Considerations of Valuing Your Book of Business 

• • The agent’s specific carrier contracts and renewal rates on all policies written
  • What carrier each policy is written through. Carriers vary in retention rates, so stable carriers tend to appraise at a higher value.
  • The product types of the policies.
  • The age of each policy, primarily in relation to the years of remaining renewals.
  • The age of the policy holders.
  • The geographic location of the policyholders, as specific state laws and regulations may impact volatility of the renewal, like anniversary laws or birthday rules.

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• Medicare Agents who need help with systems and processes to adhere to the new CMS regulations, call recordings, etc.
• Agents who need assistance organizing and maintaining their block of Medicare business.
• Agents who have decided that the MA, PDP, or Medicare market isn’t for them and want to exit the product line without hurting their clients or losing renewals.
• Agents who want to build a bigger Medicare client base.
• Agents who want to find a better enrollment solution.

Preparing for the Sale of Your Business

1. Look at your business structure. If you are not incorporated, you need to become incorporated if possible. You can then move your contracts under the corporation, which will ease the transition of the contract to the buyer. 
2. Prepare your client data. Verify that it is complete and up to date.
3. Clear any outstanding compliance issues or debit balances. It is important to note that advancing is considered a debt, so move contracts to an as-earned status.
4. Do a thorough and honest self-examination as if you were the buyer versus the seller.
5. Make certain you are mentally prepared for transitioning out of your agency.

The discovery call is designed to get an overall view of an agent’s business. An agent should be prepared to tell their story. In addition to a high-level look, the following details will be discussed. 

• • Marketing and communication systems with prospective and current clients 
  • The current model of servicing existing clients and customers
  • Data management and client information
  • General office procedures 
  • Corporate structure 
  • Contracts with carriers
  • Geographic market area 
  • The mix of business by product line/carrier
  • Physical assets of the agent/agency – office building? home based?
  • Staff and sub-agents – including job duties and compensation structure 
  • Goal of the transaction – Why is the agent considering selling their business?
  • What are the agents plans in the insurance industry after the transition?

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