AIR Worldwide Reviews

Pros

Really enjoyed my time here. Good company culture and atmosphere, great co-workers. Is a great place to learn about the industry and gain tools to utilize for your next move.

Cons

Long working hours and average pay (but sometimes that's a good thing).

Advice to Senior Management

keep it up.

Pros

Incredible modeling and software skills development, ideal fresh start
As much responsibility as you can manage
Smart coworkers and clients
Entry into property insurance and reinsurance industries
Good work life balance

Cons

Weak management, company limited relative to what it could be
Lacking commitment to excellence
No meritocracy, rewards come in next job
Support for successful business is limited by cost-consciousness

Advice to Senior Management

Hire some talented outside management
Invest in hiring and retaining good people

Pros

Decent pay for a co-op.

Cons

As a co-op, got stuck maintaining older products

Advice to Senior Management

Let interns work on interesting things if you want to retain some talent.

Pros

Lots of opportunity to get your hands dirty with different projects
Ability to gain ownership of a project quickly
Co-workers are great

Cons

Some communication issues could be worked on to improve the the working atmosphere and increase productivity. There seems to be too much time spent talking about what needs to get done rather than just doing it.

Advice to Senior Management

Focus more on positive reinforcement for employees. Maybe there should also be some formalization for collaboration among teams so it can be tracked and rewarded.

Pros

Interesting subject matter. Complicated systems

Cons

Confusion, lack of leadership. Felt the need to work long hours

Pros

immense growth opportunities by working in the niche sector and providing solution to the risk associated with insurance and reinsurance

Cons

its a very specific and technical work associated with insurance sector and require immense knowledge about the working of insurance and reinsurance

Pros

Generally those who work very hard do well. There is a lot of value placed on team work and willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty. Following these trends helps you win recognition within the company.

Cons

Internal communication channels can lack clarity. Departments are not always interested in working with each other and prefer to push their own agendas. Can be frustrating to locate accountability.

Pros

the type of work is challenging

Cons

a little under pay among a similar company

Pros

1. Decent Pay and Vacation days make it into the pros list of this company.

Cons

1. Politics and not good Benefits are making the con list for this company.

Advice to Senior Management

They are improving

Pros

Great place to learn about catastrophe risk and work on interesting problems
If you’re client-facing you get great exposure to people in the industry
Catastrophe risk management is a growing industry
Down-to-earth, positive CEO is genuinely interested in having a happy company

Cons

Growth in value will not be compensated by growth in pay – you will have to leave AIR and go work for a client to earn what you’re worth
New ideas are hard to get support for and the company fears making a mistake more than it fears not doing something great

Advice to Senior Management

Reward creativity and don't be afraid to throw away the old to make room for the new
Focus on rewarding and retaining talent
Don't have the same employees who were the decision-makers for AIR's current software be the decision-makers for AIR's future software