2013 Best Practices Study

2013 Best Practices Study

Key Benchmarks Mgmt. Perspectives Profile Revenues Expenses Profitability Employee Overview Producer Info Service Staff Info Technology Insurance Carriers Appendix

Population Density Agencies with Revenues OVER $5,000,000

Less than 50,000

50,000 to 250,000

250,000 to 1,000,000

Over 1,000,000

Population Where Home Office is Located:

% of Agencies Located in Each Region

6.9%

8.3%

15.7% 16.7%

Net Revenue Growth (Organic)

5.4%

8.1%

8.9%

12.3%

Pre-tax Profit

16.9% 18.0% 16.3% 13.2%

Pro Forma Pre-tax Profit

19.7% 20.4% 20.2% 17.9%

Profitability as % of Net Revenues

Operating Pre-tax Profit

8.5%

11.3%

8.6%

5.4%

EBITDA

21.4% 22.2% 18.7% 16.5%

Pro Forma EBITDA

24.3% 24.7% 22.6% 21.1%

Value Creation “Rule of 20” Score

18.6

20.1

21.1

22.8

Revenue per Employee

$156,500

$169,859

$179,592

$187,041

Productivity

Compensation per Employee

$93,835

$101,585

$118,686

$124,823

Spread per Employee

$62,665

$68,274

$60,426

$62,219

Commercial P&C

$148,706

$182,343

$205,460

$217,754

Personal P&C

$60,664

$70,933

$90,279

$103,623

Pay Levels for Producers

Life & Health / Financial

$152,269

$196,322

$239,545

$203,746

Multiline

$173,460

$180,455

$282,067

$227,429

Commercial P&C

27.8

26.6

47.2

41.6

Total Number of Service / Sales Support Staff per Line of Business

Personal P&C

10.0

11.3

11.7

9.6

Group Life & Health

14.7

10.4

18.6

11.7

Multiline

*

*

*

*

Commercial P&C

19.0% 21.7% 18.8% 21.4%

Total Service / Sales Support

Personal Lines

25.1% 25.6% 22.6% 25.0%

Staff Payroll as % of LOB Revenue

Group Life & Health

14.0% 15.0% 14.1% 17.8%

Multiline

*

*

*

*

Personal Lines

29

15

24

22

Number of Carriers

Commercial Lines

53

40

78

41

Life & Health

46

30

66

49

Total PL Comms Placed (as % of PL Revenues) Total CL Comms Placed (as % of CL Revenues)

48.5% 31.2% 21.5% 22.3%

Service Center Use

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11.8%

4.6%

6.2%

2.3%

% of Agencies Making an Acquisition in the last 12 Months

20.0% 33.3% 35.3% 33.3%

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