Book valuation

Book of business valuation starts with clean data

Whether you are buying, selling, or borrowing against a book, the number rests on the same foundation: an accurate, current view of in-force policies, recurring commission, and persistency. AgencyGrid keeps that foundation ready.

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A book of business is usually an agency’s most valuable asset, but its value is only as credible as the data behind it. Buyers discount what they cannot verify, and a book documented in scattered spreadsheets is hard to trust and slow to diligence.

AgencyGrid does not appraise your agency, but its book of business reporting produces the underlying numbers a valuation is built on, so when it is time to buy, sell, or borrow, the data is already clean, current, and defensible.

What drives a book’s value

Most agency books are valued as a multiple of recurring revenue, renewal and trail commission that keeps paying, adjusted for how well that business persists, the discipline measured by policy persistency reporting. A book that renews reliably is worth more than one that churns, because the buyer is really purchasing future commission streams.

That means three numbers matter most: what is in force, what it pays on a recurring basis, and how well it stays on the books. AgencyGrid tracks all three continuously from your carrier feeds.

✓ In-force policy count and premium, current from carrier data
✓ Recurring renewal and trail commission
✓ Persistency and retention that adjust the multiple

Diligence-ready, not spreadsheet-reconstructed

When a deal is on the table, the difference between a clean data room and a pile of exports is real money and weeks of time. Because AgencyGrid already maintains an attributed, reconciled book from carrier SFTP feeds, you can produce the policy-level and commission-level detail a buyer, lender, or partner will ask for without rebuilding it from scratch.

What you get

The numbers a valuation needs

Current in-force book

Live policy count and premium pulled straight from carrier feeds.

Recurring commission

Renewal and trail income tracked across the compensation tail.

Persistency signal

Retention and lapse trends that adjust what a book is worth.

Diligence-ready export

Policy- and commission-level detail ready for a data room.

FAQ

Common questions

How is a book of business valued?

Most insurance books are valued as a multiple of recurring commission, renewals and trails, adjusted for persistency and the quality of the underlying business. The stronger and more predictable the recurring income, the higher the multiple.

What data do I need for a valuation?

At minimum: an accurate in-force policy list with premium, the recurring commission that business pays, and persistency or retention history. AgencyGrid keeps all three current from your carrier feeds.

Does AgencyGrid appraise my agency?

No. AgencyGrid is not a valuation firm. It produces the clean, current book and commission data that a valuation, sale, or loan depends on, so the diligence is fast and defensible.

How does persistency affect value?

Persistency measures how well policies stay in force. A book that persists produces reliable future commission, which supports a higher multiple; a book that lapses quickly is discounted because that future income is at risk.

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Part of Book of Business Reporting

Book of Business ReportingConsolidate every in-force policy into one live, hierarchy-aware view.

Carrier SFTP IntegrationConnect carrier SFTP once and pull book & commission files automatically.Policy Persistency ReportingTrack retention, lapse, and persistency across your whole book.Medicare AEP & OEP ReportingSeason-ready production and enrollment reporting for Medicare shops.Agency Reporting SoftwareBuild and schedule production, book, and commission reports for every level of the downline.

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What Your Book of Business Is Actually WorthA book of business is not worth what you wrote. It is worth what stays on the books and keeps paying. Persistency, product mix, and clean data drive the number more than headline premium.

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