Harleysville Group Reviews

Pros

The payscale is fair, the 401K contributions of the company is outstanding, very generous (almost ridiculous) amount of sick time, great tuition assistance program. Excellent agency relationships.

Cons

The company will pay for your education, but doesn't tap into your knowledge when you have finished your education; raises and bonuses continue to decline; very little opportunity for growth. You may end up doing the same tasks for many, many years without a change in responsibilities. Computers are very old as are the programs on the computers.

Advice to Senior Management

Reward your employees for contributions to the bottom line as well as you do your agents and stockholders.

Pros

System constantly being upgraded/enhanced for better performance. UW are friendly for the most part. Supervisors have an open door policy.

Cons

Use bogus excuses for not being financially compensated, especially if when hired you were offered a certain $$, then after the probationary period your promoted in title only and told since you came in at a higher rate, there is no $$ increase.... held accountable for errors made from underwriters and/or agents. Training is not all that knowledgable, benefits aren't all that great, morale is low.

Pros

Company had great benifets, esp. the 401K program. On job training. Pleasant workplace.

Cons

We all thought the 25 yr. club was great. We were able to see old friends and talk about great experiences with the company. . It too bad the company just stopped it without telling us why.
I guess it was because the Greensboro office closed. We all miss it very much.

Advice to Senior Management

Since I am retired, I don't know.

Pros

lots of authority. good management. open to new ideas. good pay and benefits. get things done quickly. nice place overall

Cons

lack of technology. service issue complaints. confusion as to appetite. change in appetite. high turnover. agents complain about servive time

Advice to Senior Management

be more consistent. give more direction. don't change appetite and startegy so often. get better technology. communicate with employees better

Pros

Good benefits and competitive pay. While Senior Management doesn't always get it right, they definitely try to create a strong corporate culture.

Cons

Despite good benefits and pay, morale is low. Years of impossible deadlines have lead to 60+ hr work weeks, which in turn has lead to burn out. The addition of a 'soft market' has frozen raises, adding to the widespread melancholy.

Advice to Senior Management

Do what you can to increase morale.