Is Federated Insurance a good company to work for?

Federated Insurance has an overall rating of 4.6 out of 5, based on over 407 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 7% over the last 12 months. 94% of employees would recommend working at Federated Insurance to a friend and 93% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Federated Insurance have been left by employees working as Claims Representative , Underwriting Support Specialist and Systems Developer .

Does Federated Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Federated Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Federated Insurance. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Federated Insurance?

94% of Federated Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Federated Insurance 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.6 for culture and values and 4.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Federated Insurance?

Marketing Representative (86) , Claims Representative (29) , Claims Adjuster (15) , Underwriting Support Specialist (11) , Systems Developer (10) , Risk Consultant (8) , Underwriter (7) , Commercial Underwriter (6) , Marketing (6) , Sales Representative (6) , Sales and Marketing Representative (6) , District Marketing Manager (5) , Senior Commercial Underwriter (4) , Certificate Representative I (3) , Customer Service Representative (3)

What are the pros of working at Federated Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great." ((in 63 reviews)); "I was offered good pay" ((in 35 reviews)); "Great training and industry insight" ((in 35 reviews)); "Great people to work with who all want to help you succeed" ((in 33 reviews)); "Federated has a great culture which is driven by employees who care about our clients and our co" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Federated Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Limited work from home possibilities" ((in 23 reviews)); "Management and HR are absolutely horrific, and will turn on you so fast." ((in 11 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch." ((in 9 reviews)); "out dated, slow to progress, no diversity, a lot of work to do daily, some micromanaging, favoritism, celebration gatherings are poorly planned" ((in 8 reviews)); "Big life sales equals promotions, and many managers did not achieve success ethically." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Federated Insurance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Federated Insurance layoffs and their outlook for job security at Federated Insurance in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Federated Insurance locations?

Owatonna , Glendale , Mankato , Overland Park , Phoenix , Atlanta , Birmingham , Dallas , Minneapolis , Indianapolis , Detroit , Knoxville , Portland , Boise , Chicago , Richmond , Kansas City , Milwaukee , Bedford , Fort Worth , North Richland Hills , Columbus , Denver , Philadelphia , Dallas-Fort Worth , Newark , Naperville , Peoria , Joplin , Saint Louis

Federated Insurance reviews

4.6

94% would recommend to a friend

(392 total reviews)

Nicholas Lower

98% approve of CEO

93% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (392 reviews)

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Federated Insurance has an employee rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars, based on 392 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Federated Insurance employee rating is 27% above average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

392 reviews

2.0

Feb 28, 2020

“Challenging” Culture

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very good training for marketing reps. Potential for high compensation. Culture of promoting from within. Good place to get a foundation in insurance knowledge and sales skills.

Cons

Federated’s business model is not geared towards retaining clients or employees. You will not be able to build long-term relationships with most of your clients because Federated will eventually force them away with unreasonable rates, or idiotic decisions from underwriting. The hours will also be grueling. Upper management is disconnected from reality, or pretends to be for their own reasons. There is a cult-like atmosphere that everyone pays lip-service to, but is actually a joke. Life insurance will ALWAYS be the most important metric the company judges you by, and the LEAST profitable way to spend your time. Lots of training is provided for marketing reps, but not enough for other departments. Many of the support personnel do not know their jobs, or simply aren’t very good.

5.0

Feb 21, 2020

Great place to start a career

Systems developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

In my experience, you're given the opportunity to drive how you want your career to look- coding, networking, security, analysis, management, or otherwise. Biweekly and quarterly 1-on-1s with your manager allow you an easy avenue to discuss your goals. Overall, there is great work/life balance; great benefits; smart, friendly teammates; and interesting projects/opportunities (depending on the team). They are starting to modernize things as well, headed by a competent architecture team and a dedicated CIO. There is an on-site gym, cafeteria, and 'agile' work-spaces being phased in this year. HR routinely examines pay scales and adjusts them to be similar to market expectations (as they're trying to compete with the Twin Cities). Federated takes responsibility in the community of Owatonna as well, recently helping finance the construction of a new high school.

Cons

Some technology processes are older, as to be expected with a company in financial services. The headquarters is in a smaller community so there are few local opportunities for entertainment as a single person in your 20s. There are no official telecommuting options, but managers are flexible in bad-weather scenarios. Certain team placements (happens after the training phase) have a lower retention rate than others, as not all teams focus on 'coding' like an applicant may expect.

3.0

Dec 5, 2019

Outside Sales B2B

Marketing representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Uncapped Commissions. Make your own Schedule

Cons

Highly Aggressive Numbers lots of cold calling

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