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Ameritas Life Insurance Corp

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Behind the times rigid - Customer Service Representative (Provider Benefit Specialist) Ameritas Life Insurance Corp Employee Review

1.0
Sep 2, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Stable, they have nice chairs and the job never changes at all. Everyday it's the same thing Generous PTO, free pop

Cons

I got offered the job by email and HR misspelled my name and there were about four misspellings inside the entire offer letter. HR manager retired after hiring us. Group customer connections has horrid management. Ancient systems in use Automated system is horrible and needs reworking Ideas suggested go unnoticed or unused System uses dos prompt and networking speeds in the morning are so slow I have to get to work 10 min early to power up my computer and open about 10 applications just so I don't get marked late Pay is insanely low for the average of 75+ calls you take daily Metrics are insanely rigid Training while initially it's pretty well rounded you kinda get thrown to the wolves once you get onto the floor and do your job daily, I had a mentor who quit days after and never was assigned a new one I had to look up everything on an ancient, horribly designed manual housed inside of Lotus Notes which has 0 search functionality. Claims auditors absolutely destroy you over one small minute problem or something that has no effect on anyone ever. I was told by a department that they didn't have time to do an overpayment and had to figure out how to do it. (Hint it's not my job it was hers) It seems like everyone is running around with no idea what to do all the time. We are insanely reactive never proactive and lord if that service level comes anywhere near 90% be prepared for all of your meetings and time off of the phone to be gone and never given back. Breaks are only 10 minutes long this is the first company I've worked for that didn't give two 15 min breaks.

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5.0
Mar 25, 2026
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CEO approval
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Pros

Professionalism of coworkers and supervisors.

Cons

Over documentation and perfection vs. speed to move on to more projects.

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Ameritas Life Insurance Corp Response
3mo
We are honored to receive your positive feedback about our team's professionalism. We understand your perspective on documentation processes as there is always an important balance we work to strive for.
3.0
Mar 15, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Almost all the CSR jobs are remote, even training is from home. They provide good equipment for remote workers. Starting pay is better than average. Have not had mandatory overtime in a long time. Almost all coworkers are great people who support each other and are wonderful to deal with. Big backers of employment diversity and tolerance (without making a big deal about it). Have programs for retirement savings, employee discounts and work/life balance.

Cons

The job is telling people why the company left them with thousand dollar bills they thought were going to be completely covered. You have some positive customer interactions, but there are multiple cases every day where you feel your company did something they should not be allowed to, and YOU are the person explaining why. To get meaningful raises you have to get promotions. If you are in a position you like, you will not get meaningful cost of living adjustments. It is possible to get no raise or or half the rate of inflation while being told you are doing a "good job." They are really playing catch-up with their technology. The interfaces employees use to look up information are ancient and you can get used to their shortcomings, but it helps to obscure information that may later turn into claim denials. They claim to be improving this but as of 2024, slowly. Asking for time off in the call center can be tricky.

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Ameritas Life Insurance Corp Response
4mo
We appreciate your input about remote work benefits and technology concerns. Your honest feedback helps us continue improving. It's great to hear about the good work life balance and positive team spirit. Understand how technology can be a pain point and you are right we have been working on this. We hope all the hard work will pay off but change does take time. Thank you for all you do and assisting our customers everyday!
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