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Where is it easiest to open: Reinsurance Carriers
17 states, side by side. Operator counts and wages from Census and BLS; licence records matched on “SOC 41-3021” (soc) for Insurance Sales Agents. A blank gate means NO RECORD MATCHED, which is not the same as no licence.
| State | Operators | Avg staff | Pay / employee | Gate | Licence titles matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | 30 | 19.0 | $147,291 | licence | Broker-Dealer Certificate; Casualty Broker-Agent |
| NY | 28 | 107.1 | $233,840 | exam | Excess Line Broker; Insurance Agent, Accident, Health, Lif |
| IL | 27 | 26.6 | $194,031 | exam | BROKER, MEAT/POULTRY/MEAT AND POULTRY; EGG PRODUCER-DEALER/PRODUCER-PACKER/GR |
| FL | 25 | 21.9 | $187,086 | exam | Broker/Dealer Agent (BDA); Health and Life Insurance - Debit Coll |
| CT | 21 | 55.0 | $254,861 | exam | Broker - Dealer Agent; Certified Insurance Consultant License |
| NJ | 18 | 87.8 | $217,545 | exam | INSURANCE PRODUCER |
| TX | 15 | 12.8 | $159,385 | exam | Funeral Pre-Arrangment Life Agent; General Lines Agent / All LOAs |
| PA | 11 | 20.5 | $214,867 | not matched | — |
| GA | 10 | 83.6 | $154,846 | exam | Associate Broker; Broker |
| NC | 7 | 81.9 | $218,586 | exam | Accredited Re-insurer (Life/Health & P; Agent-Insurance Producer - Accident He |
| MA | 6 | 17.7 | $170,774 | exam | FINANCIAL BROKERS, AGENTS, AND DEALERS |
| MO | 6 | 373.7 | $188,488 | exam | Insurance Agent; Insurance Consultant |
| AZ | 4 | 10.5 | $55,524 | licence | Insurance Producer; Insurance Producer Self-Service Storag |
| DC | 4 | 5.2 | $249,810 | not matched | — |
| MN | 3 | 7.0 | $222,667 | exam | Broker's License to Represent a Distil; Food Broker License |
| MI | 3 | 25.0 | $181,560 | exam | Insurance Agent (Insurance Producer); Insurance Agent, Surplus Lines |
| KS | 3 | 37.0 | $159,225 | licence | Insurance Agent |
Axes are shown side by side and deliberately NOT collapsed into a ranking. A composite would be a score with no measured interval, and an unmeasured score is the thing this product exists to argue against. A high licence gate is a cost to enter and a moat once cleared — which of those matters more is the operator's call, not ours.
Licence data courtesy of CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor. Free to read, no account, always — a condition of the data licence as well as our own position.