North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Reviews

Pros

Compensation, Flexibility, Control your own schedule, lots of support

Cons

No benefits, need to catch up with other companies when it comes to technology, not a whole lot of corporate level advertising

Advice to Senior Management

Advertise more, get technology up to the industry standards

Pros

Very stable solid insurance company.

Cons

Very outdated systems. Very difficult life products to market.

Advice to Senior Management

Be more active with agents and there to help versus to lead by poor example.

Pros

Though the standard 2 weeks vacation is week, the work life balance here is great. They have an alternate work schedule so you can choose to work your 40 hours with some given constraints but helps a lot. Not a lot of stress. If you want to cruise at 50% productivity, the culture allows it.

Cons

They technology they employ is behind the times! COBOL is everywhere and does not show any signs of decreasing, in-fact, they are implementing a new COBOL system even now. The work force has been here a long time. There are not a lot of new ideas being batted around.

Advice to Senior Management

Don't rely on so many off the shelf programs and customize them. It costs 3 times as much as a custom built solution with new technology. Get all of the groups working together with a common goal. IS should be completely reorganized and the management should work together to set a technology vision.

Pros

People that work here are great

Cons

Sometimes too conservative, but this could be a good thing in today's economy

Pros

When they say that working at Farm Bureau is like working with family, they mean it. You are treated with respect and acknowledged as a person of worth. There is no limit to how far you can advance within the company. Every opportunity is given to you for advancement including the company paying for classes to full fill their requirements for advancement. Just not enough superlative adjectives to explain that working at Farm Bureau was probably the best places I have worked.

Cons

Really can't think of any at this time.

Advice to Senior Management

My former Senior Management team was great. They did a great job.

Pros

Flexiblity, Control income potential, Good people, Challenging, company helps with professional development

Cons

Takes time to build book of business. Challenging

Advice to Senior Management

Company is doing a good job but needs to get up to date with all their technology and computer programs