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Verikai Launches Med/Rx to Give Insurers Robust Insights on Medical Claims & Prescription Data

SAN FRANCISCO, September 6, 2022 – Insurance technology startup, Verikai, launches Med/Rx to build on their existing product base and further optimize the underwriting process for their carrier clients. Verikai uses... Read More

September 6, 2022 Ellie Newby

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Verikai Through the Lens of a Former Actuary

Actuaries play an integral role in the underwriting process for any insurance carrier. Their ability to mix data with insights is imperative to keeping books of business afloat and underwriting new and profitable policies. So,... Read More

August 18, 2022 Ayanna Charles

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Employee Spotlight: 12 Questions with Justin Smith-Sellinger, Cloud Architect at Verikai

In this month’s employee spotlight, we’re highlighting our expert Cloud Architect, Justin Smith-Sellinger. He’s relatively new to Verikai, being here just shy of 3 months, and is already making great strides.... Read More

August 4, 2022 Verikai

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Understanding the advantages of self-funded health insurance plans

What is a Self-Funded plan? More and more employers are looking to move to self-funded health insurance plans. While fully insured plans certainly have some advantages, self-funding gives more control and flexibility to the... Read More

June 23, 2022 Amanda Borodaty

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The IMQ process is flawed. Here’s how alternative data is the solution.

Most underwriters can admit that individual medical questionnaires (IMQs) are neither efficient nor accurate in predicting future insurance claims. What’s wrong with IMQs? For starters, no one particularly likes them. Employees... Read More

May 5, 2022 Verikai

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Breaking into the field of Data Science with Jessica Yu

At Verikai, we consider our team culture a top priority, and a huge part of building an inclusive and innovative culture is the value we place on diversity. So today, we sat down with our very talented Data Scientist, Jessica Yu,... Read More

April 28, 2022 Verikai

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Employee Spotlight: 12 Questions with Lu Yu, Data Science Manager

For today’s employee spotlight, we’re highlighting the one and only Lu Yu – our data science mastermind. Lu is a crucial member of our team, we’re incredibly lucky to have him. Data science is a... Read More

August 5, 2021 Verikai

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Verikai Introduces Marketplace to Simplify the Placement of Group Health Insurance for Brokers and Underwriters

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – July 12th, 2021 – Insurance technology startup, Verikai, has updated their user interface and with it launched their new product: Marketplace. Verikai uses machine learning models to give insurance... Read More

July 12, 2021 Ellie Newby

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About Our Marketplace

The Verikai Marketplace, making it easy for brokers and underwriters to cast a wider net in receiving and binding quotes, will be live in just a few weeks. Today, we are breaking down what to expect, and explaining how this new... Read More

June 16, 2021 Ellie Newby