2009 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000
 
   
 

New Breakdown of Expenses—What This Means to You  |  Compensation Expense  |  Selling Expenses  |  Operating Expense   |  
Adminstrative Expense/Total Expenses
 |  Expense Growth Over Prior Year

Expenses (as % of NR)
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Operating Expenses
Occupancy Expenditures 3.5% 3.4% 3.4%
Occupancy Depreciation/Amortization 0.2% 0.4% 0.2%
Total Occupancy 3.8% 3.8% 3.6%
Office Equipment Expenditures 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Office Equipment Depreciation 0.6% 0.3% 0.4%
Total Office Equipment 0.9% 0.5% 0.7%
IT (Information Technology) 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
IT Depreciation/Amortization 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Total IT 1.6% 1.3% 1.5%
Telephone 0.7% 0.6% 0.6%
Postage 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Supplies/Printing 0.7% 0.7% 0.6%
Dues/Subscriptions/Contributions 0.6% 0.5% 0.5%
Taxes/Licenses 0.4% 0.3% 0.3%
Insurance 1.4% 1.1% 1.0%
Professional Fees 0.9% 1.2% 1.3%
Bad Debts 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Outside Services 0.8% 0.5% 0.8%
Education/Training 0.3% 0.2% 0.3%
Miscellaneous 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
Total Operating 13.3% 11.6% 11.9%

 

 
     
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