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Philadelphia Insurance Companies

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Wouldn't do it again. - Underwriter Philadelphia Insurance Companies Employee Review

1.0
Apr 15, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

All non-managerial employees are great to work with because they deal with the same struggles as you. Quantity is always rewarded over quality. (I know I've seen that mentioned on another post here.) So if you make plenty of errors and could really care less about your work, but do it quickly, send them a resume. PHLY does have some great products, and if you're lucky enough to deal with people who have been working there a while, you can get things done properly, if not good luck.

Cons

Understaffed/Undertrained. I realize turnover is high, so they don't want to expend many resources on training new employees...but possibly that could be the key to reducing turnover. Never worked in a office setting before where I saw one of my coworkers cry because of the job, well at PHLY I saw multiple people cry. Keep it up Mgmt, seems to work for you. HR department is a joke at best.

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5.0
Jun 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Flexibility with a hybrid work schedule. Ability to learn more products, so it can be challenging but fun if you are looking for growth. Metrics and everyone knows what to expect which seems to be industry standard across small business.

Cons

None. PTO comparative seems light as you start out.

3.0
Feb 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice people, focus on technology, upper management is usually ahead of insurance trends, immediate supervisors were nice and well meaning. Benefits are good, not great. Good amount of PTO.

Cons

In small business unit, you have monthly quotas and managers are constantly asking how much you are quoting and if you will reach that number. Various levels of punishment if you don’t hit this number. Quality of work, risk selection, accuracy doesn’t really matter, only how much you quote. There is no positive in hitting this number beyond not being bothered until the next month. If you exceed this number consistently, you’ll just be asked to do more. Company is doing everything in its power to save expenses. The pay rate is well below the market. People consistently leave and make much more money elsewhere. Most lower level jobs are being shipped to an Indian company and even the Indian company is having job functions replaced by AI. This is usually at the expense of quality or what our agents actually want. CEOs preach saving expenses and not replacing people, as they show up to your office after flying in a private jet and a car service. Finally, 90% of the people in the region I worked were related to somebody who either works there, were their friends, or were related to agents we did business with. Some of these people had positions made for them, where they sat there and studied for 6 months, instead of promoting people from within. This will also prevent job mobility.

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