American National Insurance reviews

I don't even know where to begin. When I first started with the company, it was great and the company promoted flexibility and being there for their employees including working from home. Since Brookfield bought out the company, it went downhill really fast. We were told they would leave us alone since they don't know how to run an insurance company and they interfered a year later. Forced to do 100% work in office while 50% of the company is permanent remote. There is 0 flexibility, and forced to use PTO time if you need to leave early for personal reasons. The culture has become toxic and the company just constantly want you to work hard and fast to make them as much money as possible, while we get little reward. Benefits have gone downhill, and there is no/little raise (expect less than $1 each year) and for employee appreciation day we just get snow cones as appreciation for working so hard. There is constant round of lay offs each month to help make the company more profitable. At this point I don't know if there will be a company/business left after the lay offs. Also, management doesn't care about you and am just a diversity hire for the company. Some managers just want to ride it out until retirement so they forced their employees to come in every day while others don’t care and some only come in once a week. Please stay away if you can!!

Brookfield Asset Management Reinsurance Partners bought American National Insurance in 2022 and while this was lucrative for the owners and investors, it's been unkind to agents and employees. Brookfield's allegiance is SOLELY to their bottom-line, at any cost, and if their customers and employees somehow catch a crumb, well, good for them. They've cut everything cuttable, including benefits and commission. And while this may seem prudent to Brookfield, it is clear they have no concern for their agents or employees. There's NO balance in their equation and based on employee feedback on their takeovers of other companies, this culture is their norm. Picture a plague of locusts wiping out all the crop. It's time for employees to seek opportunities with companies that show appreciation for their contribution in the form of compensation, benefits, etc. Never give where it's not reciprocated in ways you require as well. Always arm yourself with the education and skills to seek higher levels so you can leave greedy, soul-less organizations and still thrive.