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A field guide for owners and principals at $5M+ P&C agencies on splits, benchmarks, vesting, and the time multiplier driving the agencies growing above 8% per year.
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Carrier commissions move every year. The playbook gives you the 2026 ranges by line of business, the five producer split models, and the new vs renewal spread that separates average firms from the ones growing above 8% per year.
2026 commission rates by line of business.
The five producer split models, by stage.
Where to set new vs renewal spreads.
Producer overpayment is the single largest reason mid-market agency valuations come in below expectation. The playbook covers the vesting and book-ownership structures that protect EBITDA when you sell.
Graduated and cliff vesting structures.
Book-ownership clauses that protect EBITDA.
A decision framework for plans within five years of a sale.
Producers say they sell 70% of the time. Time logs show 30 to 40%. The playbook quantifies what that costs you and shows how doubling selling hours doubles producer output without raising commission.
The time multiplier most owners do not measure.
2x producer output without raising commission.
The math on producer hours in the agency P&L.
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Carrier commissions move every year. The playbook gives you the 2026 ranges by line of business, the five producer split models, and the new vs renewal spread that separates average firms from the ones growing above 8% per year.
Get the Free Playbook ->
Producer overpayment is the single largest reason mid-market agency valuations come in below expectation. The playbook covers the vesting and book-ownership structures that protect EBITDA when you sell.
Get the Free Playbook ->
Producers say they sell 70% of the time. Time logs show 30 to 40%. The playbook quantifies what that costs you and shows how doubling selling hours doubles producer output without raising commission.
Get the Free Playbook ->
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Personal lines, commercial lines, life and benefits — by line of business.
Standard, High New Business, Equal, Tiered Incentive, Hybrid/Fee-Based.
Why top performers run 15 to 20 points and average firms run 11 to 12.
Graduated vs cliff, and how each protects exit value.
2026 benchmarks by role and the two levers most agencies underuse.
What producers say they do vs what time logs actually show.
What to answer before you finalize any comp plan.
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Owners and principals at independent P&C agencies above 20 employees and $5M in revenue who are setting comp plans for 2026, hiring a new producer, or running a comp plan stress test.
No. The structures, splits, and bonuses described are built for $5M+ books. Smaller agencies cannot support them. Save it for when you cross the next threshold.
2026 commission benchmarks by line, five producer split models, the new vs renewal spread, vesting structures, CSR compensation, the producer time multiplier, and a six-question decision framework.
About a 20-minute read, designed to be used as a reference, not consumed cover to cover.
Yes. We built it because we work with 100+ P&C agencies and they ask the same questions about producer comp every quarter.
We send the playbook and one follow-up email asking if it was useful. No demos, no calls, unless you ask for one.
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