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💰 '''Revenue per policy''' is a performance metric that captures the average amount of [[Definition:Premium | premium]] income — and in some cases, fee income — an [[Definition:Insurance carrier | insurer]] or [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGA]] earns from each policy in its book of business. While simple in concept, the metric provides a powerful lens into an organization's pricing power, mix of business, and the effectiveness of [[Definition:Cross-selling | cross-sell]] and [[Definition:Upselling | upsell]] strategies. A rising revenue per policy may signal successful rate increases, enrichment of coverage, or a shift toward higher-value risks, whereas a declining figure can indicate competitive pressure, adverse shifts in business mix, or erosion of policy limits.

📊 To calculate revenue per policy, an organization divides total earned or written premium over a period by the number of active or in-force policies during that same period. The metric is most useful when segmented — by [[Definition:Line of business | line of business]], [[Definition:Distribution channel | distribution channel]], geography, or customer type — because aggregate figures can mask significant variation. A personal auto insurer's revenue per policy will be a fraction of a commercial property carrier's, so blending them obscures meaningful trends. In practice, insurers track the metric alongside related indicators such as average policy size, average [[Definition:Sum insured | sum insured]], and [[Definition:Retention rate | retention rates]] to build a complete picture. For [[Definition:Managing general agent (MGA) | MGAs]] compensated through [[Definition:Commission | commissions]] or underwriting profit shares, revenue per policy on a gross premium basis also drives the economics of the MGA's own P&L. Under [[Definition:IFRS 17 | IFRS 17]] reporting, the granularity with which revenue is recognized by groups of contracts gives insurers new tools to analyze per-policy economics at a more refined level.

🎯 Tracking revenue per policy over time reveals whether an insurer is growing through volume alone or through genuine value creation. A carrier adding thousands of policies but watching revenue per policy stagnate — or decline — may be acquiring low-margin business that strains its [[Definition:Expense ratio | expense ratio]] and dilutes [[Definition:Return on equity (ROE) | return on equity]]. Conversely, an organization that steadily increases revenue per policy while maintaining strong [[Definition:Retention rate | retention]] is likely demonstrating both pricing discipline and the ability to deepen customer relationships. The metric is particularly watched in [[Definition:Insurtech | insurtech]] business models, where investors scrutinize whether digital efficiency translates into genuinely profitable policies or merely high-volume, thin-margin books. Across both mature markets like the U.S. and Europe and fast-growing markets in Asia, revenue per policy serves as a key barometer of whether growth is sustainable.

'''Related concepts:'''
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* [[Definition:Gross written premium (GWP)]]
* [[Definition:Average premium]]
* [[Definition:Customer lifetime value (CLV)]]
* [[Definition:Retention rate]]
* [[Definition:Cross-selling]]
* [[Definition:Expense ratio]]
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