Good Company, Good Ideas, Bad Local Management - Senior Claims Service Specialist Allstate Employee Review

3.0
Jun 11, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

The company itself is good - they have a good concept of what they want to be & what they want to provide. They work to make sure their employees stay healthy by encouraging focus on fitness & healthy living, because they know that healthier employees = lower insurance costs they have to pay out.

Cons

They're pretty well known in the insurance industry for being the lowest paying company which is interesting considering that their policies are some of the most expensive - most people that work there aren't insured through them because they can't afford it unless they're higher up. The local office in Bloomington that I worked in had some serious management issues - they didn't communicate clearly with each other, and as a result the information coming to the employees wasn't always clear. It made for a very stressful work environment, and moral around the office truly sucked as a result. It's not fun to go into an office every day when you know people are going to be complaining about things most of the day.

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Pros

Strong brand recognition makes conversations with clients easier.

Cons

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3.0
Jun 28, 2026
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Pros

Great base pay, benefits, 401K match, and standard corporate perks. Plenty of networking opportunities all across the country, the ability to support local communities, and a commission structure with good intentions and potential

Cons

As a company, Allstate lacks awareness of their role within the industry and within the country, fully acknowledging that their rates are NEVER the best (not sometimes, NEVER). At a time when everyone is conscious of their spending, selling a more expensive (and oftentimes identical) product not only feels wrong - it's unsustainable. There is a severe lack of program direction, poor understanding of the different states' geography and demographics, and complete void of accountability or clarity. An entire product launch was delayed by a month on the day it was supposed to launch, with an explanation never fully arriving and acknowledgment finally trickling down several days later. Of course, this leads to an overuse of corporate speak excuses in an endless cycle of "circle backs" because nobody ever knows what is actually happening or WHY. On top of all that, the technology is laughably outdated, with monitors that feature known defects and an "in-house approach" to all of their software that doesn't even feature a modern CRM. Like the hardware, known system-wide bugs were rampant within these Allstate branded systems, leading to embarrassing conversations with prospects and partners. MS Teams and Outlook will go off late into the night, well beyond normal business hours, all under the excuse of differing time zones and "sharing successes."

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