How much did you make in your first year as an insurance agency owner?

You will probably make very little in your first couple years if you plan on building something meaningful. There are ways to take home money in your first year, but I believe if you are trying to create a long term successful agency, you need to reinvest your money early, in the first 1-2 years. That requires paying yourself very little money. You must invest your money into lead generation, structural and management systems, automating/retaining customers, hiring employees, nurturing referral partnerships, etc. 

When I first launched my agency, I sold about $10,000-15,000 dollars in premium, not commission, in my first two months. That comes out to about $1,500 in commission in my first two months. It took me about three months to get a real carrier that was competitive and worked to get people to buy their services. At the end of my first year I sold about $250,000 in premium and now that I am approaching my third year, we are consistently $30,000-50,000 a month.