Allstate Reviews

Pros

Sr leaders know we need to change, financially strong

Cons

In the past Sr leaders over complicated our vision, need to focus on core strengths-brand, employees, agents, scale.

Advice to Senior Management

Go back to our core, keep it simple. Invest in the infrastrucure employees, agencies, Technolgy

Pros

good benefit with 4 weeks of vacation first year

Cons

managers don't know what they are doing
constant threat of layoff cause low morale

Advice to Senior Management

little chance to advancement if management dislike you.

Pros

Sales = Unlimited Income Potential

Cons

In current position No Salary, Commission Only

Advice to Senior Management

Salary plus Commission

Pros

Flexibility, location, nice pleasant environment

Cons

Lack of opportunities for advancement

Advice to Senior Management

Invest in your employees

Pros

great work-family balance; company really cares about the employees' wellbeing

Cons

bureaucratic, decision by committee, short-staffed

Pros

Independence, ability to increase income.

Cons

High cost of obtaining leads.

Advice to Senior Management

Get a handle on rate increases. The back to back to back increases ruined a lot of business.

Pros

Great mutual funds and fantastic ability to control your schedule. If you are a trust fund baby and want free time, this is the place for you.

Cons

The downsides start at the top with the selfish un-ethical greed of Tom Wilson. Like a waterfall, this philosophy cascades down through management unless you subscribe to the multi-level marketing philosophies of many sub-producers you get an override on. As rates increase and the well seasoned agents book and income vaporize, potential financial clients vanish. Middle management, with strong commission breath, ask you to spend more of your small income on marketing. You can not advertise from an empty pot so you pray that car and home clients come into the agent asking to rollover their IRA while the agent is attempting with all their strength to beg them for a life insurance review. Allstate has no salary, no benefits and Tom Wilson pulls down 4 million a year while the stock has tumbled 15% and layoffs are everywhere. Ask a seasoned veteran agent what they think of the management and its concern for the foot soldiers....Buyer beware

Advice to Senior Management

Fire all the incompetent middle managers who carry too large a load, lower your auto rates so we can compete and can Tom Wilson

Pros

Ok place to start your career in the insurance field...just don't stay with the company for a very long time.

Cons

Managers are clueless and do not care about employees.

Pros

sky's the limit on income. You control your own destiny

Cons

independently owned agencies, inconsistant benefits

Advice to Senior Management

stay informed

Pros

Really, there are none unless you consider the fact that you have flexible time off at your own discretion

Cons

Management sells you on the concept of being your own boss, but they set your hours, set sales quotas, mandate the number of support staff you have and they are reducing compensation by 20% while increasing overhead costs.

Advice to Senior Management

Get out of the agency - let the agents run a business that makes it profitable for the agency and not in a manner that defrauds the shareholders