AgencyBloc’s offering for benefits agencies of all sizes.

“We have seen the expertise AgencyBloc brings to the table and it has been clear from the start that we are aligned in our shared mission to streamline operational processes for our broker and carrier customers,” said Colin Ingram, CEO of FormFire. “We are very excited to move forward with the team and for all that we will accomplish together.”

AgencyBloc is committed to partnering with its customer base of over 30,000 insurance agencies to identify opportunities for innovation and to enhance efficiencies in their workflows. AgencyBloc’s core solutions include a purpose-built CRM, a commissions processing module, and an integrated marketing automation and sales pipeline tool. The addition of FormFire’s quoting and enrollment tools moves the company further in the direction of being a full-suite solution for health and benefits insurance agencies.

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Nora T. Mahoney

Managing Director

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Christopher J. McKenna

Managing Partner

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FormFire is a leader in quoting and enrollment for small-group benefits and medical health questionnaire data collection for carrier underwriting. With a customer base of over 600 retail brokers and relationships with leading health insurance carriers across 33 states, FormFire is dedicated to providing enhanced customer service and simplifying the distribution of small-group medical insurance.

AgencyBloc’s core solutions include a purpose-built CRM, a commissions processing module, and an integrated marketing automation and sales pipeline tool. The addition of FormFire’s quoting and enrollment tools move the company further in the direction of being a full-suite solution for health and benefits insurance agencies. Carleton McKenna served as the exclusive financial advisor to FormFire.

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