Horace Mann Reviews

Current Employee – been working at Horace Mann full-time for more than a year

Pros – Running your own business. Setting own hours.

Cons – Do Not Do UNLESS you have a book of buiness. You will go broke fast!!!!
Field Sales Leader need to know what they are doing.

Advice to Senior Management – Be a Manager/Leader!!!! And dont be a liar!!!

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Horace Mann

Pros – 4 day work week was nice

Cons – long hrs of micro managed situations with volitile work conditions and clients

Former Employee – worked at Horace Mann full-time for more than 10 years

Pros – Vacation for long term employees

Cons – Reducing the work force, HR does not attempt to accomodate displaced employees whose positions were eliminated for a new position within the company

Advice to Senior Management – Senior manangement needs to be aware of their direct managers activities

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Current Employee – been working at Horace Mann part-time for less than a year

Pros – Good kids. Good teachers and fellow tutors.

Cons – tedious at times. Not much preparation

Advice to Senior Management – More structure.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Horace Mann full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – 4 day work week and starting pay is good.

Cons – Not much room to move up in the company.

Advice to Senior Management – There is too much micro management.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Horace Mann as a contractor for less than a year

Pros – flexible work schedule and time management

Cons – may need to work longer evening hours

Advice to Senior Management – provide better personal attention to contract employees

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Horace Mann

Pros – niche market, good reputation, longevity, financially stable,team atmosphere, good support from upper management, unlimited income potential and autonomy based

Cons – downside is you are a captive agent, lited to selling to educators price was on automobile insurance, and no longer provides health insurance to employees

Advice to Senior Management – diversity to allow other people other than educators to purchase horace mann products and a more competitive tier pricing structure

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Former Employee – worked at Horace Mann full-time for more than 3 years

Pros – None that I can think of.

Cons – Field Sales Leaders are useless. They sit back and collect a nice 100K-120K a year for doing nothing!! The company could trim the fat by eliminating the FSL positions. Talk about company waste! Horace Mann has become a "little Allstate", as all the higher ups are ex Allstate employees. They are coming in and getting rid of the old regime and replacing the people they got rid of with their Chronies from Allstate. In addition, Horace Mann is no longer endorsed by the NEA!! I wonder why?
Horace Mann is getting rid of veteran agents, so they could save on paying them benefits. They are bringing on agents that lack the experience to do a great job. They are bringing on agents that have to pay eveything themselves (1099) and by doing so saving the company money.

Advice to Senior Management – Get rid of the Field Sales Leaders and that is where Horace Mann will save the most money and will become hero's to the shareholders. That is what this is all about.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend – I'm not optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Horace Mann

Pros – Family oriented company. One of the largest employers in Springfield, IL, decent benefits (company funded pension and a matching 401k program).

Cons – a slight bit behind the times in regards to salary and training and management style in some departments

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Horace Mann

Pros – Great co workers
Good work environment
Great facility

Cons – Very hierarchal
Not very innovative

Advice to Senior Management – Need to be more innovative and creative.