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  2011 Best Practices Study
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Revenue/Expense/Profitability Summary   |   "Rule of 20" Score  |   Financial Stability

 
Profit/Loss Summary
  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Revenues (% by Source)
Commercial Lines 51.9% 49.3% 53.6%
Bonds 3.0% 5.6% 3.0%
Personal Lines 22.2% 22.1% 18.3%
VAS – P&C 1.2% 4.4% 0.5%
Contingent/Bonus 8.5% 9.2% 7.1%
Group Medical 8.5% 5.0% 10.5%
All Other Group L&H 1.7% 1.0% 1.5%
Individual L&H 1.7% 2.5% 2.9%
Bonus/Overrides 0.3% 0.4% 0.7%
Investments 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
Miscellaneous 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Total Revenues 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Brokerage Commission Expense 1.1% 0.3% 0.0%
Net Revenues 98.9% 99.7% 100.0%
Expenses (as % of Net Revenues)
Compensation 62.6% 57.8% 59.0%
Selling 4.1% 3.1% 3.7%
Operating 15.3% 13.9% 13.8%
Administrative 2.4% 0.7% 3.9%
Total Expenses 84.4% 75.5% 80.3%

 

  Average +25% Profit +25% Growth
Profit/Loss (as % of Net Revenues)
Pre-Tax Profit 15.6% 24.5% 19.7%
Pro Forma Pre-Tax Profit1 20.0% 32.5% 20.3%
Operating Pre-Tax Profit2 6.0% 14.5% 10.3%
EBITDA3 18.6% 25.6% 24.6%
Pro Forma EBITDA4 23.0% 33.6% 25.2%

Definitions:

  1. Pro Forma Pre-tax Profit is Pre-tax Profit if discretionary expenses are eliminated and all owners compensated as employees
  2. Operating Pre-tax Profit is Pre-Tax Profit excluding income from contingents, bonus and investment income
  3. EBITDA is Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation
    and Amortization
  4. 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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