2009 Best Practices Study
Agencies with Revenues over $25,000,000
 
   
 

 

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) 168.8 193.7 119.7
% of Peer Agencies Having:
Separate/Dedicated Marketing Department 55.6% 57.1% 57.1%
Separate/Dedicated Claims Department 77.8% 57.1% 85.7%
Assistants for CSRs/Account Managers 85.2% 57.1% 85.7%


TPA Service Staff
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
% of Peer Agencies Having:
Workers Comp TPA 22.2% 28.6% 14.3%
# of Service Staff 15.5 15.5 *
Total TPA Revenues Serviced 1,658,016 $1,679,352 *
Group Benefits TPA 18.5% 14.3% 28.6%
# of Service Staff 14.5 * 17.9
Total TPA Revenues Serviced $2,909,464 * $1,782,204

 

 
     
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