Avant Specialty Benefits, in collaboration with Ringmaster Technologies, today announced the launch of Quote-LinQ | Ancillary, a first-of-its-kind, two-sided, AI-powered RFP marketplace purpose-built for ancillary and voluntary benefits. With stop-loss, pharmacy and now ancillary benefits supported on one connected platform, more of an employer’s benefits program can operate within the same environment already used by hundreds of brokers, PBMs and carriers.
Built in collaboration with Ringmaster Technologies, Quote-LinQ | Ancillary replaces disconnected tools, manual re-keying and fragmented data with one connected way to work. Powered by Tru-LinQ AI, the platform moves RFPs to market faster and transforms carrier proposals into structured, decision-ready comparisons while keeping reviewers in control at every step.
“Avant and Ringmaster set out to build more than a faster quoting tool,” said Lauren Roth, President of Avant Specialty Benefits. “We wanted to create a better way to evaluate ancillary proposals, one that combines Ringmaster’s technology with Avant’s market knowledge to reduce manual work, improve consistency and keep critical policy details front and center of every decision.”
Ancillary and voluntary benefits present a uniquely complex comparison challenge. Employers may be evaluating multiple coverage lines and carriers, each with materially different policy provisions. Rates matter, but plan design, eligibility rules, guarantees, limitations and exclusions often determine which configuration best meets an employer’s needs. Comparing those variables consistently has traditionally required extensive manual work.
Quote-LinQ brings greater precision to every proposal without the labor-intensive process. Once a proposal is uploaded, Tru-LinQ AI reads it much like an experienced analyst would, structuring rates, plan designs, eligibility rules and underwriting details in minutes. The information is then normalized against a taxonomy of more than 680 fields built specifically for the coverage lines benefits teams market every day.
The result is a faster, more informed evaluation process. Brokers and general agencies can evaluate with confidence, support every recommendation with specifics, and deliver to clients in a fraction of the time it would take their competitors and legacy platforms.
“Avant understands the market complexity brokers and general agencies navigate when comparing ancillary offerings, while Ringmaster brought the technology vision and connected infrastructure to address it,” said Zack Harding, Vice President of Avant Specialty Benefits. “Together, we’ve created a more transparent way to make sense of the details that differentiate carriers, evaluate options consistently and make well-supported recommendations to clients.”
For carriers, the shift is equally significant. They can upload proposals in their existing formats, and the platform structures the information for comparison in minutes. Unlike traditional spreadsheet grids, it preserves the provisions, guarantees and distinctions behind each offering, helping ensure brokers see what sets them apart.
Because benefits marketing depends on sensitive data and trusted collaboration, security is central to Quote-LinQ. The platform runs on Ringmaster’s established infrastructure, backed by four consecutive clean SOC 2 Type II audit cycles and HIPAA attestation, the same posture already trusted for stop-loss and pharmacy marketing and one that many platforms in this space can’t match.
“Ancillary was a natural next step for Quote-LinQ,” said Jason Wenzke, CEO of Ringmaster Technologies. “Avant has been a tremendous partner. They understand how this business actually works and brought the market perspective we needed to get it right. What excites us most is how Tru-LinQ AI can evolve from here. It starts by solving a real problem in ancillary, while creating an intelligence layer we can extend across the LinQ platform.”
For more information about Quote-LinQ, contact Zack Harding at [email protected]. You can also find our press release in EIN Presswire here.
