Insurance Company Business Plan Example
Insurance Company Business Plan Example
Business
Plan
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary 5
Objectives 6
Mission 6
Keys to Success 7
Financial Forecasts 7
3 Year profit forecast 7
Business Summary 8
Overview 9
Company History 9
Startup cost 9
Funding Required 11
Company Ownership 12
Company Locations and Facilities 12
Service Description 14
Competitive Comparison 14
Sales Literature 15
Fulfillment 15
Technology 15
Future Services 16
Market Analysis 17
Market Segmentation 18
Market Analysis 18
Business Participants 20
Distributing a Service 20
Mass Markets 21
Gray Power 21
Marketing Strategy 23
Promotion Strategy 23
Distribution Strategy 24
Positioning Statement 24
Pricing Strategy 24
Sales Strategy 25
Sales Programs 25
Sales Forecast 25
Sales Yearly 26
Strategic Alliances 27
Service and Support 27
Milestones 27
Management Summary 28
Organizational Structure 29
Financial Plan 30
Startup Funding 31
Important Assumptions 32
Brake-even Analysis 32
Projected Profit and Loss 33
Profit Yearly 34
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Lifemax
Objectives
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Lifemax
•To re-establish Lifemax Insurance Inc. as the market leader in quality and
value-priced
insurance products in The Woodlands District.
•Establish good working relationships with our present insurance
Mission
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Lifemax
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Lifemax
•Knowledgeable, friendly staff that can empathize with our consumer's needs
and
Financial Forecasts
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Lifemax
Lifemax Insurance primarily markets and services Personal Lines Insurance. Its
customers are
mostly insurance
priced rural, lower-income
premiums families or long
in keeping with time
their resident senior
lower and fixedcitizens who
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Company History
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Lifemax
Lifemax Insurance was founded as a sole proprietorship in 1938 and was owned
and operated
by the founder
business Stan
section Carrington.
of The WoodlandsHe when
originally ran the operation
he outgrew from his home but
his home-based
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operation. Upmetrics!
Startup cost
Balance Sheet
Current Assets
Cash $0 $0 $402,640
Long-term Assets
Current Liabilities
Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0
Other Inputs
Payment Days 0 0 60
Sales on Credit $0 $0 $0
Funding Required
Startup Expenses
Stationery $2,000
Insurance $1,000
Rent $0
Computer $2,000
Website $1,000
Startup Assets
Long-term Assets $0
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Lifemax
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Lifemax
Our Insurance and Real Estate brokerage operates from two central locations.
Our modern
attractive
owned by office in The Woodlands,
the principals at 178 Small
of our brokerage. Street, 2,000
It comprises is located in a small
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square feet. Upmetrics!
Service Description
Competitive
Comparison Sales
Literature Fulfillment
Technology
Future Services
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Lifemax
Lifemax Insurance is committed to providing professional sales and service for its
insurance
customers. We multi-line
are the largest have established what
insurance we consider
broker in our to be an excellent reputation in
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trading area. Upmetrics!
Service Description
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Lifemax
Competitive Comparison
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Lifemax
Our company's strength lies in the quality and depth of our products and staff.
Our offices,
unlike
serviceour
ourcompetition,
clients even are
whenopen six days
a client's a week.
broker Because
is busy or outofofour
thelarger
officestaff,
on we
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inspections. Upmetrics!
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Lifemax
Fulfillment
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Lifemax
The key to fulfilling our client's needs is provided by our principals who have over
60 years of
experience
been insurancebetween them
brokers wellasover
general insurance
10 years. brokers,
We have one and
staffour staff, many
member with herof
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Technology
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Lifemax
We have been fully computerized since 1982 and both offices and some of our
producer's
homes are connected to our main computer server located in The Woodlands.
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Lifemax
Although Stan Smith started out as a life insurance agent, the "life" part of our
business
represents
future. Dueonly 1%complexity
to the of our sales.
andWe are looking
number of lifeto strengthen
and disability this part ofwe
products, ourare
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Market Segmentation
Service Business
Analysis Competitor
Analysis
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Lifemax
Market Segmentation
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Lifemax
Our market consists of senior citizens, lower-income young families (many of who
are on social
assistance),
tourist and
trade). the are
There small, family-run
a few business
industrial (many
risks and ofthat
those which
areare seasonal
located hereandare
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Market Analysis
Ages 0 to 14 20
Ages 15 to 44 30
Ages 45 to 64 35
Ages 64 to 75 15
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Lifemax
The past few years have seen tremendous upheaval in the insurance industry. The
number of
players
has, hasmind
in the decreased
of the in both become
public, the broker and company
unaffordable, communities.
unavailable, and The
impossible to
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understand. Upmetrics!
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Lifemax
Ex :: Industry
Business Participants
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Industry
Our trading area is rural. Premiums are relatively low and therefore not subject to
large
brokerages or specialty
business. There are few direct
group writers mountinginsurance
plans providing aggressive advertising
coverage with campaigns
the
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Distributing a Service
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Strengths Weaknesses
Alternate markets, especially small farm Most are smaller, one-man operations that do
mutual, that still continue to give low not have the backup or finances to
prices, still continue to write wood stoves, aggressively impact the marketplace.
and allow discounts and underwriting terms
such as table 1 rates on homeowners
within 8 km of fire hall protection.
Strengths Weaknesses
Large advertising budget and competitively One small operation that does not have the
priced products. Their commercial is same hours as our offices. Staff, because of
difficult to compete against in some cases salary, do not appear to be very
because they seem to not have the same knowledgeable or aggressive.
restrictions on underwriting as our markets.
Also they have large capacity to write
certain risks.
Mass Markets
Strengths Weaknesses
Already known to our clients; An unknown quantity to our insureds. Also, if
will be competitively priced. their people skills are similar to what they
now exhibit, they will have great difficulty
empathizing with the client and selling the
client what he needs, not what they think he
needs.
Gray Power
Strength Weaknesses
s
A still untried, unknown quantity.
Price
Strengths Weaknesses
Low Very little obviously, since we insure very few of the
Pricings professions.
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Lifemax
Emphasize service and ongoing support. We must avoid selling only one policy at
the lowest
price for each customer and concentration on account selling which greatly
retentio
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Marketing Strategy
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Lifemax
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Lifemax
Promotion Strategy
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Select Seniors, We will give special attention to this market in our advertising. We
will make a
concerted effort
associations and to support
offer andand
support sponsor
adviceseniors programs
to attract in ourclients
new senior area. We
whowill
areseek
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Distribution Strategy
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Lifemax
Our target market is The Woodlands District. The ideal client is claims-free aged
between 45 -
75 who owns
is known and his own home
respected and car and is debt-free. Has exhibited stable family
in the
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community. Upmetrics!
Positioning Statement
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Lifemax
Our customers are especially sensitive to value. We must ensure that our price and
service are
perceived to be of good value to our client.
Pricing Strategy
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Lifemax
We want to emphasize the benefit of dealing with professionals who live and work in
our
client'san
unlike area. We knowmarket.
out-of-town their needs
If theand their problems
out-of-town brokerand
failswe
to have a local
provide proper
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cover or advice, Upmetrics!
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Lifemax
We are investigating sales incentives for our producers. They must encourage
profitable new
business
policy and have
written in oura office,
retention
withcomponent. Presently,
the exception our producers receive $10
of recreational
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vehicles. Upmetrics!
Sales Programs
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Lifemax
The following table and related charts show our present sales forecast. We are
projecting sales
to grow at a moderate but steady pace for the coming year and to continue into
1997.
Sales Forecast
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Year1 66,840
Year2 97,760
Year3 113,402
Other $0 $0 $0
Sales $0 $0 $0
Other $0 $0 $0
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Lifemax
Milestones
We have listed our plan milestones in the table below.
Totals $4,345
Lifemax Insurance is slow to hire new people and loyal to those whom we have
hired. We hire
only when there is
our organization foraover
vacancy or growth
15 years, whichdictates
allows more staff. and
our clients Mostour
of companies
our people to
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form long- Upmetrics!
Organizational Structure
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Lifemax
Our brokerage is divided by the client instead of the service. Each broker is
responsible not only
to renew
claims. Weand service
feel a client's
a client wants toinsurance,
deal with but
his they also
or her are responsible
broker, fora collection
especially in
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claim situation, Upmetrics!
TOTAL PEOPLE 1 2 2
Startup Funding
Important
Assumptions Brake-
even Analysis
Projected Profit and
Loss Projected Cash
Flow Projected
Balance Sheet
Business Ratios
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startup plan these
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the earned Upmetrics!
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Lifemax
The business will finance its growth from a combination of the free cash flows
generated by the
business and a loan
The Woodlands. taken
Beyond theout in the
first second
three years,year to finance
growth will be the moveby
possible to adding
a small
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more agents Upmetrics!
Startup Funding
Lifemax Insurance will be launched with Greg Bell's own resources, including credit card
debt, personal savings, and some credit extended by vendors providing start-up services.
Assets
Liabilities
Long-term Liabilities $0
Capital
Planned Investment
Owner $27,000
Investor $0
Important Assumptions
We are assuming approximately 50% sales on credit and average interest rates of 10%.
These are considered to be conservative in case our predictions are erroneous.
Since Walter is an import/export broker, the firm has no variable costs associated with it.
Plan Month 1 2 3
Other 0 0 0
Brake-even Analysis
Assumptions:
Other $0 $0 $0
Expenses
Leased Equipment $0 $0 $0
Other $0 $0 $0
Profit Before Interest and Taxes $105 205 $146 040 $186 875
Interest Expense $0 $0 $0
Profit Yearly
Year1 10,000
Year2 12,000
Year3 14,000
Year1 10,000
Year2 12,000
Year3 14,000
SUBTOTAL CASH FROM OPERATIONS $47 143 $53 651 $59 359
Dividends $0 $0 $0
Current Assets
Long-term Assets
Current Liabilities
Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0
Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL $198 839 $232 978 $267 117
Business Ratios
Percent of Sales
Additional Ratios
Activity Ratios
Debt Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Net Working Capital $120 943 $140 664 $160 385 N.A.
Additional Ratios
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