2010 Best Practices Study

2010 Best Practices Study

Mgmt. Perspectives

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

Profile

Revenues

Expenses

Less than 50,000

50,000 to 250,000

250,000 to 1,000,000

Over 1,000,000

Profitability

Geographic Region:

% of Agencies Located in Each Region

24.6% 12.5%

7.1%

9.8%

Employee Overview

Net Revenue Growth (Organic)

1.2%

-1.2%

1.9%

0.0%

Producer Info

Pre-tax Profit

19.1% 18.4% 21.6% 17.5%

Staff Service Info

Pro Forma Pre-tax Profit

23.4% 21.3% 25.0% 26.1%

Profitability as % of Net Revenues

Technology

Operating Pre-tax Profit

8.3%

6.5%

8.1%

8.2%

EBITDA

22.6% 20.5% 25.1% 19.6%

Insurance Carriers

Pro Forma EBITDA

26.9% 23.4% 28.5% 28.1%

Appendix

Value Creation “Rule of 20” Score

15.1

10.5

16.2

14.1

Revenue per Employee

$130,983

$135,153

$148,500

$156,627

Productivity

Compensation per Employee

$74,250

$77,142

$85,160

$101,053

Spread per Employee

$56,732

$58,011

$63,340

$55,574

Commercial P&C

$87,879

$100,162

$146,434

$136,740

Personal P&C

$45,838

$61,750

$74,516

$67,574

Pay Levels for Producers

Life & Health / Financial

$63,037

$140,902

$176,451

$84,271

Multiline

$101,496

$110,411

$118,726

$156,625

Commercial P&C

$48,209

$44,388

$42,125

$47,692

Pay Levels for Service / Sales Support Staff

Personal P&C

$33,479

$38,329

$35,939

$40,143

Life & Health / Financial

$30,176

$37,584

$44,604

$38,877

Multiline

$31,592

$45,761

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Commercial P&C

$56,250

$53,180

$62,235

$66,433

Pay Levels for Account Execs

Life & Health / Financial

$47,678

*

*

$47,140

PL - National

3.8

4.1

5.4

6.3

PL - Regional

5.0

4.4

2.4

3.3

Number of Carriers

CL - National

5.1

7.8

11.1

11.6

CL - Regional

6.2

5.9

6.4

5.4

EB - All

9.2

5.6

11.0

9.5

Total PL Comms Placed

34.3% 54.3% 51.8% 33.6%

Service Center Use

Total CL Comms Placed

13.5% 10.3% 14.1%

4.7%

2010 Best Practices Study

% of Agencies Making an Acquisition in the last 12 Months

7.3%

0.0% 12.5% 20.0%

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