2007 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues between $1,250,000 and $2,500,000
 
   
 

 

Service Staff

Service Staff is defined in the study as typically non-commissioned employees who have responsibility—either directly (e.g., Account Executives (AE), Account Managers (AM), Customer Service Representatives (CSRs), Assistant CSRs, etc.) or indirectly (e.g., Claims Specialist, Placer/ Marketer, etc.) —to provide or support the delivery of service to the agency's clients.

Customer Service Staff
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Total # of Service Staff:
(as defined above) 8.7 6.0 8.6
% of Peer Agencies Having:
Separate/Dedicated Marketing Department 30.0% 25.0% 25.0%
Separate/Dedicated Claims Department 13.3% 0.0% 25.0%
Assistants for CSRs/Account Managers 36.7% 37.5% 62.5%


TPA Service Staff
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
% of Peer Agencies Having:
Workers Comp TPA 3.3% 12.5% 0.0%
# of Service Staff * * *
Total TPA Revenues Serviced * * *
Group Benefits TPA 3.3% 12.5% 0.0%
# of Service Staff * * *
Total TPA Revenues Serviced * * *

 

 
     
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