What MTI does

MTI (Midwest Technical Inspections, Inc.) is a privately held, family-owned national provider of insurance inspection, risk control, and premium audit services headquartered in Hanover Park, Illinois, founded in 1987 and incorporated January 1, 1988. The company serves US property/casualty insurance carriers, MGAs, brokers, self-insured entities, government agencies, and adjacent verticals (banking/mortgage, agricultural operations), delivering property inspections, loss control evaluations, OSHA/safety consulting, premium audits, reunderwriting projects, and training programs. MTI distributes services through three operational channels: field representatives across the East, Midwest, and West US regions; a multi-lingual Global Call Center operating six days a week; and web-based ordering via its proprietary GISA platform.

The technical foundation is GISA (Global Inspection System Access), a proprietary SaaS-style workflow platform that handles data collection, analysis, delivery, and integration across field, office, and customer-facing components. GISA integrates with CoreLogic, e2Value (Pronto valuations), Apex (sketching), and Vertafore ImageRight, and supports XML import/export plus Web-Services for system-to-system integration. Built on this platform are PATH (Predictive Analytical Trend History), a statistical data mining service with over 230 million collected answers and 60,800+ data points, and a configurable report-scoring module that routes scored files based on hazard and policy criteria. Adjacent products include the GISA Secure Documents Portal for encrypted premium-audit document exchange, the CUSTOM service-escalation program, and Safety Net 800 training support.

MTI monetizes through professional-services fees on inspections, audits, and risk control engagements under multi-year custom contracts, supplemented by subscription/recurring SaaS licensing of GISA to non-insurance customers. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are issued by Regional Account Managers, with rush reports typically at no additional charge and volume discounts available on reunderwriting projects. GTM is sales-led, with experienced Account Executives prospecting insurance carriers, MGAs, and brokers through phone/email outreach supplemented by up to 25% travel and supported by NAMIC conference presence, professional association memberships (NFPA, NSC, ASSP), and training-with-CEU-accreditation programs that double as marketing channels.

Name

MTI

Legal name

Midwest Technical Inspections, Inc.

Website

https://mtinspections.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MTI is a privately held, family-owned national provider of insurance inspection, risk control, and premium audit services for US property/casualty carriers, MGAs, brokers, and government entities, delivered through field reps, a global call center, and its proprietary GISA workflow platform with PATH data mining.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hanover Park

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Inspection Services: Field inspections for commercial, agricultural, and personal lines properties. Services include on-site observations, risk evaluations, and comprehensive survey reports. Pricing based on inspection type and complexity.
2. Call Center / Telephone Inspections: Telephone-based inspections for commercial and personal lines conducted through global call center. Includes automated surveys, retention surveys, and pre-notification for field services.
3. Premium Audit Services: Verified audits (virtual, without site visit), physical audits (on-site), telephone audits, and mail/web audits. Includes audit review services for clearing backlogs and aligning with client guidelines. Discounts available based on volume and scope.
4. Risk Control & Safety Consulting (MTSC): Comprehensive risk control and management services including loss control evaluations, OSHA compliance, training programs, and safety seminars. Includes OSHA 10 and 30 hour outreach training, crisis management programs, and return-to-work program development.
5. Reunderwriting Services: Book of business inspection and reunderwriting projects. Helps companies price properly and realign existing business using scoring and data mining capabilities.
6. Training Services: Classroom, virtual, and field training programs for insurance industry customers and private industry clients. CEU credits available through Northern Illinois University. Includes Safety Net 800 phone training support.
7. GISA SaaS / Technology Licensing: GISA workflow platform offered as private cloud Software as a Service (SaaS) to non-insurance services customers needing workflow systems. Can be provided as full platform with content or as starting point for customization.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MTI provides on-site and telephone-based property inspections (commercial, agricultural, and personal lines), premium audits, and risk control/safety consulting services primarily to insurance carriers, MGAs, brokers, and government entities. Services are delivered through a national field representative network, a multi-lingual global call center, and supported by the proprietary GISA workflow platform with PATH data mining analytics.

Product overview

MTI (Midwest Technical Inspections) is a leading national provider of insurance inspection, risk control, and premium audit services operating a platform-plus-services model. The core technology foundation is GISA (Global Inspection System Access), a proprietary workflow management platform for data collection, analysis, and delivery. Built on GISA are data analytics capabilities including PATH (Predictive Analytical Trend History) for data mining and a Data Scoring module for report evaluation. GISA integrates with third-party tools including CoreLogic, e2Value (Pronto Valuation), Apex (sketching), and Vertafore ImageRight. MTI delivers services through three operational channels: Field Inspections (Commercial, Agricultural, Personal Lines including Virtual Field Surveys), a Global Call Center for telephone inspections, and Premium Audits (Verified, Physical, Telephone, and Mail/Web methods). Risk Management services are provided through MTSC (Midwest Technical Safety Consultants) division, featuring OSHA training and safety consulting. The CUSTOM program enables concurrent service escalation combining multiple service types. A Secure Documents Portal supports encrypted document exchange for premium audits.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MTSC - Midwest Technical Safety Consultants: Risk control and management division providing safety consulting, loss control evaluations, OSHA training, and compliance services
• GISA - Global Inspection System Access
• PATH - Predictive Analytical Trend History
• CUSTOM - Comprehensive Underwriting Strategy & Options Management
• Safety Net 800
• GISA Scoring

Products and services

• Field Inspections

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% completion rate within 30 days
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CoreLogiccoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner since 1988 providing Business Process Management platform (formerly Myriad). CoreLogic provides information intelligence to identify and manage growth opportunities, improve business performance and manage risk. Partnership enables workflow integration for insurance services.
• e2ValuecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner since 2003 providing estimating products for homes, high-value homes, manufactured and kit homes, commercial properties, and farm & ranch operations. Enables MTI to offer MSB replacement cost valuations that are FIT enabled.
• ApexcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner since 2002 providing sketching and area calculation software. Apex has set the standard in sketching and area calculation software, assisting in accurately drawing and calculating square footage for property inspections.
• VertaforecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner since 2004 using Vertafore's ImageRight platform which automates and streamlines key processes including quoting, underwriting, renewal, endorsements and claims. Provides fast and efficient viewing of entire files.
• National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)minorOthersProfessional membership since 1988. Global self-funded non-profit organization established in 1896, devoted to eliminating death, injury, property and economic loss due to fire, electrical and related hazards.
• National Safety Council (NSC)minorOthersProfessional membership since 1997. Organization focused on eliminating preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road through leadership, research, education and advocacy.
• National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC)minorOthersProfessional membership and conference attendance since 1988. Largest property/casualty insurance trade association. MTI personnel attend separate NAMIC National, Agricultural, Commercial Lines, and Personal Lines conferences annually.
• American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP)minorOthersProfessional membership since 1988. For over 100 years supporting occupational safety and health professionals in preventing workplace injuries, illnesses and fatalities through education, advocacy, standards development and professional community.
• Netsource CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationCo-location facility operator for hosting myGISA.com and GISA Portal. Provides secure server infrastructure for MTI's SaaS workflow platform.
• Northern Illinois University (NIU) OutreachminorOthersAccreditation partner for CEU credits. Northern Illinois University has approved multiple MTI training courses for awarding continuing education credits including Commercial Cooking, Commercial Lines 101, Contractors Liability, Electrical & Heating, Farm-Confinement, Garage Liability, ISO Class of Construction, Roof Inspections 101, Solid Fuel Burning Devices, and Workers Compensation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Vertex Companies: Vertex is a forensic engineering, construction consulting, and environmental services firm serving insurance carriers and attorneys with property, building, and origin-and-cause investigations. Direct overlap with MTI's commercial property inspection and risk-control work for P&C carriers.
• Envista Forensics: Envista Forensics is a global forensic consulting and engineering firm providing origin-and-cause fire investigation, building consulting, and equipment failure analysis to insurance and legal clients. Operates in adjacent property risk assessment categories to MTI's inspection and risk-control services.
• Haag Engineering: Haag Engineering is a forensic engineering firm specializing in damage assessment, failure analysis, and expert testimony for insurance carriers and attorneys. Closely comparable to MTI's higher-complexity commercial inspection and risk evaluation services.
• EFI Global: EFI Global is an engineering, fire investigation, and environmental consulting firm serving insurance carriers, attorneys, and corporate clients with property assessments, forensic engineering, and risk evaluations. Directly overlaps with MTI's commercial and personal lines inspection, premium audit support, and loss-control services.
• Rimkus Consulting Group: Rimkus provides forensic engineering, architectural, and construction consulting services to insurance, legal, and corporate clients. Comparable to MTI in delivering property risk evaluations and building/structural assessments as outsourced services to insurance carriers and law firms.
• Donan: Donan is a national forensic investigation and fire/building inspection firm that provides property loss investigations, origin-and-cause fire analysis, and structural assessments to insurance carriers and attorneys. Highly comparable to MTI's property inspection and risk-control offerings for P&C insurance customers.

Broad incumbents

• Sedgwick: Sedgwick is a large, diversified claims management, loss adjusting, and risk services firm with broad insurance-carrier relationships. Although much larger and broader than MTI, Sedgwick's property inspection, loss control, and TPA-adjacent services compete for the same enterprise carrier spend as MTI's inspection and premium audit offerings.
• Exponent: Exponent is a large engineering and scientific consulting firm serving insurance, legal, and corporate clients with property, failure analysis, and risk evaluations. While broader in scope and more science-led, it overlaps with MTI's higher-end property risk assessment and engineering-based inspection work.

Regional players

• Donan Group (property inspection arm) / Preferred Inspection Services: Preferred Inspection Services is a regional property inspection provider serving insurance carriers with commercial, residential, and agricultural inspections. Direct functional overlap with MTI's field inspection, personal lines, and agricultural inspection services, though at a smaller regional scale.

Emerging players

• J.S. Held: J.S. Held is a global consulting firm providing property damage assessments, forensic engineering, and insurance-related consulting. Comparable to MTI in delivering property risk and loss-control services to insurance carriers, with a stronger recent push into technology-enabled inspection workflows.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/mtinspect

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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