I understood commission split to be 35% for the producer, and 65% for the agency. That is fairly standard. Occassionaly you will see a higher split for the producer on new business only, but 35/65 is fairly normal for renewal splits.

Before making the jump to agency ownership, you need to know that a 35/65 split is not a bad deal. After working for other agencies for 20 years, I finally reached the ownership ranks 10 years ago, and now own 80% of a $20 million agency. I can tell you that my profit margin is 25% (which is really ...

SandDog I understand your need to act quickly. If that is the case, I believe you will find AMS 360 or NexSure either to be your best choices. NexSure seems to have the inside edge from all I hear. My only concern there would be the fact that it is a new player, and although it has some strong inves...

If you truly want an unbiased opinion, you need to talk with Steve Anderson. Steve writes a column each month in Rough Notes, and often has articles in Independent Agent magazine. He is "the guru" on insurance agency automation issues. He is a former agent, who is very knowledgeable re aut...