Afficiency

Afficiency

Digital life insurance platform for carriers

Overview

Afficiency builds and distributes digital life insurance products for insurance carriers. Its technology stack enables a fully digitized end-to-end process—from underwriting to customer service—so consumers can buy life insurance online in under 10 minutes. Real-time underwriting uses machine learning and big data to speed decisions and lower costs. Unlike traditional methods, Afficiency targets both traditional and digital-first carriers and provides ready-made, affordable products and a seamless digital experience by combining industry expertise with advanced digital solutions. The company’s goal is to modernize life insurance offerings, helping carriers streamline operations, reduce acquisition and maintenance costs, and deliver quick, accessible insurance to consumers.

About Afficiency

Simplify's Rating
Why Afficiency is rated
C+
Rated C on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Data & Analytics

Enterprise Software

AI & Machine Learning

Financial Services

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$10.2M

Headquarters

New York City, New York

Founded

2017

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What believers are saying

  • Afficiency’s website updated March 2026 still highlights active launches and integrations.
  • October 2025 NewBridge Final Expense expands Afficiency beyond mortgage-linked income protection.
  • Quility and SBLI collaboration broadens its carrier footprint into digital agent-led distribution.

What critics are saying

  • Western & Southern, Foresters, SBLI, and Quility dominate Afficiency’s visible partner base.
  • Limited public evidence shows few products, exposing Afficiency to carrier adoption delays.
  • If carriers internalize digital underwriting, Afficiency loses distribution and becomes replaceable.

What makes Afficiency unique

  • Afficiency sells carrier-built, end-to-end digital life insurance journeys, not a consumer brand.
  • Its API embeds underwriting, illustration, issuance, and delivery inside partner distribution platforms.
  • Foresters Live Well Plus launched July 2025 using Afficiency’s single-session digital journey.

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Funding

Total Funding

$10.2M

Below

Industry Average

Funded Over

2 Rounds

Series A funding typically happens when a startup has a product and some customers, and now needs funding to scale. This money is usually used to grow the team, expand marketing, and improve the product. Venture capital firms are frequently the main investors here.
Series A Funding Comparison
Below Average

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Remote Work Options

Hybrid Work Options

Company Equity

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

3%
Coverager
Jan 19th, 2023
Afficiency And Western & Southern Partner With Consumeroptix

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Coverager
Oct 18th, 2022
Bringing Income Protection To California Mortgage Borrowers

Life insurance distribution platform Afficiency and Cincinnati-based insurance conglomerate Western & Southern Financial Group are introducing a new product in partnership with Bubble Insurance . The collaboration allows Bubble to embed IncomeSense, an income protection life insurance product developed by Afficiency and Western & Southern, alongside or after the home and mortgage purchase process. IncomeSense on Bubble is available to California borrowers with plans to expand to additional states in the near future

ThinkAdvisor
Jul 29th, 2022
Versant Health hires Hayley Ellington-Buckles as assistant vice president of brand activation

Versant Health — a Baltimore-based vision plan company owned by Metlife — has named Rachel Pokay assistant vice president of brand activation and market enablement and Hayley Ellington-Buckles chief compliance and privacy officer.

IBS Intelligence
Apr 6th, 2022
Impression Ventures invested into Afficiency, Inc. in $7M on Mar 6th 22'.

Afficiency, an InsurTech transforming the end-to-end life insurance buying process, recently announced it secured $7 million in a Series A investment round led by IA Capital Group with participation from Impression Ventures, SBLI (The Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts) and Western & Southern Financial Group.

FinSMEs
Apr 5th, 2022
Afficiency Raises $7M In Series A Funding

Afficiency, a NYC-based insurtech company focused on innovating the end-to-end life insurance buying process, raised $7M in Series A funding. The round, which brings the total raised to $10.2M, was led by IA Capital Group with participation from Impression Ventures, SBLI (The Savings Bank Mutual Life Insurance Company of Massachusetts) and Western Southern Life. In conjunction [] The post Afficiency Raises $7M in Series A Funding appeared first on FinSMEs.

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