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Cottingham & Butler

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Cottingham & Butler reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(192 total reviews)

David Becker

86% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Cottingham & Butler has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 192 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cottingham & Butler 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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192 reviews
2.0
Nov 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Enjoyed many of the people I worked with. There are smart well educated people there.

Cons

Company relies heavily on the transportation division. They claim to be much larger than they really are. Take out the TPA, Property TPA, Transportation division, wellness company, etc and they are a small broker with extremely limited resources. Living in Iowa isn’t terrible but it sure isn’t great. They have offices elsewhere but the turnover is terrible in those areas. Benefits are poor at best (401k is pretty good). The company itself is successful because they work their employees to death with no help and make a good margin. ZERO training so if you are thinking about working here expect to get no help unless someone you work with really cares about you. If you are looking to get into the insurance world it’s a good idea. Look elsewhere to work however. Sales people show the team no respect and they don’t get any discipline. It’s like working at a sales office in the 60’s with no work life balance.

3.0
Feb 9, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great company culture at HQ. As a producer you are given an amazing opportunity as a young college graduate. If you keep your head down and get lucky you can create financial freedom for yourself.

Cons

Unfortunately a lot of the credit to C&Bs size goes to their trucking practice. Although the Risk Management uses the numbers of its trucking practice to prove its ability, it is actually a very small firm in the scheme of things. They hire competitive people but don't use resources to help them win. Validation seems too far away for most to stay. Turnover is incredibly high.

1.0
Aug 16, 2017

Hit or miss

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Coworkers are friendly and caring.

Cons

Awful management. HR does not care about current employees, only getting new employees in (to replace the constant turnover)

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