AI-native benefits brokerage for growing companies. We use your employee data to negotiate better rates with carriers. Built for teams of 15 to 500.
Santa Monica, CA
Joined March 2026
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Switching benefits brokers takes one document, a Broker of Record letter. Your plan and payroll stay put.
4 questions to ask before you hire one:
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To every founder, CFO, and people leader already running on fumes this Monday, you've got this. Here's to a good week ahead!
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"When you can save somebody time and money, you have a golden ticket… that's what Ignition is doing."
That's Autumn McFarland, a Fractional COO and Ignition partner. She works with growing companies, and in this video she explains why she introduces them to us, and why she call
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Renewal season is stressful. A double-digit increase lands in your inbox, the deadline is close, and you're left wondering whether you're getting a fair price.
For a lot of small businesses, the answer costs real money. 64% made at least one tradeoff to cover higher premiums, an
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What happens when you head into renewal without the data to know if you're getting a fair deal?
Suhani Perera, Business Operations Lead at Nostra AI, was facing a substantial rate increase with no visibility into the company's own risk profile, until she started working with Ign
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If your broker earns a percentage of your premium, a 20% renewal increase is also a 20% raise for them.
Here are the 4 ways brokers get paid, and what to ask yours.
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Your broker and a fiduciary are held to different standards. Most employers assume they're the same thing. 🧵
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Is your healthcare spend growing faster than your revenue?
We asked roughly 150 CFOs in a joint study with the CFO Leadership Council. 78% said yes over the last three years. Half said much faster.
The part that surprised us: even CFOs who said they were satisfied with their be
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If you sign off on your company's health plan, you're making one of your biggest annual spending decisions with the least information. Our founder, @NickTaranto, wrote the guide to close that gap. Read it before your next renewal -->
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How many hours a month does your team spend moving data between systems?
For Simon Nielsen, CEO of Mango, the answer used to be too many, until he started working with Ignition.
Read the full case study on our website --> ignitionbenefits.com/custome…
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Don't let the dinosaurs run your benefits 🦖 Ignition brings carrier risk data to your renewal so you stay in control of your plan.
Thanks @ycombinator for the feature.
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When there's no real alternative on the table, the price isn't a negotiation.
Mark Potensky, CFO of Component Concepts, put it bluntly when we asked about carrier pricing.
From our joint study with the CFO Leadership Council, roughly 150 U.S. CFOs, July 2026.
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When benefits costs go up, who actually absorbs it?
We asked 503 SMB leaders. 59% said rising benefits costs have affected them personally, and the breakdown is worth sitting with.
32% reported significant personal stress from managing costs and renewals. 25% said it strained t
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Northeast companies pay $9,014 per employee. Western companies pay $6,362. Same coverage, $2,652 apart.
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How much is your broker actually getting paid?
Get an estimate in about a minute with our new calculator, now live on the Ignition website.
Try it out →
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What would you do if GLP-1s pushed your next renewal up another 6% to 14%?
63% of employers that cover them said they would restrict or drop coverage. Only 26% would keep it as is.
12% are already worried about losing talent over that decision. 🧵
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We're changing how modern companies run benefits. The new Ignition platform brings everything employers need, from renewal to administration, into one place. 🧵
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Rippling pricing starts at $8 per employee per month plus a $35 base fee. Additional modules like payroll, benefits, and IT are each quoted separately. Read on to know more.
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Nava Benefits holds a 4.8 out of 5 rating on G2 from 67 reviews, praised for responsive service and its app, with complaints on app gaps and rep turnover.
Read on for an extensive Nava Benefits review:
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