ABOUT US
Our Story, Business Goals
A company view of how Xemplar Insights started, what it is building toward, and the team behind the delivery.
OUR STORY
The Journey that’s shaped our success
Xemplar’s journey began in early 2017 with work focused on motion patterns using smartphone sensors and GPS data. That work led to the first version of a smartphone telematics engine that could interpret driving behavior without dedicated hardware. Following a successful market test with a small insurance company, the company launched in 2018 and expanded its capabilities to include policy and claim services as well as turnkey solutions for personal and commercial P&C insurers.
Since then, Xemplar has continued to grow through new customer partnerships, product innovation, and expanded industry expertise. Today, we are a well-established technology company with more than nine years of experience delivering modern solutions across Insurance, Financial Services, and Higher Education. From telematics and digital self-service to AI-powered automation and analytics, we remain focused on helping organizations improve operational efficiency, enhance customer experiences, and drive measurable business outcomes.
OUR VISION
Seamless, Flexible, & Efficient Customizable Solutions
At Xemplar, we envision a future where technology removes complexity, accelerates decision-making, and creates better experiences for customers, employees, and stakeholders. Our mission is to help organizations harness the power of data, self-service tools, workflow automation, and AI to operate more efficiently, manage risk more effectively, and adapt to a rapidly evolving digital world.
From insurance and financial services to higher education, we build modern, scalable solutions that solve real business challenges today while creating a foundation for innovation tomorrow. By combining deep industry expertise with emerging technologies, we empower organizations to transform operations, strengthen customer engagement, and achieve sustainable growth.
OUR TEAM
Unified in Vision, Diverse in Skill.
Xemplar’s team combines product thinking, engineering, analytics, QA, and delivery across the U.S. and India. The message on this page should reinforce that the company is built around practical execution, cross-functional collaboration, and the ability to turn complex requirements into working digital solutions.
Srikrishna “SK” Tirumala
Chief Data Scientist
SK has over 30 years of experience delivering technology solutions in the P&C Insurance and Financial Services sectors. Since founding Xemplar Insights in 2017, SK has driven the creation of innovative software solutions focused on risk management and customer engagement. As the company’s leader, he guides R&D and product engineering teams to advance the Xemplar product portfolio, leveraging the latest technology. SK works closely with customers, prospects, and industry partners to solve pressing business challenges with cutting-edge solutions.
Kiran Abbaraju
CEO & Co-Founder
Kiran leads all aspects of delivery and support at Xemplar. He brings over 19 years of experience in Program Management and Quality Assurance, primarily with Insurance companies. He is responsible for product releases and customer implementations, using multi-shore delivery and support models.
Baburao
Engineering Manager
SriKrishna “SK” Tirumala is the Co-Founder and CEO of Xemplar Insights, with over 32 years of technology leadership spanning P&C insurance, financial services, and enterprise software. His career includes senior roles at The Hartford, Pegasystems, and several insurtechs – giving him a firsthand understanding of the challenges insurers face from every angle: as a carrier executive, a technology consultant, and a software provider. He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science & MIS from the National Institute of Technology, India.
SK founded Xemplar Insights in 2017 to address a gap he saw repeatedly across the industry – insurers struggling to modernize policyholder engagement and harness data for better underwriting decisions. Under his leadership, Xemplar has grown from a startup into an enterprise-scale company with a product portfolio spanning telematics, mobile engagement, and fleet safety – serving carriers and MGAs looking to reduce loss ratios, improve customer experience, and drive profitable growth. SK remains deeply hands-on across product strategy, engineering, and customer success, operating on the conviction that great technology only delivers value when it’s built with deep domain knowledge and a relentless focus on outcomes.
