Preferred Mutual Reviews

Pros

I'm grateful for the benefits including my good salary (especially for this area), the ability to work from home some days, decent medical plans, flex time, lots of time off including "floating holidays," tuition reimbursement, hardworking co-workers, PENSION & 401k, holiday bonus and bonus in the spring if the company does well, cafeteria in the building with low costs (lunch most days costs me under $5), gym in the building (small, but people use it!). My manager cares about my home & family life and life situations that come up. I'm very grateful for that. There are also other small perks that are appreciated- the luncheon at the Otesaga, decent birthday gifts, business casual dress most of the time, dress down days on Fridays that cost us money but all of the money raised goes to a charity. An amazing thing they do is match donation gifts to charities to a certain amount. They reimburse for gym memberships and weight loss programs and also threw an amazing holiday party for employees and their families. People who are looking to get designations in the insurance industry have testing onsite so we don't have to travel all over looking for places to take the tests. They just recently promoted two women in leadership positions to VPs, so that was nice to see.

Advice to Management

keep bringing people in with fresh, new ideas, but appreciate the history that lies with people who have also been here for a while, as mentioned before, some managers seem to not be as flexible or dedicated as others, so please encourage this mentality in them or hold them accountable

Pros

On my first day, I was struck by how many people welcomed me aboard, and by how many of them said (independent of each other), "You are going to love it here!" They couldn't have been more right. It's an attitude thing that's right, here. It's about the respect we all have for one another, and for protecting the best interests of our customers (truthfully), and it's about being a part of building a great company- and to have a lot of fun doing it.

We've all heard of company's who talk the talk, but it's quite humbling to work for one who goes above and beyond in everything they do for their employees. From 401K contributions, to fully funded employee pension plans, providing excessive healthcare premium coverage, generous time off and flexible work arrangements, all the way up to how you are treated when you pass Executives in the hallways - it's humbling (and motivating) to work for such a great company.

Advice to Management

Keep up the great work. All the decisions you make behind closed doors do not go unnoticed.

Pros

Finally embracing flex work schedules for some and adding diversity. Nice birthday gifts and picnic.

Advice to Management

Reevaluate your pay scales. Add more women executives and get your executives to make decisions. The rest of us are waiting on them.

Pros

Fair pay including gain share

Advice to Management

Be open to feedback of staff. Telling the CEO what he wants to hear will hurt the company.

Pros

Financially and technology strong company. Do things outside the box and gives employees opportunities to work on career stretching projects. Telework available for most positions. Work hard, play hard - nice appreciation events throughout the year. Gainsharing and bonus opportunities available too. Internal promotions are frequent at just about all levels.

Advice to Management

Bring your leadership team up to a higher standard. Big dogs from outside the area are not always the answer although understandable that some 'new blood' is needed in the company. These big ticket placements aren't always what they seem.... listen to your employees if they dare to speak out about them. They often have one face for leaders an another for staff...not healthy. Silently toxic actually. These are isolated situations, but you have to be willing to listen. These hires are often put on high pedestals when hired and employees quickly realize they are untouchable so not worth sharing feedback. Some of the inconsistencies of these leaders have employees white knuckling their days. Maybe an anonymous survey would let you know what's going on? Some good people doing good work stay silent when they shouldn't. Wish nothing but the best for the company and it's employees. Thanks for everything while working there I had some of the best career experiences of my life some of the most personally challenging too which resulted in my resignation. Best of luck to the new incumbent maybe s/he can make it work when I no longer could.

Pros

Great abilities to work remotely when needed. Line managers were great and really cared about staff. Workloads were acceptable. General staff is pleasant to work with.

Pros

Nice perks such as luncheons and little trinkets.
Gain Share
Insurance from employment date

Pros

This company espouses a culture where the employees are encouraged to grow and develop. The salary is more than commensurate with the work expected. I am able to work from home and this creates time for me to work more efficiently. My manager is flexible, yet expects excellence. He also leads by example as does our CEO and other top management.
I also like how altruistic we are. We are constantly contributing to the community and do good employee development activities such as "Pay it Forward". I bless the day that I was called to interview! It marked a change in my career that was well worth my while!

Advice to Management

Please continue to keep up the great work!

Pros

Flexible job locations. Ability to work from home or different office locations that are convenient for the employee. Flat infrastructure. Bonus gain share and good 401k opportunities. Traditional retirement plan still in place (for now).

Advice to Management

Stop trying to be a "big player" in the marketplace. There is a niche for this type of company but it can only be successful if the staff can retain their sweet demeanor. New hires have direct channel mentality which will cause the company to crash and burn with their agents.

Pros

Smart staff handling work in u/w and claims
 Salary is competitive for area
 Employees are very loyal ( captive audience in the sticks?)
 CEO is brilliant book smart.

Advice to Management

Wake up and smell the coffee. You are a very successful business despite yourselves and one day it will come to bite you in the butt.