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Concirrus vs Planck — Data platform for US insurance, 2026.

Concirrus (7 named carriers) and Planck (5 named carriers) both sit at the data platform layer. Zero customer overlap in the public roster — they are addressing different segments of the same stack layer.

Last verified 2026-04-22 · methodology

TL;DR

  • Concirrus has 7 publicly-named carrier deployments; Planck has 5. Both at the data platform layer.
  • Zero customer overlap in the public roster. Concirrus and Planck are addressing different carriers within the same stack layer.
  • Both classified ai-native on Phidea's generation axis.
  • Ownership contrast: Concirrus is PE-owned; Planck is a subsidiary of Applied Systems.
  • Analyst coverage: 0 firms cover both, 3 only Concirrus, 2 only Planck.

Customer overlap

BucketCount
Named on Concirrus only7
Named on Planck only5
Named on both0
of which US-named on at least one side0

Only on Concirrus

  • TransRe (US)
  • Arch Insurance International (UK)
  • Howden (UK)
  • Codan Marine (DK)
  • SCOR (FR)
  • Applied Specialty Underwriters (US)
  • Applied Aviation (US)

Only on Planck

  • Chubb (US)
  • Great American Insurance Group — Republic Indemnity (US)
  • AIG — Attune (US)
  • Sompo (JP)
  • Nationwide Insurance (US)

Counts derived from 12sourced carrier-deployment entries across both vendor cards. Aggregate-only statements (e.g. “16 of the top 20”) excluded.

Stack position

Concirrus
Generation
ai-native
Stack layer
Data platform
Founded
2012
Lines
commercial, specialty
Planck
Generation
ai-native
Stack layer
Data platform
Founded
2016
Lines
commercial, specialty
Replaces
manual underwriter web research

Ownership and corporate context

Concirrus
Type
private-equity

Source: Intelligent Insurer

Planck
Type
subsidiary
Parent
Applied Systems
Acquired
2024
Deal value
$300M

Source: Ctech

Carrier-segment specialization

Concirrus — geographic split

  • US
    3
  • UK
    2
  • DK
    1
  • FR
    1

Planck — geographic split

  • US
    4
  • JP
    1

Analyst coverage differential

Only Concirrus cited by
  • Reinsurance News (2022: SCOR to use Concirrus' Marine Hull Market Model)
  • Intelligent Insurer (2020: Concirrus closes $20m in Series B led by AlbionVC)
  • PR Newswire (2025: Concirrus and Leading Lloyd's Follow-Syndicate Unite to Redefine Submission Automation in Specialty Insurance)
Only Planck cited by
  • Duck Creek (2023: Planck — Duck Creek partner directory entry)
  • Insurance Business America (2021: Planck: Finding the truth about SMEs)

Recent news (last 12 months)

No news items in the last 12 months for either tool.

Sourced limitations

Concirrus

No publicly-sourced limitations recorded on the vendor card yet.

Planck

No publicly-sourced limitations recorded on the vendor card yet.

Limitations published on Phidea are sourced to the underlying citation and reflect what is publicly named — not an exhaustive list. Consult the vendor card for the full record.

Frequently asked

Do any carriers run both Concirrus and Planck?
Not in Phidea's public roster. Across 12 sourced carrier-deployment entries on both vendor cards, zero carriers appear on both. The two tools are addressing different carriers within the same stack layer.
Who owns Concirrus and Planck?
Concirrus is PE-owned. Planck is a subsidiary of Applied Systems.
Which has more named US carriers?
Planck has the larger publicly-named US roster: Concirrus 3, Planck 4. Public-roster size is a coverage signal, not a quality signal — vendors with stronger NDAs may have larger actual US footprints than the public count shows.
Where are these tools positioned in the insurance stack?
Both sit at the data platform layer. Concirrus operates as a standalone vendor; Planck replaces manual underwriter web research.

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