Howden reviews

3.8

66% would recommend to a friend

(589 total reviews)

David Howden

79% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Howden has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 589 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Howden 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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589 reviews
4.0
Apr 26, 2025

Good people and pay

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Business Outlook

Pros

as above, there are some great people to work with, and in the right department, the pay can be good.

Cons

There seems to be little strategy other than acquire, acquire, acquire - sort out the problems later, maybe

5.0
Apr 23, 2025

Review

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Incredible work environment, very intelligent and understanding managers. Peers encourage and assist you to succeed.

Cons

Hours can be long but you learn more than you would anywhere else

1.0
Apr 23, 2025

Flawed Employee Share scheme - beware

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

high growth potential. Offers employee shares "to participate in growth of the company"

Cons

In actual fact, company cashes in the business you built. when you decide to leave amicably on good terms, they labelled you a bad leaver, penalise your shares, profit from it by selling to another employee at the current value.

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