Is Auto-Owners Insurance a good company to work for?

Auto-Owners Insurance has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5, based on over 1,202 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at Auto-Owners Insurance to a friend and 53% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Auto-Owners Insurance have been left by employees working as Intern , Underwriting Intern and Personal Lines Underwriter .

Does Auto-Owners Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Auto-Owners Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Auto-Owners Insurance. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Auto-Owners Insurance?

47% of Auto-Owners Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Auto-Owners Insurance 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Auto-Owners Insurance?

Underwriter (111) , Software Developer (66) , Commercial Underwriter (55) , Claims Adjuster (49) , Claims Representative (43) , Business Analyst (32) , Personal Lines Underwriter (28) , Branch Claims Representative (21) , Intern (21) , Senior Software Developer (17) , Commercial Lines Underwriter (16) , Underwriting Specialist (15) , Field Claims Representative (14) , Software Engineer (14) , Underwriting Intern (14)

What are the pros of working at Auto-Owners Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and retirement savings plan" ((in 109 reviews)); "Pension and 401k" ((in 58 reviews)); "Great culture and team environment" ((in 52 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if you're lucky enough to be IT with full remote." ((in 48 reviews)); "Coworkers below management were all great to work with" ((in 45 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Auto-Owners Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and micro" ((in 146 reviews)); "Extremely unfair and low salaries" ((in 78 reviews)); "Poor management and consistently understaffed" ((in 74 reviews)); "Upper management seems really disconnected from how associates feel about decisions and policies." ((in 42 reviews)); "No work from home" ((in 33 reviews))

What are employees saying about Auto-Owners Insurance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Auto-Owners Insurance layoffs and their outlook for job security at Auto-Owners Insurance in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Auto-Owners Insurance locations?

Lansing , Duluth , Charlotte , Grand Rapids , Draper , Lakeland , Tallahassee , Atlanta , Montgomery , Lake Elmo , Columbia , Appleton , Minneapolis , Columbia , Traverse City , Brentwood , Broomfield , Denver , Forest , Indianapolis , Marion , Columbus , Lima , Birmingham , Saint Paul , Little Rock , Lawrenceville , White Bear Lake , Schaumburg , Portage

Auto-Owners Insurance reviews

3.1

47% would recommend to a friend

(1,078 total reviews)

Jamie P. Whisnant

52% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

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Auto-Owners Insurance has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,078 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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Jun 2, 2021

Positive Experience

Claims representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pension, work friends, convenience, large company

Cons

workload, personalities, business formal always

Auto-Owners Insurance Response

5y

We appreciate you sharing your positive experience. Please feel free to share any additional feedback regarding your concerns by emailing us at conversation@aoins.com. Thank you!

5.0

May 18, 2021

Great company

Claims adjuster

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Really good workplace environment and team

Cons

Work load is very heavy

Auto-Owners Insurance Response

5y

Thank you for your review! We agree that our core value of The Team is one of the best parts of our culture.

3.0

May 3, 2021

Safe but underpaid

Senior actuarial analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great work life balance, incredibly stable, coworkers are great, great opportunities to move around, promotes from within.

Cons

Raises are always disappointing and hardly seem to be based on merit, depending on your manager you will be micro-managed or given free reign.

Auto-Owners Insurance Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to share your review. We are sorry to hear about your concerns and would like to learn more. Please feel free to reach out to us at conversation@aoins.com and tell us more about this.

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