Verisk Analytics announces launch of FairCheck

Verisk announced the launch of FairCheck, a solution designed to help insurers test their personal lines models and variables to respond to regulatory changes. FairCheck comprises a customizable, scalable methodology and consultative service to help evaluate and mitigate the potential for unfairly discriminatory outcomes, including in advance of regulatory filings. “We took a proactive approach in assessing our own personal auto rating model to determine whether there were unfair pricing differentials regarding race,” said Adrian Cuc, senior vice president of analytics at Verisk. “We discovered that race was not a contributing factor in our model. The analysis serves as a foundation for our FairCheck solution that is customizable to assess individual insurer models, different variables within their models and various geographical regions for potential unintended bias. It is a meaningful step in measuring and understanding what impact, if any, race may play in insurer pricing models. By understanding its potential impact, an insurer can determine whether they need to begin to evaluate and mitigate the potential for unfairly discriminatory outcomes.”