2009 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues between $1,250,000 and $2,500,000
 
   
 

Revenue/Expense/Profitability Summary   |   "Rule of 20" Score

Revenue/Expense/Profit Summary
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Revenues (% by Source)
Commercial Lines 51.9% 54.5% 59.5%
Bonds 2.2% 5.1% 2.3%
Personal Lines 24.8% 21.3% 17.6%
VAS – P&C 0.1% 0.3% 0.0%
Contingent/Bonus 11.3% 10.5% 10.0%
Group Life & Health 5.6% 4.2% 6.3%
Individual Life & Health 2.5% 1.5% 1.7%
VAS – L&H 0.4% 1.2% 0.5%
Bonus/Overrides 0.1% 0.0% 0.3%
Investments 0.9% 1.7% 1.9%
Miscellaneous 0.1% 0.0% -0.2%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 0.4% 0.0% 0.0%
Net Revenues 99.6% 100.0% 100.0%

Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 55.1% 39.9% 53.2%
Selling 3.7% 3.7% 3.2%
Operating 14.2% 11.7% 12.1%
Administrative 1.8% 0.4% 0.5%
Total Expenses 74.7% 55.6% 68.9%
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profitability Summary
Pre-Tax Profit 25.3% 44.4% 31.1%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit 31.4% 53.5% 35.6%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit 7.4% 15.3% 5.2%
EBITDA 27.7% 45.5% 32.4%
Pro Forma EBITDA 34.0% 54.8% 37.2%

 

Definitions:

  • Pro Forma Pre-tax Profit is Pre-tax Profit if discretionary expenses are eliminated and all owners compensated as employees
  • Operating Pre-tax Profit is Pre-Tax Profit excluding income from contingents, bonus and investment income
  • EBITDA is Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation
    and Amortization
  • Pro Forma EBITDA is EBITDA if discretionary expenses are eliminated (e.g. certain owner's perks/benefits), and one-time or extraordinary revenues are excluded

 


 

 
     
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