Takes Small Business Money, Doesn't Use it to Pay for Insurance Premiums
Similar to the reviews above, we have had nothing but problems with Venteur.
We signed up with them in November 2025, to start Jan 2026 with them as our ICHRA Provider.
-They have taken (ACH auto debit) the insurance premiums for all of our enrolled employees starting in December (they pull the funds from you the month before the month of coverage), and they collected premiums (and their admin fee to us as the employer) in Dec, Jan, Feb, and will soon now for March
-All of our employees reported receiving letters from the health plans they signed up with that the plan has not received payment, and the plans will be cancelled if payment is not received
-There is no phone support- there is only email
-The email support takes about a week or more to get back to you.
-The answers from email support are inaccurate:
+We were told these letters were "normal" and that the employee's health insurance premiums would be paid.
~Employees continue to get letters, and two of them just received letters and phone calls from the health insurance companies that their plans were cancelled due to non-payment
+ Their website says you can enroll in a plan from the marketplace, or directly with an insurance company (see the Venteur blog: "getting-health-insurance-through-your-employer-vs-marketplace"). They have told each of our employees that they canNOT enroll directly with an insurance company.
-One employee was told to "call Covered California and get an ID number- we need that to set up your account." She called Covered California, and they had no idea what she was talking about, and had no ID number to provide her to give to Venteur
- Another employee was told she has MediCaid (Medi-Cal), and thus cannot enroll, but the employee does NOT have Medicaid. They didn't listen to her, or offer a run around (there is not way for her to show proof of something she doesn't have to prove that she doesn't have it, anyway)
-At this point, we are out tens of thousands of dollars, and employees have had $0 in premiums paid to their insurers. There have been no response from my "dedicated rep" at Venteur in over a week.
Before joining, I googled "is Venteur a scam," looked for reviews such as Trust Pilot, and even received several recommendations from Venteur whom I called about their experience and and they said that up through late 2025, they had a smooth experience. Something has drastically changed.
Do not use Venteur! It costs more (perhaps enough of a charge to actually run a proper business), but go to Take Command or Remodel Health.
March 9, 2026
Unprompted review