Does Selective Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Selective Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Selective Insurance. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Selective Insurance?

32% of Selective Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Selective Insurance 2.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.7 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Selective Insurance?

Claims Adjuster (18) , Underwriter (18) , Intern (15) , Applications Developer (9) , Adjuster (8) , Senior Underwriter (8) , Claims (7) , Business Analyst (6) , Claims Representative (6) , Commercial Underwriter (6) , Internship (6) , Senior Applications Developer (6) , Claims Specialist (4) , Safety Management Specialist (4) , Senior Claims Adjuster (4)

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

"Good benefits and efforts to diversify staff and leadership team" ((in 50 reviews)); "Great people to work with and nice small town with minimal traffic" ((in 46 reviews)); "pay is good" ((in 29 reviews)); "Great culture and family environment" ((in 28 reviews)); "life balance, with a flexible work from home policy." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"There is no work/life balance" ((in 28 reviews)); "Newly hired managers are unqualified and don't bring much needed outside perspective." ((in 16 reviews)); "Seems to be too many Vice Presidents and upper management and not enough claims personal." ((in 11 reviews)); "No training structure at all outside of systems training." ((in 9 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Selective Insurance layoffs in 2026?

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

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2.7

32% would recommend to a friend

(434 total reviews)

John Marchioni

41% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.1

Diversity & inclusion

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Culture & values

2.7

Career opportunities

2.4

Senior management

2.3

Work/Life balance

Selective Insurance has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 434 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Selective Insurance employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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434 reviews

3.0

Jun 5, 2018

fine

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

everything is looks fine and good

Cons

no right now nothing is there

3.0

May 30, 2012

Selective

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-workers in the regions are excellent. Salaries and Benefits are good. Flexible work hours. Excellent technology and very good products. Home office is very good at product development.

Cons

Work loads are heavy with high pressure to produce and/or grow. Corporate culture is cut-throat with everyone out for themselves. Micro-managing and intense review of files. Long hours expected.

2.0

May 26, 2011

Management doesn't listen to non-management until it's too late.

Administrative professional

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good location if you want to work local.

Cons

The pay and raises are extremely low.

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