Jackson National Life Distributors Reviews in Denver, CO Area

Pros

Great environment, fine tune presentation skills on phone and in person, good market education mechanisms.

Cons

No upside unless you want to be an external wholesaler

Advice to Senior Management

Discuss lack of upward mobility for those who would like to stay in Denver

Pros

Decent pay, good benefits, decent training program to make you ready for external wholesaler roles.

Cons

1 person is doing 2-3 peoples jobs. The compensation is not in line with other competitiors in the industry. Management has an idea that average compensation should be a motivating factor to reach the outside/external wholesaler quicker. The annuity industry is taking a bath except for two or three companies who have over 50% market share in the VA space. Very strong consolidation in the VA and FA market space, very little room for promotion within the industry. Used to promote from within the company, that no longer stands. Very political environment.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't lie to employees, be open and honest about career advancement and opportuinties. Must ride itself of being such a political environment.

Pros

Ample learning opportunities, decent benefits, and career advancement for the young and attractive.

Cons

More rewards for style than substance, poor management and interdepartmental communications, penny wise and pound foolish tendencies create excessive stress and compromise quality of work.

Advice to Senior Management

Trust your employees with the information and resources they need to do the job right.

Pros

Great place to start your career. They will hire people with no direct experience, and sponsor you for all your licenses. Get good training and experience.

Cons

Not an employee focused company. They knowing pay less then the competitors as it's all about the bottom line.

Advice to Senior Management

Senior Management is skilled and preaches open door policy, but it's not always the case and the middle mgmt can get very upset if you actually use the open door policy. They can be rather disconnected from the day to day and tend to have a "No Excuses" mentality.

Pros

Good place to learn -- high turnover means opportunities. Many members of senior management are great to work with, highly competent, and treat you like a person, not a number.

Cons

The pay is generally low, so unless you rise fast, you might be better off looking elsewhere.

Advice to Senior Management

Pay people what they're worth or they will leave. Cut down on high-profile, political hirings, promotions, and firings.