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August 25, 2020 07:53 pm

Verily, Googles health-focused sister company, is getting into insurance


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Verily Life Sciences, the health care company owned by Alphabet, is getting into insurance, the company announced today. Verily is launching a new subsidiary for the effort called Coefficient Insurance Company, which will be backed by the commercial insurance unit of Swiss Re Group.


Coefficient plans to offer stop-loss insurance. The explanation for stop-loss is a little technical, but it boils down to this: Employers that pay for employee health claims out of pocket buy stop-loss insurance. Once they hit the predetermined point of money they pay for their employees’ health, the stop-loss insurance company pays the rest.



Insurance is something of a departure for Verily. A previous...



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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/25/21401124/alphabet-verily-insurance-coefficient-stop-loss

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