Ivans Market Appetite provides market recommendations to independent insurance agencies for their commercial insurance risks.
The recommendations are currently based on the industry class, issuing states, and lines of business. Other factors like account size, losses, and coastal proximity will affect the eligibility of specific risks.
We recognize that agency professionals have a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in placing risks. Market Appetite is intended to provide a starting guide to augment your existing methods. Placing risks can be a time consuming task. Market Appetite helps speed up that process and enables you to use your time more efficiently.
For Epic 2018.1 users, Ivans Market Appetite is displayed within an embedded panel on right side of policy screens. The full Ivans Market Appetite website can also be accessed through the Market Appetite icon in the options bar.
Yes, the Market Appetite button (fork & knife icon) in the Epic options bar brings you directly to the full Market Appetite website.
There are few differences between the embedded view and the full website.
First, for increased accuracy, the markets and carriers listed inside the Epic sidebar only includes those stating their appetite preferences directly. Use the full Market Appetite website to view all additional carriers with historical appetite information.
Second, the carriers and MGAs presented in the embedded Epic view are limited to those the user can access. The embedded view uses the information within Epic, including the active billing and issuing companies, to match available markets. Occasionally, legacy carrier names in the management system may be highlighted with their updated carrier names.
For enhanced accuracy of the recommendations within Epic, the embedded view Market Appetite is limited to only those carriers who have stated their appetite for a risk. If your carrier is not listed below, please contact your carrier representative to request their appetite.