2008 Best Practices Study
Appendix
 
   
 
Terms Related to Revenues

REVENUES (as reported for most recently completed fiscal year-end and stated as a percentage of gross revenues)

Property & Casualty:

1.   Commercial Commissions & Fees—Commissions (both direct & agency billed) and fees written in lieu of commissions
2.   Bonds—Commissions from all bonds (surety, fidelity, etc.)
3.   Personal P&C— Commissions (both direct & agency billed)
4.   Value Added Services—Revenues from a Worker's Comp TPA, loss control , engineering, risk management, consulting services, self-insurance programs, underwriting and claims services, additional carrier compensation or reimbursements for services provided on their behalf
5.   Contingent / Bonus—Profit sharing, bonus, and incentive income received from insurance carriers
6.   Total P&C— The sum of items 1 - 5

Life & Health / Financial

7.   Group Commissions & Fees— Commissions & fees from the sale of employee benefits including group life & health, disability, pension, 401(k)s, PEOs, and investment products
8.   Individual Commissions & Fee— Commissions from the sale of individual life, health, disability & investment products
9.   Value Added Services—Revenues from a Benefits TPA, HR/Wellness/other consulting services, actuarial services, risk management, cost containment, and other services related to Employee Benefits/ L&H / financial services
10.   Bonus / Overrides—Bonus or incentive payments paid to agency for L&H production, usually for volume, persistency, growth, etc.
11.   Total L&H / Financial—The sum of items 7 - 10

Other

12.   Investments— Income from interest, dividends, premium finance, late charges, gains/losses on sales of marketable securities (investment type securities)
13.   Miscellaneous—Income from countersignatures fees, gains/losses on fixed or intangible assets, life insurance proceeds
14.   Gross Revenues—The sum of items 6, 11, 12 & 13
15.   Brokerage Commission Expense—Commissions paid to other agencies or outside brokers. Does NOT include in-house producers that are paid on a 1099.
16.   Net Revenues—Gross Revenues less Brokerage Commission Expense

 


 

 
     
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