2009 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues between $2,500,000 and $5,000,000
 
   
 

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 5.4% 5.4% 6.1%
Occupancy Depreciation/Amortization 0.2% 0.1% 0.2%
Total Occupancy 5.6% 5.5% 6.3%
Office Equipment Expenditures 0.6% 0.4% 0.5%
Office Equipment Depreciation

0.3%

0.0% 0.2%
Total Office Equipment 0.9% 0.5% 0.7%
IT (Information Technology) 1.4% 1.2% 1.3%
IT Depreciation/Amortization 0.2% 0.1% 0.5%
Total IT 1.6% 1.2% 1.7%
Telephone 0.9% 0.9% 1.1%
Postage 0.6% 0.6% 0.6%
Supplies/Printing 1.1% 1.1% 0.6%
Dues/Subscriptions/Contributions 0.8% 0.6% 1.1%
Taxes/Licenses 0.5% 0.4% 0.5%
Insurance 1.6% 1.6% 1.4%
Professional Fees 1.0% 0.9% 1.1%
Bad Debts 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Outside Services 0.4% 0.4% 0.4%
Education/Training 0.4% 0.4% 0.3%
Miscellaneous 0.4% 0.2% 0.6%
Total Operating 16.1% 14.4%
16.9%

 

 
     
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