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Auto-Owners Insurance

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Auto-Owners Insurance reviews

3.1

48% would recommend to a friend

(1,077 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 1,077 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
4.0
Feb 29, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Auto-Owners is still one of the few companies to provide employee pensions and the medical benefits package is better than average. Additionally, they offer a great relocation package and there are plenty of opportunities to relocate around the country. The company also pays for insurance-related classes and provides bonuses for completion of a large number of series of courses.

Cons

Base salary is below-average and the workload can be excessive at times. Be careful of who you upset because memories die hard.

3.0
Dec 15, 2011

What had once been positive became negative.

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Job security (no layoffs in company history). Worthwhile benefits package. Facilities in good condition and typically in good locations. Enjoyable co-workers. Good vacation time and consistent December bonus, even in off years. Pension plan in addition to IRAs.

Cons

Overwhelming workload. The better you are at your job, the worse that gets, as the agents pick up on it very quickly and demand you by name. All are paid the same regardless of performance. Promotions / recognition are inconsistent in their application which frustrates employees. Compensation is below average, leading to turnover and the inability to hire experienced replacements, as they would have to accept a pay cut to come to A-O. Auto-Owners unofficial motto among my fellow employees? "We train other company's personnel". Always years behind other American companies in technology. Simple tools like Microsoft Office email and Powerpoint were not provided to the branches until years after they had been on the market. Internet usage is heavily restricted, due to mistrust of employees, which makes the job of underwriters in particular that much more slow and difficult as they try to research risks.

3.0
Jul 25, 2010
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience, learn the industry inside and out, Good benefits

Cons

The pay, seems to pay much lower than other companies for similar job duties and skills. Very conservative, some cust cutting measures are extreme.

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