American National Insurance Reviews

Pros

After the coming together of the Enterprise, I think we are on the mends. Communication is getting better and still has some improvements to be made. Facilities are being updated. Top management is providing more than lip service when they say they are listening. More focus is being put on helping folks have a satisfying career and not just a job.

Advice to Management

Address the tough questions.
Do not assume an announcement on the intranet is getting out to everyone.
Bite the bullet and address the pay situation.
Keep up the good work on the things you are doing.
Thank you for updating the buildings we spend 1/3 of our lives in. It is very nice to see the progress that is being made.
Take a good strong look at your managers and executives. Are they growing their people or are they occupying a space?
Who in management are your leaders, who are your followers, and who are your dictators (you currently have all three)?

Pros

American National is great in so many different ways. Bozena Brinkman is so supportive and is always there to answer any of her agents questions or needs. I have had my insurance with American National since I was 16 and my mom has been with them since 1993. They are always there to take care of any of their clients needs. I chose to work with American National over different companies because I believe in what the company provides and they have always taken care of me with my personal insurance! I would definitely recommend working for American National!

Pros

Great atmosphere - wonderful people
Lots of paid time off - PTO, paid holidays and floating holidays
Work from home option in some departments
Paid industry classes including Management courses
Tuition reimbursement
Some departments have a flexible work schedules
Many career growth opportunities in Insurance and Corporate Technology
Good managers
Company holds seasonal morale improvement activities
Free stuff - Cups, Shirts, Bags, etc.
Current department allows a great work/life balance
Employees are surveyed regularly and improvements are made
Easy to use Intranet

Advice to Management

Continue to seek and accept feedback from employees. Our industry is going digital - make the move to grow with our clients. Complete more department wide focus groups so everyone, especially millennials, can feel and be heard. Implement employee ideas and if they don't work, go back to the drawing board. Change is good! Upper management: please raise pay so you keep the good employees. This company has so much to offer. If employees were paid better for their job duties, maybe more employees wouldn't leave for $5K more. Invest in and develop our young employees, they are our future.

Pros

37.5 hour work week
1$:1$ 401k match up to 6%
Around 3 weeks vacation per year -- fully granted

Advice to Management

1. Communicate
2. Allow mentoring, job shadowing, personal as well as professional development
3. Allow your company to grow people not keep them down

I understand that insurance is really around managing risk, and yes I can agree that there are good reasons to be conservative but you are being so conservative that it makes new people not feel welcome. I wonder what the turnover rate here is....

Pros

Good benefits with strong 401k plan and plenty of vacation time for new employees just starting out, strong job security in the right department, growth potential for hard workers

Advice to Management

Management need to try harder to keep good employees from leaving. Paying people so low and taking away incentives to stay leads to such high turnover that it hurts you in the long run. Stop playing checkers and start playing chess

Pros

You're not stuck in an office and you have freedom to go visit clients. If you meet the quota for the year, you have a nice vacation paid for.

Advice to Management

Learn to work with your agents, remember we are a big part of the company and your salary.

Pros

Great pay as long as you work hard
Loved my Co workers
Great bonuses
If you do good you get to go on trips
Make your own schedule

Advice to Management

None

Pros

Flexible schedule and a relaxed environment, also not too stressful. A lot of team building activities. 401k match is decent

Advice to Management

Improve salaries

Pros

Hours are nice. We get to wear jeans once a week. That's about it.

Advice to Management

Leave the company and seek psychological help.

Pros

Vacation was given as hired

Advice to Management

Stop treating employee like a slave. Stop Bullying.