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Family First Life
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Family First Life
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2013
Short descriptiontext

Family First Life is a private insurance marketing organization that connects a nationwide network of independent contractor agents across all 50 U.S. states with 20+ top-rated carriers, distributing mortgage protection, final expense, IUL, and fixed indexed annuity products to families.

Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
101–250
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersUncasville, United States
HQ citystring
Uncasville
HQ countrystring
United States
HQ regionstring
North America
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices2 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
life insurance distribution, mortgage protection insurance, final expense insurance, insurance marketing organization, fixed indexed annuities
Industry2 codes
1Level Term Life Insurance
CodeFSAIAAAAPrimaryYes
2Final Expense Term Life Insurance
CodeFSAIAAAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities5242
  • Insurance Agencies and Brokerages524210
SIC code1 code
  • Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service6411
Product category
Insurance Marketing Organization (Life Insurance Distribution)
GTM motion1 record

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model1 record
1Insurance Sales Commissions
TypeAffiliate Referral
Description

Family First Life generates revenue by partnering with independent contractor insurance agents who sell insurance products. The company earns commissions from insurance carrier partners for policies placed through their network of agents. The company does not underwrite insurance products directly - all products are offered through third-party carriers.

familyfirstlife.com
Marketing channels4 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components5 values
Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others
Pricing details1 tier
1Quote-based insurance products
ModelOtherBilling cadencePay-as-you-go
Notes

Insurance product pricing varies by individual circumstances including age, health status, coverage amount, and selected carrier. Potential customers must request a quote through the website or contact an agent directly.

familyfirstlife.com
GTM typeB2C
B2C
Offering typeServices
Services
Core offering1 text field

Family First Life is an insurance marketing organization (IMO) that recruits, trains, and supports a nationwide network of independent contractor insurance agents. It does not underwrite insurance products; instead, it provides agents with carrier access, back-office resources, and training so they can sell mortgage protection, final expense, indexed universal life, and fixed indexed annuity products from 20+ top-rated carrier partners to families across all 50 U.S. states.

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 3 values shown
  • $50 Billion+ in life insurance placed
+2 more records
Product and service4 records
1Mortgage Protection
CategoryLife Insurance / Mortgage Protection
Description

Life insurance designed to pay off the insured's mortgage in full in the event of death so the family can keep the home. Most terms are designed to return premium if the policyholder outlives the policy. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents to families across all 50 U.S. states.

2Final Expense
CategoryLife Insurance / Final Expense
Description

Whole-of-life insurance policy with locked, never-increasing premiums designed to cover funeral and other end-of-life expenses. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents to families and individuals across the U.S.

3Indexed Universal Life
CategoryLife Insurance / Indexed Universal Life
Description

Permanent life insurance that builds cash value, which the policyholder can use as collateral for loans; if the insured dies before the loan is repaid, the death benefit is reduced by the outstanding loan amount and interest. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents.

4Fixed Indexed Annuities
CategoryAnnuities / Fixed Indexed Annuities
Description

Annuities that credit interest using formulas based on changes in a specified market index; the rate and frequency of credits depend on the FIA contract terms. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents for retirement and accumulation planning.

Scale indicator5 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership23 partners
Strategic tierMinorTypeOthersAnnounced on2024-11-19
Description

Charitable organization supported by Family First Life as part of their philanthropy initiatives. FFL donates to support the organization's mission of granting wishes to children with critical illnesses.

Strategic tierMinorTypeOthersAnnounced on2024-11-19
Description

Charitable organization supported by Family First Life. The company donates to the Dream Center which aids individuals and families in need. The Dream Center is also the beneficiary of the Annual Convention Premier seat purchases.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering various insurance products through Family First Life's agent network. Listed among 20+ top-rated carrier partners.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering supplemental insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner specializing in life insurance products offered through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner specializing in retirement savings and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner (formerly AIG) offering retirement and insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance and fraternal benefits through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner specializing in retirement and life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance, annuities, and retirement products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance and health products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner specializing in life insurance and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance, annuities, and retirement products through Family First Life's agent network.

18United Home Life
Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

familyfirstlife.com
Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering property, casualty, and life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering annuity and life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner specializing in life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Strategic tierCoreTypeChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor
Description

Insurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Peers10 records
TypeDirect peer
Description

Symmetry Financial Group is a life insurance IMO that recruits independent contractor agents to sell mortgage protection, final expense, and retirement products across the U.S. — a near-identical business model to Family First Life.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Equis Financial is a life insurance IMO with a similar independent-agent distribution model focused on mortgage protection and final expense, competing head-to-head with FFL for both agents and carrier contracts.

TypeDirect peer
Description

Five Rings Financial is an independent insurance marketing organization that distributes life and retirement products through a contracted agent network, operating a comparable IMO model to FFL.

TypeDirect peer
Description

National Western Life is a direct life insurance and annuity carrier that distributes through independent agents, overlapping heavily with FFL on final expense and annuity products sold through agent networks.

TypeDirect peer
Description

World Financial Group (owned by Aegon/Transamerica) is a large life insurance and financial services IMO that recruits independent agents to sell life insurance and retirement products nationwide — directly comparable to FFL's distribution model.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Primerica is a large publicly traded financial services company that distributes term life insurance and investment products through a national independent sales-force network, competing with FFL for the same middle-market family demographic.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

New York Life is a major mutual life insurance carrier with a large captive and independent agent distribution network; it sells similar life and annuity products but also underwrites its own policies, making it a broader incumbent in the same family-life-insurance category.

TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Transamerica is a major life insurance and annuity carrier (and an FFL carrier partner) with broad agent distribution; it competes as both a supplier to FFL and an alternative channel for the same life and annuity products.

TypeEmerging player
Description

Ethos is a digital-first life insurance carrier (and listed FFL carrier partner) that sells term and whole life policies online with simplified underwriting; it represents the emerging direct-to-consumer model that competes with traditional agent-sold distribution.

TypeEmerging player
Description

SelectQuote is an online insurance distribution platform that sells term life, final expense, and senior health products through a call-center and digital channel, representing an alternative non-agent distribution model competing for the same end customers.

Market position
Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers1 record

Each record includes

Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment1 record

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
No
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles1 record

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Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

No data
No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Family First Life

Insurance Marketing Organization (Life Insurance Distribution)familyfirstlife.com

Family First Life is a private insurance marketing organization that connects a nationwide network of independent contractor agents across all 50 U.S. states with 20+ top-rated carriers, distributing mortgage protection, final expense, IUL, and fixed indexed annuity products to families.

Family First Life firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Family First Life
Legal name
Family First Life
Website
https://familyfirstlife.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2013
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
101–250 employees
Short description
Family First Life is a private insurance marketing organization that connects a nationwide network of independent contractor agents across all 50 U.S. states with 20+ top-rated carriers, distributing mortgage protection, final expense, IUL, and fixed indexed annuity products to families.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Family First Life industry classification

Industry
Product category
Insurance Marketing Organization (Life Insurance Distribution)
NAICS
Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210)
SIC
Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)
akta.pro primary industry
Level Term Life Insurance (FSAIAAAA)
akta.pro secondary industry
Final Expense Term Life Insurance (FSAIAAAI)

Keywords

  • Life insurance distribution
  • Mortgage protection insurance
  • Final expense insurance
  • Insurance marketing organization
  • Fixed indexed annuities

Where Family First Life is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Uncasville
HQ country
United States
HQ region
North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

Family First Life business model

Business model
GTM type
B2C
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

  1. Insurance Sales Commissions: Family First Life generates revenue by partnering with independent contractor insurance agents who sell insurance products. The company earns commissions from insurance carrier partners for policies placed through their network of agents. The company does not underwrite insurance products directly - all products are offered through third-party carriers.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
OtherPay-as-you-goQuote-based insurance products

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Family First Life product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Family First Life is an insurance marketing organization (IMO) that recruits, trains, and supports a nationwide network of independent contractor insurance agents. It does not underwrite insurance products; instead, it provides agents with carrier access, back-office resources, and training so they can sell mortgage protection, final expense, indexed universal life, and fixed indexed annuity products from 20+ top-rated carrier partners to families across all 50 U.S. states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Mortgage Protection Life insurance designed to pay off the insured's mortgage in full in the event of death so the family can keep the home. Most terms are designed to return premium if the policyholder outlives the policy. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents to families across all 50 U.S. states.
  • Final Expense Whole-of-life insurance policy with locked, never-increasing premiums designed to cover funeral and other end-of-life expenses. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents to families and individuals across the U.S.
  • Indexed Universal Life Permanent life insurance that builds cash value, which the policyholder can use as collateral for loans; if the insured dies before the loan is repaid, the death benefit is reduced by the outstanding loan amount and interest. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents.
  • Fixed Indexed Annuities Annuities that credit interest using formulas based on changes in a specified market index; the rate and frequency of credits depend on the FIA contract terms. Sold by FFL's independent contractor agents for retirement and accumulation planning.

Quantifiable outcome

  • $50 Billion+ in life insurance placed
  • +2 more outcomes

Companies that use Family First Life

Customer profile

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Family First Life technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Family First Life partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

23 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

  • Make-A-WishminorOthers · 19 November 2024Charitable organization supported by Family First Life as part of their philanthropy initiatives. FFL donates to support the organization's mission of granting wishes to children with critical illnesses.
  • Dream CenterminorOthers · 19 November 2024Charitable organization supported by Family First Life. The company donates to the Dream Center which aids individuals and families in need. The Dream Center is also the beneficiary of the Annual Convention Premier seat purchases.
  • AetnacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering various insurance products through Family First Life's agent network. Listed among 20+ top-rated carrier partners.
  • AflaccoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering supplemental insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • American AmicablecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner specializing in life insurance products offered through Family First Life's agent network.
  • AmericocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • AthenecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner specializing in retirement savings and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • CorebridgecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner (formerly AIG) offering retirement and insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • EthoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Foresters FinancialcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance and fraternal benefits through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Global AtlanticcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner specializing in retirement and life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Liberty BankerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Lincoln FinancialcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance, annuities, and retirement products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Mutual of OmahacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance and health products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Royal Neighbors of AmericacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • North American CompanycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner specializing in life insurance and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • TransAmericacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance, annuities, and retirement products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • United Home LifecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • American NationalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering property, casualty, and life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • National Life GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance and annuity products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • NassaucoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering annuity and life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • Columbus LifecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner specializing in life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.
  • FG (Fidelity Guarantee Life)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInsurance carrier partner offering life insurance products through Family First Life's agent network.

Scale indicators5 records

Family First Life competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

  • Symmetry Financial Group: Symmetry Financial Group is a life insurance IMO that recruits independent contractor agents to sell mortgage protection, final expense, and retirement products across the U.S. — a near-identical business model to Family First Life.
  • Equis Financial: Equis Financial is a life insurance IMO with a similar independent-agent distribution model focused on mortgage protection and final expense, competing head-to-head with FFL for both agents and carrier contracts.
  • Five Rings Financial: Five Rings Financial is an independent insurance marketing organization that distributes life and retirement products through a contracted agent network, operating a comparable IMO model to FFL.
  • National Western Life: National Western Life is a direct life insurance and annuity carrier that distributes through independent agents, overlapping heavily with FFL on final expense and annuity products sold through agent networks.
  • World Financial Group: World Financial Group (owned by Aegon/Transamerica) is a large life insurance and financial services IMO that recruits independent agents to sell life insurance and retirement products nationwide — directly comparable to FFL's distribution model.

Broad incumbents

  • Primerica: Primerica is a large publicly traded financial services company that distributes term life insurance and investment products through a national independent sales-force network, competing with FFL for the same middle-market family demographic.
  • New York Life: New York Life is a major mutual life insurance carrier with a large captive and independent agent distribution network; it sells similar life and annuity products but also underwrites its own policies, making it a broader incumbent in the same family-life-insurance category.
  • Transamerica: Transamerica is a major life insurance and annuity carrier (and an FFL carrier partner) with broad agent distribution; it competes as both a supplier to FFL and an alternative channel for the same life and annuity products.

Emerging players

  • Ethos Life: Ethos is a digital-first life insurance carrier (and listed FFL carrier partner) that sells term and whole life policies online with simplified underwriting; it represents the emerging direct-to-consumer model that competes with traditional agent-sold distribution.
  • SelectQuote: SelectQuote is an online insurance distribution platform that sells term life, final expense, and senior health products through a call-center and digital channel, representing an alternative non-agent distribution model competing for the same end customers.

Market position

Customer concentration

Family First Life social profiles

Digital presence

Family First Life financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Family First Life leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Family First Life funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Family First Life M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Family First Life

What does Family First Life do?

Family First Life is an insurance marketing organization (IMO) that recruits, trains, and supports a nationwide network of independent contractor insurance agents. It does not underwrite insurance products; instead, it provides agents with carrier access, back-office resources, and training so they can sell mortgage protection, final expense, indexed universal life, and fixed indexed annuity products from 20+ top-rated carrier partners to families across all 50 U.S. states.

Is Family First Life a public or private company?

Family First Life is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Family First Life founded?

Family First Life was founded in 2013. It employs 101 to 250 people.

Where is Family First Life based?

Family First Life is headquartered in Uncasville, United States, in the North America region.

How does Family First Life make money?

One revenue line is on record: insurance Sales Commissions.

Who are Family First Life's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Symmetry Financial Group, Equis Financial, Five Rings Financial, National Western Life and World Financial Group. Broad incumbents are Primerica, New York Life and Transamerica. Emerging players are Ethos Life and SelectQuote.

Does Family First Life have an API?

No public API is recorded for Family First Life.

What industry is Family First Life in?

Family First Life's product category is Insurance Marketing Organization (Life Insurance Distribution). Its primary akta.pro industry code is FSAIAAAA, Level Term Life Insurance, with a secondary code of FSAIAAAI, Final Expense Term Life Insurance. Its NAICS code is 5242 and its SIC code is 6411.

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PR NewswireFamily First Life Introduces the Ultimate Sales Conference ExperienceFamily First Life announced their 2023 Summer Sales Conference, a multi-city training event for insurance agents scheduled to begin June 1st across 16 locations including Georgia and Florida. The free conference, sponsored by Americo, will cover topics including life insurance sales, annuities, and IULs, with sessions led by company founder Shawn Meaike and industry guest speakers. The company positions this as part of its ongoing commitment to agent development and expanding its national reach.PR NewswireFamily First Life Announces Annual Convention with Star-Studded Guest SpeakersFamily First Life announced its annual convention will be held from February 1-4, 2023 at LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, featuring star-studded guest speakers including Daymond John, Jocko Willink, and Vernice "Fly Girl" Armour. The four-day event will offer free training sessions for independent life insurance agents covering recruiting, sales tactics, and business scaling. Registration is now open and free for anyone to attend.PR NewswireFamily First Life Announces Partnership with EthosFamily First Life announced a partnership with Ethos, an FMO life insurance company, to expand product offerings and provide agents with new marketing resources. This collaboration grants access to products from carriers such as Ameritas and Senior Life, aiming to enhance service for existing clients and attract new ones. The partnership supports Family First Life's strategic goal of reaching $1 billion in issued paid premium by the end of 2023.PR NewswireFamily First Life Partners with Integrity Marketing Group to Accelerate Growth and Serve More Americans with their Life Insurance NeedsIntegrity Marketing Group, the nation's largest independent distributor of life and health insurance products to the Senior Market, has completed the acquisition of Family First Life, an insurance marketing organization headquartered in Connecticut. Family First Life President and Founder Shawn Meaike will become an owner in Integrity as part of the deal. Family First Life is one of the largest IMOs in the United States focused on life insurance and annuity markets, producing over $250 million of annualized paid premium this year while serving more than 80,000 Americans annually.