Great-West Life Assurance Reviews

I worked at Great-West Life Assurance

Pros – Friendly work environment, very good technology, good training, great benefits including tuition reimbursement program.

Cons – Nothing critical to say about the company

Advice to Senior Management – No advice to give to the management

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than a year

Pros – excellent colleagues and great managers
there is a challenging and rewarding workload
great rewards programs

Cons – Not enough communication between the departments which results in confusion and misunderstanding with the team members. If there was more knowledge of the other departments processes it would help remove this

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Work life balance, great mamangers

Cons – Can be boring at times.

Advice to Senior Management – Need to increase WPG base salaries, to be more in line with the other offices.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – I believe GWL is very stable and has a lot to offer.....they have been improving things for these past few years

Cons – Processes tend to be a bit slow, lack of communication between departments to understand processes.

Advice to Senior Management – N/A

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I worked at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than a year

Pros – Great West has good benefits and a fair compensation package. It was convenient to travel to and had a personable staff

Cons – Limited chances for career advancement and a slightly over corporate vibe were the only cons I can think of about this opportunity

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for more than 7 years

Pros – Reasonable compensation, stable work environment, friendly people and upper management. Overall it is a well known and stable company. A good work-life balance can easily be maintained.

Cons – It would be better if there was a little more approval authority lower in the company. The business process can at times be a little slow and sometimes it feels as though the company is a little behind the times. Not even offered a Blackberry.

Advice to Senior Management – Try to download some authority and involve more people in the decision making process. Offer employees a path to succeed in the company. Show them how they can continue to advance and further their career. Modernize your computer systems and communications network (Why are we still using Office 2007?, Why no Blackberries?, Why no ability to work from home?) These should be standard in this day and age)

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for less than a year

Pros – Very solid insurance company. Good management, good performance evaluations. Lots of opportunities for advancement.

Cons – I'm still new and maybe wide-eyed, so I nothing really comes to mind right now. Maybe in a couple of years I will have some negative remarks to make.

Advice to Senior Management – Nothing.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance full-time for less than a year

Pros – amazing training opportunites - very comprehensive onboarding program
performance based bonuses
Possiblility for upward mobility
management seems to really care about their employees

Cons – working in a cubicle
high stress environment due to the nature of the job
noisy workplace

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance

Pros – - Great work-life balance
- Competitive salary for IT professionals
- Gym, cafeteria
- Stock purchase plan
- Training and development policy is very good

Cons – - Salary for junior level PM not as good as other companies, gets better for intermediate/senior levels.
- Very process driven

Advice to Senior Management – Invest more in junior level staff with potential for management.

I have been working at Great-West Life Assurance

Pros – This company is dedicated to training, education and promotion from within. They provide a wide variety of resources to help you get your job done.

Cons – If you don't like the idea of insurance in general, this may be a tough place for you to work. Also, there is a heavy workload which if you like to ponder things before making decisions may be a challenge.

Advice to Senior Management – Trust your staff.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend