Assurant Health Reviews

Pros

The company has good benefits

Cons

The lack of growth opportunities

Pros

Size of company enables direct exposure to senior level management.

Cons

Unfortunately, the company is not doing well in the current economic environment and has a history of doing many layoffs.

Advice to Senior Management

Figure out a way to handle reduction in force more planfully, so that multiple iterations are not necessary.

Pros

good benefits, medical starts day one, nice pension plan, good continuing education benefits, profitable company, nice pot-lucks, free parking, they have the cheese

Cons

focus is on results rather than values, micro management is the norm, the cheese is more important than color - gold - treating others like you want to be treated

Advice to Senior Management

Move past "get" (results at any cost) and "do" (behaviors used to get results) -- focus on "be" (being value base , as in human being, leveraging integrity, passion, goodness, purpose). Quit trying to change your employees and learn to leverage strengths - treat employees golden - as in the golden rule (not those with the gold rule, the other one).

Pros

Assurant is a great company. The management is constantly looking for new ways to make health insurance easier for people. It is a great atmosphere.

Cons

The new health care reform has made everything Assurant does change. It will continue to change for at least the next several years. Many people can find this irritating, but others may find it refreshing and quick paced.

Pros

Salary and benefits are decent. Located downtown Milwaukee. Building is well maintained. There are not too many positive things to say about Assurant Health.

Cons

Company does not care about employees. All jobs are being outsourced to India - even if you are still employed, it is only a matter of time. Your job is not safe - there are layoffs every 2-3 weeks. In the Legal Department, the General Counsel expects you to spend your free time doing charity work that looks good for her. Management in the legal dept is abysmal - semi-competent lawyers with zero management skills. Actually, "semi-competent" is too kind given the number of lawsuits the company is currently facing for their business practices (all approved by the legal dept).
Company does not care about their customers - just take a look at the number of lawsuits they are facing.

Advice to Senior Management

Hire some competent leaders - and try not to outsource them to India.

Pros

salary is better than industry average

Cons

worst place I have ever worked
people cannot be trusted
they will move your job to India
no flexibility for time off

Advice to Senior Management

There is no visible leadership at this company. I have never worked in such a dismal atmosphere and warn others to stay away

Pros

great benefits, good commission, base salary

Cons

tough market for insurance, not much opportunity for promotion unless in home office

Pros

The people were great to work with.

Cons

No room for getting promoted.

Pros

Great benefits, still has a pension plan, lots of vacation. Use to be cutting edge on insurance products, finding out what consumers want and providing it. Was a place filled with opportunity.

Cons

Senior management, though smart, have lost their way on treating employees right. With Don leaving and all of the downsizing, employees are treated as puppets. IT is not given the resources needed to complete what needs to be done for Reform, and stress and overtime are breaking down moral. No upward movement possible due to downsizing and everyone just waiting for their pink slip to arrive. Good people are leaving for more innovative and positive workplaces.

Advice to Senior Management

If you want success, focus on the people again. Say thank you when people work hard for our success. People will tell you what they need if you are willing to listen. Chose carefully who you are releasing and those you chose to stay. Those selected set the environment for everyone, and if you don't chose wisely, all the good people will go someplace else.

Pros

A fast paced challenging environment with a lot of latitude to self-manage projects. Respect for professionalism and competency. Strong business partnerships.

Cons

Worries about corporate restructuring feeds the rumor mill. Department cuts do not seem logical and restructuring leaves gaps in subject matter experts.

Advice to Senior Management

It is difficult to concentrate on our work when the future seems uncertain. I know you are retiring Mr. Hamm, and I wish you well. I am one of those that gave way to a stronger Assurant.