Lead MarketwatchUpdated May 2026

Lead Price Index

What should you pay for leads? Our monthly benchmarks track fair market pricing across 15 verticals and every lead type — aged, real-time, live transfers, and more.

How We Collect This Data

Our team researches 50+ lead providers monthly, aggregating published pricing, requesting quotes, and analyzing market trends. Every data point includes a confidence rating indicating data quality. Benchmarks represent fair market ranges, not specific provider pricing.

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Pricing & ROI deep-dives

What the numbers mean for your buying strategy — conversion math, lead-age tradeoffs, and where the margin actually lives.

AI Lead Scoring for Aged Lists: Rank Your Buy List Before You Dial

AI Lead Scoring for Aged Lists: Rank Your Buy List Before You Dial

Most aged-lead operations dial in the order leads arrived in the CRM — the slowest possible path to revenue. A simple weighted scoring model, augmented with AI for the messier signals, can double your contact-to-conversion rate by ensuring you call the highest-probability records first. Here's how, in three escalating tiers of sophistication.

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Health Insurance Lead Pricing in 2026: ACA, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Supplement

Health Insurance Lead Pricing in 2026: ACA, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare Supplement

Health insurance leads in 2026 cost anywhere from $0.50 to $150 per record — but the bigger story is the CMS TPMO consent rule, which has made aged Medicare Advantage leads operate differently than they used to. Here's the full pricing breakdown across ACA, MedSupp, and MAPD, plus the compliance frame that decides which tier you can actually use.

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How Much Do Life Insurance Leads Cost in 2026? Pricing by Product, Age, and Channel

How Much Do Life Insurance Leads Cost in 2026? Pricing by Product, Age, and Channel

Life insurance leads cost anywhere from $0.62 to $80 per record in 2026 — but \"life insurance leads\" is really three different markets (term, final expense, and IUL) with three different price ranges and three different commission structures. Here's the full breakdown, plus the cost-per-acquisition math for each sub-market.

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Auto Insurance Leads Cost in 2026: The Real Pricing Guide for P&C Agents

Auto Insurance Leads Cost in 2026: The Real Pricing Guide for P&C Agents

Auto insurance lead prices range from $0.25 to $100 per record — a 400x spread for the same kind of consumer data. This is the full 2026 pricing breakdown by lead type, exclusivity, and age, plus the cost-per-acquisition math that tells you which tier you should actually be buying.

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Scenario: How a Solo Insurance Agent Could Close 47 Policies in 90 Days with Aged Leads

Scenario: How a Solo Insurance Agent Could Close 47 Policies in 90 Days with Aged Leads

This fictional scenario illustrates how a solo insurance agent could go from barely breaking even on real-time leads to closing 47 policies in 90 days using aged leads. The numbers and systems are based on realistic industry benchmarks — not a real person's experience — designed to show what's achievable with the right approach.

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