# IVANS INSURANCE SOLUTIONS > The insurance industry's connectivity network linking carriers, MGAs, and agencies for automated data exchange\. ## At a glance | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Category | Insurtech Infrastructure | | Type | Solutions Provider | | Region | NA | | Headquarters | Milwaukee, WI, USA | | Founded | 1983 | | Stage | Enterprise | | Employees | 1000+ | | Funding | PE-Backed | ## Overview IVANS Insurance Solutions is the insurance industry's leading digital connectivity platform, operating as a brand and division of Applied Systems, Inc. For more than 40 years, IVANS has served as the central exchange connecting insurance carriers, managing general agents (MGAs), and independent agencies -- automating the exchange of policy, claims, commission, and appetite data across the insurance distribution chain. The platform processes more than 1.5 million transactions daily across 45+ agency management system integrations, serving 38,000+ independent insurance agencies and 700+ carrier and MGA partners. IVANS describes its network as "the industry's hub where insurance professionals can plug into new ways to drive business," offering an end-to-end digital roundtrip of insurance from appetite matching through policy download and claims communications. Applied Systems acquired the P&C business of IVANS in 2013, integrating it alongside its portfolio of brands including EZLynx, Indio, Tarmika, and Cytora. Applied Systems is majority-owned by Hellman & Friedman, with minority shareholders Stone Point Capital, JMI Equity, and CapitalG. The combined Applied Systems group employs approximately 2,700 people globally. ## Products & services ### Ivans Download Automated delivery of policy, claims, and commission data from carriers and MGAs directly into agency management systems. Eliminates manual data re-entry across the policy lifecycle. **Key features:** - Real\-time policy data synchronization - Claims status and payment communications - Commission statement automation - 45\+ AMS integrations *Target users:* Independent agencies, carriers, MGAs ### Ask Kodiak Commercial risk appetite and eligibility platform that centralizes carrier and MGA appetite data for real-time promotion to distribution partners. Acquired by IVANS in August 2021. **Key features:** - Real\-time appetite matching for commercial lines - Carrier appetite search for agents quoting new business - Integration with Ivans Bookroll for automated book transfer appetite analysis - Eligibility filtering to route submissions to fitting markets *Target users:* Carriers, MGAs, independent agencies ### Ivans Distribution Platform Multi-carrier product distribution platform enabling carriers and MGAs to digitize their products and distribute them across the agency network. Expanded to include Commercial Auto with smart auto-fill in 2025. **Key features:** - Commercial Auto quoting with intelligent auto\-fill - Digital product submission and quoting workflows - Carrier appetite promotion to thousands of agencies *Target users:* Carriers, MGAs ### Ivans Insights Market analytics and benchmarking platform providing renewal rate data, market trend intelligence, and performance benchmarks for the P&C industry. **Key features:** - Monthly Ivans Index reports tracking commercial renewal rates by line of business - Bound policy benchmarks for Homeowners and Dwelling Fire \(Premium Insights, launched 2025\) - Year\-over\-year and quarter\-over\-quarter trend analysis *Target users:* Carriers, MGAs, industry analysts ### Ivans Bookroll Book-of-business intelligence platform that automates the process of transferring agency books between carriers. Recognized in PropertyCasualty360's 2025 Insurance Luminaries. **Key features:** - Automated book transfer analysis - Carrier appetite fit scoring \(percentage match\) - Integration with Ask Kodiak for eligibility overlay *Target users:* Carriers, MGAs, agencies ### Ivans eServicing Digital service platform enabling policyholders and agents to manage policies, access documents, and handle service requests digitally. *Target users:* Carriers, agents, policyholders ### Ivans Exchange Complimentary online tool allowing agencies to track current and new download connections, monitor total download usage, and signal interest in new lines to carriers. *Target users:* Independent agencies ### Cytora AI-powered submission intake and risk digitization platform. Acquired by Applied Systems in September 2025. Reduces submission processing time by up to 70% (Arch Insurance case study). In March 2026, launched Cytora Autopilot for agentic AI-driven underwriting and claims workflows. **Key features:** - Automated document processing and data extraction - AI for Risk Digitization across submission workflows - Cytora Autopilot: autonomous underwriting and claims decisions - Integration with Ideal Postcodes for address validation and geocoding *Target users:* Carriers, MGAs ### Planck Plus Advanced AI-powered business intelligence and risk analytics tool using third-party data signals to enrich commercial submissions. *Target users:* Carriers, MGAs ## Category & focus - Subcategories: Insurance connectivity, policy download, appetite & eligibility, market analytics, AI\-powered submissions - Insurance verticals: P&C Personal, P&C Commercial, Specialty/E&S - Target customers: Carriers, MGAs/MGUs, Agents/Agencies ## Notable customers - Acuity - Cincinnati Insurance - ClearCover - Encova - The Hanover Insurance Group - Mercury Insurance - Nationwide - The Hartford - Travelers - Progressive - Arch Insurance - Merchants Insurance Group ## Links - Website: - Directory profile: - Careers: - Partners: - Products: - Ivans index: - Executive team: - Press releases: --- *Last updated: 2026\-06\-03*