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 1,200 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 48% of employees would recommend working at Auto-Owners Insurance to a friend and 52% 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?

48% 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, 3.2 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 (27) , 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?

"Pension and great benefits" ((in 117 reviews)); "Fully funded pension (automatically vested after 5 years)" ((in 61 reviews)); "Great culture and team environment" ((in 57 reviews)); "Work life balance is good if you're lucky enough to be IT with full remote." ((in 53 reviews)); "Coworkers below management were all great to work with" ((in 42 reviews))

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

"Low pay and micro" ((in 151 reviews)); "Extremely unfair and low salaries" ((in 73 reviews)); "Poor management and consistently understaffed" ((in 71 reviews)); "Upper management seems really disconnected from how associates feel about decisions and policies." ((in 41 reviews)); "Poor training" ((in 32 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

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,076 total reviews)

Jamie P. Whisnant

52% approve of CEO

52% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (1,076 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

1K reviews

3.0

Sep 14, 2012

Set hours everyday, low pay, awesome people

Quality analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It was nice to know what time you were going to be out of work, everyone leaves at 4:30pm and everyone comes in at 8am. There is little to NO flexibility on work schedule. People are awesome to work with, without them it would not be worth it.

Cons

Management seemed a little two faced, they would say one thing to your face and then turn around and tell a group something totally different twisting it to whatever benefited them at the moment.

4.0

Mar 4, 2010

Conservative Company with Excellent Employees

Intern

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone around me seemed to be competent at their job, and was generally friendly and accommodating. As an intern management could not have been better at providing feedback and congratulating me on a job well done.

Cons

The company seems to be very conservative and prudent to the extreme. This is sometimes frusterating especially working in the technology field, as things were slow to move and get done.

4.0

Sep 5, 2008

Great coworkers, managers who understand, but not a lot of performance feedback

Underwriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The benefits package is outstanding (health, pension, thrift & savings). The management is kind, approachable, fair and helpful. Even though you sit in a cubicle all day, there is a lot of interaction between the department. My coworkers are fabulous and management seems to understand that things can't be serious all the time. One of my favorite aspects of the job is that no one micromanages me - nobody looks over my shoulder to tell me what to do.

Cons

I never know anything specific about my performance. Whether I make mistakes or do an outstanding job, the response from my supervisors is about the same. The training is not very structured and leaves lots of questions unanswered.

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