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Auto-Owners Insurance

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Auto-Owners Insurance reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,076 total reviews)
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Jamie P. Whisnant

52% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Auto-Owners Insurance has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,076 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Auto-Owners Insurance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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1K reviews
2.0
Aug 31, 2014

Great company, unrealistic expectations

Recommend
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Pros

No layoffs ever. Strong company values.

Cons

Mediocre salary, overwhelming workload. Plenty of vacation/sick time...just don't take it! 37.5 hr work week is a joke; if you're in mgmt expect to work 60 hrs+. Oh, and if you aren't a "chosen one" by local mgmt, Good luck! getting promoted.

2.0
Jun 25, 2025

Pay Us Fair Market Value

Recommend
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Pros

Decent time-off, which I've never been denied, 37.5 hour work weeks, hybrid WFH I do want to address some other reviewers' comments here. In my experience, men are not treated any better than women within this company. If anything, the opposite may be true. I've been outnumbered by women for my entire career with A-O and there are loads of women in management.

Cons

I am paid a good 20% less than what I've found to be offered by competitors, even in the same city. I could increase my income 50% if I took a similar position in a city just 1 hour away. Upper management and HR claim that the pension and profit sharing make up for this. The reality is that those competitors are also paying profit sharing and a better 401K match in addition to 20% higher wages. In a good year, I might get enough bonus to make up for the base pay, but this is not guaranteed. Also, healthcare benefits are expensive and don't cover much. Management promotes employees who complete the highest quantity work, despite lacking quality. Perhaps this is intentional to make numbers look good, meanwhile pushing those employees to other positions before the ramifications of their poor quality come to light. Your manager can really make or break your experience at A-O. Lately it seems there are more managers breaking their employees' experience. This may be because all the best talent is leaving for better pay. Mid-upper management has questionable interpretations of data and are making even more questionable decisions as a result, sometimes overstepping into our work. I believe management is losing sight of everything that led to the good reputation A-O once had amongst agents, customers and employees.

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Auto-Owners Insurance Response
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Thank you for your detailed feedback. We are glad to hear you appreciate the schedule and work-life balance. We are sorry to hear about your concerns and would like to learn more about your experience. Please email us at conversation@aoins.com if there is anything additional you would like to share.
1.0
May 30, 2025

Stay away

Recommend
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Pros

They have Stable employment- no lay offs

Cons

In case anyone is wondering if they treat you like a human being- they do not. My husband is a current employee and they have just denied him funeral leave because a father-in-law is not considered immediate family. We have been married for over 25 years and he has been employed by Auto-Owners for over 20 years. The fact that they can be this flippant and cruel about a personal loss tell you everything you need to know about this company.

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Auto-Owners Insurance Response
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Thank you for sharing your experience. We are sorry to hear about your concerns and we do not find this to be typical. Please reach out to us at conversation@aoins.com so that we can look into this.
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