At Beam Dental, we had a radical idea: what if we could use technology to activate a more aggressive preventative dental care regimen and break members and groups out of a pattern of increasingly expensive care? Acting on this idea caught the attention of Silicon Valley giant Kleiner Perkins, which...
Jun
26
How Are PEOs Changing in the Face of Disruptive Technology?
By Alex Frommeyer | Technology, Thoughts From Beam | No CommentsA few weeks ago, I was excited to get the opportunity to attend the PrismHR Live 2018, the largest technology conference in the PEO industry. A PEO is a professional employer organization, which is a company to where other businesses can outsource a variety of employee services. The most common...
Jun
12
Beam Raises $22.5 Million Series C Led by Kleiner Perkins
By Beam Tech | Beam News, Dental Benefits | 2 CommentsCOLUMBUS, Ohio (June 12, 2018) – Beam Dental, a dental insurance company for small and medium-sized businesses, today announced it has raised $22.5 million in Series C funding led by Kleiner Perkins. The company will use the funds to expand its data-driven technology platform beyond the three...
May
01
Beam Dental, Wellthie Partner to Increase Access to Dental Benefits
By Beam Tech | Beam News | No CommentsCOLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Beam Dental, the innovative provider of small and medium-sized business dental benefits, announced a partnership today with Wellthie, a small group national benefits marketplace with medical and ancillary coverage like dental, to provide brokers one...
Apr
30
How Modern Technology Can Mitigate Your Clients' Switching Costs
By Chris Prochak | Brokers, Employee Benefits, Technology | No CommentsYou've been there before: you bring an incredibly compelling benefits package to your client at renewal. You've maximized savings across all their lines and believe you're delivering the best possible package, including incredible service, innovation and significant cost savings. However, the...
Apr
24
Beam Dental Takeaways from BenefitsPRO Expo 2018: Think Ahead
By Chris Prochak | Brokers, Thoughts From Beam, Employers | No CommentsFirst of all, I had an amazing time at BenefitsPRO 2018. I met with consultants from large regional firms, independent brokers, existing and potential partners, and everyone in between. It was an incredible opportunity to have so many benefits experts under one roof, all sharing their thoughts on...
Apr
02
How Beam SmartPremiums Work
By Alex Frommeyer | SmartPremiums, Dental Benefits, About Beam | No CommentsWe recently launched Beam SmartPremiums, the most innovative dental insurance plans in decades. While this post shares a bit about Beam’s vision and why we launched SmartPremiums, I want to take a minute to address some common questions we’ve received, starting with:
Mar
16
Why Beam Is Making Dental Benefits Better
By Alex Frommeyer | Beam Perks, Dental Benefits, About Beam | No CommentsOne of the most common questions I get when doing an interview or introducing Beam Dental to a new person is, "how the heck did you get into dental benefits?" Fair question. There is nothing in my background, nor the backgrounds of our co-founders, that suggests that we would be the perfect people...
Oct
26
Beam Dental Partners with VSP® Vision Care, Raises $5.5M Series B
By Beam Tech | Beam News | No CommentsFor Immediate Release: 10/26/2017
Oct
13
Beam Dental Now Offering Dental Plans in California Through Liazon
By Beam Tech | Beam News, Dental Benefits | No CommentsColumbus, OH (Oct. 13, 2017) — Beam Dental, the innovative provider of small- and medium-sized business dental benefits, announced an agreement today with Liazon, operator of the industry-leading benefit marketplace solution Bright Choices® and several other privately labeled marketplaces.Beam will...
