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AI for insurance agencies in New York

The New York metro area had 5,963 insurance agencies in 2022, the most of all 387 US metros and 4% of all in the country. They employed 46,392 people at an average of $119,395 a year. 87% have fewer than 10 staff, so the same few people answer the phone, book, follow up and do the paperwork. Those are the jobs AI tools take on today.

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Insurance agencies in New York vs the US

New York metroUnited States
Businesses5,963135,100
People employed46,392807,633
Average staff per business7.86.0
Average yearly pay per employee$119,395$84,240
Share with fewer than 10 staff87%90%

Pay here is 42% higher than the national average for insurance agencies, so every hour of staff time costs more to spend on admin. The average insurance agency here has 7.8 people on payroll, 30% higher than the US figure of 6.0.

How big insurance agencies in New York are

Fewer than 5 staff4,118 (69%) US 73%
5 to 91,048 (18%) US 17%
10 to 19427 (7%) US 6%
20 to 49230 (4%) US 3%
50 or more139 (2%) US 1%

Businesses with paid employees, by number of employees, March 2022.

Insurance agencies by county in the New York area

Nassau County has the most, with 870 of the metro's 5,963 (15%). Among the 10 big metros on this page, New York ranks 1st for average pay and 8th for the share of small firms.

CountyBusinessesEmployeesAvg pay
Nassau County8706,801$101,251
Suffolk County8183,922$89,880
New York County63011,532$182,300
Queens County4851,796$68,350
Kings County4451,960$64,744
Westchester County4102,625$126,251
Bergen County3502,403$109,199
Monmouth County2702,222$96,844
Morris County2523,153$98,880
Essex County1871,662$108,241
Middlesex County1741,159$115,006
Rockland County167808$85,823

10 smaller counties not shown. Census withholds pay where few firms would make it identifiable.

Where AI helps a insurance agency first

An insurance agency gets the most from AI by speeding up the repeatable work: answering quote requests, handling certificate requests, reminding customers before renewal and spotting who is missing a policy. Coverage advice and binding stay with licensed staff. Westward can build these pieces, and a person approves anything that goes out.

What your team's admin hours cost in New York

Change any number. The starting values are the New York averages above; the hours and the share are yours to set.

Those hours cost you$182,400 a year

The share you would hand off$54,720 a year

Hours your team gets back960 a year

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Guides for insurance agencies, one job each

Insurance agencies in other big metros

MetroBusinessesAvg payRank of 387
Los Angeles5,937$91,4112nd
Chicago4,083$107,2063rd
Miami3,919$75,7124th
Dallas3,522$88,3885th
Houston2,862$90,2047th
Atlanta2,922$96,6476th
Washington1,569$87,30913th
Philadelphia2,426$105,2978th
Boston1,546$110,41415th

Where these numbers come from

From the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022 (released 2024), industry code NAICS 524210 (Insurance agencies and brokerages), for the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (22 counties). It counts businesses with paid employees in March 2022, so solo owners with no payroll are not in it. Average pay is total yearly payroll divided by employees. The calculator uses 50 working weeks and 2,080 hours a year. Page checked 2026-11-12.

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