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Define agency income per FTE with matching periods and staff scope. Explain mix, outsourcing and one-off income before benchmarking.
A branch with outsourced support can show higher income per employee than one doing the same work in-house. A year-end headcount can also misstate average capacity after hiring or departures. The ratio is useful as context only when its denominator and income perimeter are explicit.
One row represents: one staff-period FTE observation and one comparable agency-income total for the same reporting perimeter.
Useful fields: Staff or role ID, period, included role flag, contracted fraction, average FTE, outsourced support scope, commission, fees, one-off income and branch.
Calculate average FTE across the period using the agency's agreed staffing basis. Match income period and branch scope. Keep a separate description of outsourced work instead of pretending headcount captures all capacity. When using an external study, compare its definitions, grouping and measurement period rather than lifting a headline target.
The following records and amounts are invented to show the method. They are not customer results, industry benchmarks or a forecast of Covirage performance.
| Office | Annual agency income | Average included FTE |
|---|---|---|
| A | $600,000 | 4 |
| B | $600,000 | 3 plus outsourced support |
| C | $600,000 | Year-end 4; average 3.5 |
A reports $150,000 per included FTE. B reports $200,000 but relies on outside support, so the difference does not prove greater efficiency. C's average-period basis gives about $171,429; using year-end headcount would produce $150,000 and obscure the period's staffing pattern.
Higher income per FTE does not prove healthier service capacity or profit. It may reflect workload pressure, pricing, mix or excluded costs. No benchmark here is a staffing prescription or a promised Covirage outcome.
Bring a small, authorized sample to Covirage for insurance agencies and brokers. Use the sample to discuss the fields and views your business needs. A dashboard or AI analyst can help explore this question when the required data and definitions are available; missing records still need to be resolved.
Upload sample data to check its structure. Keep unnecessary personal, claims and policyholder details out of an initial sample. The sample check does not establish that every analysis in this guide is available automatically.
These references provide terminology or governance background. The worked example and proposed review method above are original illustrations, not prescribed industry standards.
It can be misleading after staffing changes. Prefer a defined average-period FTE basis and disclose the staff scope.