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"Work from home is a huge benefit the I feel privileged to participate in" (in 8 reviews)
"Good pay, excellent work culture, flexible hours, work from home, good benefits" (in 11 reviews)
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"The position included daily travel and about 50-60% overnight travel in my area" (in 7 reviews)
"But I think that's a product of the collaborative like, inclusive work environment" (in 3 reviews)
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"Great Place To Work!"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time (Less than a year)
Pros
AFA is the most flexible company I have ever workes for. The also have excellent benefits and strive in everyway to be a great place to work! (ie On-site gym, on-site health clinic, on-site bank, on-site training, advancement opportunities, work from home, bonus, 401k, pension plan, employer matching, bonus, paid personal time off, paid volunteer time...)
Cons
Yearly performance review (this is intended to be a good thing, but just heads up to those that have anxiety about reviews.)
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-03-29 16:50 PDT ![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"Fort Wayne Account Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time
Pros
I work for an amazing, family owned company! It is a great career where I am valued and get the opportunity to help school employees every day with our products and services. I am focused on making the school district's life easier through our technology and services. The career requires a commitment to serve others and work hard. The commitment leads to a fantastic career that enables me to provide for myself and my family.
Cons
The overnight travel can be tough at times, but it is worth it.
Advice to Management
Thank you management for your support and coaching... you make a difference!
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-11-06 10:16 PST![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"Good Company"
StarStarStarStarStarI worked at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time
Pros
Company Car
Strong Training Program for new hiresCons
Travel can be extensive and challenging
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2019-01-16 06:12 PST![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"Account Manager"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Hands down this is the best place I’ve ever worked. I work in the school market and love helping people with our products. If you have a strong work ethic and provide great customer service, you will retire here. Love everything about this place!
Cons
Some days are long especially in our busiest season.
Advice to Management
Keep up the great work!
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-11-05 14:02 PST![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"Claims Adjuster"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI have been working at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Great company to work for.
Cons
Work overload, but other than that I have no complaints
Advice to Management
Excellent and understanding
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-10-31 07:56 PDT![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"It is what you make of it..."
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RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time (More than a year)
Pros
Great people to work with. Company car, cell phone allowance, bonuses for obtaining your licenses even if you already have them, Amex expense card and gas card. AF does care about its employees. Working with school districts means you work more of a teachers schedule. When they are not in session that means you have a lot of down time/family time. Jan-Mar and June-July tend to be the slower months. You will need to be proactive and work your accounts to create opportunities in those months. The fall is extremely busy which is where most of your opportunities for commission will occur. March starts to pick up and should stay busy through May for open enrollments. Those who say there are poor or bad accounts are the ones who expect things to be given to them. You will get out what you put into it. You will succeed or fail by your own efforts. Take advantage of every opportunity even the so called bad accounts, build the relationships with the employees while you are there and don't accept mediocre and you will succeed as long as you are doing whats in the best interest for the client. This can be a very rewarding career for the person with the willingness, desire , drive and mentality to succeed.
Cons
Starting base salary is low but you are reviewed annually with the opportunity of increasing that base including your commision percentage. However, it appears the quota for each position continues to increase each year as well so there is tht offset. Also, if the productivity doesn't stay on the books for 13 months then you will be charged back. So if you sell something one year and they drop it the next then you get hit. So sell the right way, do the right thing for the client. Educate them on why the policy they are interested in is important and how it works and how it will benefit them. Doing that should help reduce the amount of drops/nonrenewals. There will be drops and nonrenewals regardless. During the busier months there can be a lot of traveling required, even overnight. If that is not acceptable or you are not willing to weigh the time away compared to the months you don't travel then look elsewhere. The more you make yourself available the more opportunities to be success you will have. There is a lot of "administrative" work as well as potential micro management which includes daily and weekly productivity reports. Some people track their own productivity such as I did anyway so that they know where they are compared to their goals. If that is you, although the additional requirements can be overwhelming on top of all the other administrative work, you should be able to cope.
Advice to Management
Continue to be supportive. But there has to be a way to keep your workhorses working and not overwhelming them with so much of the admin and reporting work. Some of the reports seem redundent consider most of the numbers, although not exact, are also reported automatically from Salesforce etc.
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-10-25 10:38 PDT![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"check your schools premiums to go along with quotas"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookApproves of CEOI worked at American Fidelity Assurance Company (More than a year)
Pros
benefits, work remotely, company car, compnay provided computer and printer
Cons
management involvement, quota set-up, training
Advice to Management
set up quotas based on accounts, or atleast by the state,
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-10-11 10:08 PDT![American Fidelity Assurance Company Logo]()
"Infrastructure Engineer"
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RecommendsPositive OutlookNo opinion of CEOI worked at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time
Pros
Great company to work for. Culture is great and is getting younger as the older guard continues to retire. The company past is quickening.
Cons
Sometimes people are shuffled into roles or responsibilities they are not qualified for(happens everywhere I know).
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-10-03 06:13 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Account Manager"
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Doesn't RecommendNegative OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Lots of scheduling flexibility, decent benefits, company car.
Cons
Extremely inconsistent middle management. Lots of overnight travel.
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-09-08 23:57 PDTHelpful (2)
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"Do NOT work here! Run away!"
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Doesn't RecommendPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEOI worked at American Fidelity Assurance Company full-time (More than 3 years)
Pros
Company car
Slower months in June & July (to your detriment)
Christmas break offCons
Managers are extremely cruel & far less intelligent than most employees they hire. You’re NOT going to make any money here. Very, very low pay & nearly impossible to make ends meet in most states. They’ll work you to death, lie to you about anything & everything, & will work to rid themselves of you after the second yr so they won’t have to pay your pension that you supposedly qualify for after 5yrs of service. Nobody lasts that long, the job is designed to extinguish itself after the second yr. Full charge backs apply for products not in place for more than 13 months coupled w/less enrollment opportunities after your first year. Management purposely tailors your experience for failure. They use the new hires to service their many, many low performing accounts that have proven to be impossible to sell anything in. The company still enjoys the residuals from the products you’ve sold leaving you with nothing. They’ll chew you up & spit you out. I feel bad for anyone stuck at American Fidelity, you don’t realize until you’ve left how poorly you’ve been treated. Years of my life I won’t get back. Regret is what you’ll take away. Other companies see you’ve worked at American Fidelity & stay clear of you, it’s notorious for being a stepping stone to nowhere.
Advice to Management
Quit immediately
American Fidelity Assurance Company 2018-09-04 11:31 PDT
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