Does Western & Southern Financial Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Western & Southern Financial Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Western & Southern Financial Group. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Western & Southern Financial Group?

29% of Western & Southern Financial Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Western & Southern Financial Group 2.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.5 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Western & Southern Financial Group?

Manager (11) , Financial Representative (10) , Sales Representative (9) , Actuarial Analyst (4) , Analyst (4) , Annuity Administrator (4) , Case Consultant (4) , Insurance Agent (4) , Internal Wholesaler (4) , Business Analyst (3) , Compliance (3) , Customer Service Representative (3) , Financial Advisor (3) , Human Resources (3) , Information Technology (3)

What are the pros of working at Western & Southern Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and not much required outside of the 8" ((in 45 reviews)); "Met some really great people and learned so much!" ((in 24 reviews)); "Fully funded Pension, 401(k) match program, and bonus for non officers this year" ((in 11 reviews)); "free breakfast and lunch from onsite cafeteria" ((in 8 reviews)); "Free lunch and it is actually good." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Western & Southern Financial Group according to real employee reviews?

"No work from home at all." ((in 20 reviews)); "The culture is old and archaic." ((in 19 reviews)); "Low pay first couple months" ((in 16 reviews)); "Management is clueless." ((in 14 reviews)); "Pay sucks and no work life balance" ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Western & Southern Financial Group layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Western & Southern Financial Group layoffs and their outlook for job security at Western & Southern Financial Group in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Western & Southern Financial Group locations?

Cincinnati , Chicago , Raleigh , Houston , Terre Haute , Los Angeles , San Diego , Jacksonville , Pensacola

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3.0

29% would recommend to a friend

(300 total reviews)

John F. Barrett

31% approve of CEO

34% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Career opportunities

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.6

Work/Life balance

2.5

Culture & values

2.4

Senior management

2.3

Diversity & inclusion

Western & Southern Financial Group has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 300 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Western & Southern Financial Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Financial Services industry (3.7 stars).

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2.0

Sep 13, 2013

Extremely Conservative

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Pros

Great location and benefits in downtown Cincinnati. Cafeteria and workout facilities.

Cons

Work/Life balance is unheard of. Several members of management take home a laptop each evening.

2.0

Dec 16, 2013

BLINDED BY THEIR MONEY...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Super strong financially from past investment experience.

Cons

Good-ole boy system where people are promoted by being one of the fair-haired people, or sucking up enough. Recent VP change on the 4th floor was needed for years. And now that it has happened, it was spun as his idea instead of the truth; that is, he was nothing but a rogue and it finally caught up with him and forced him out of the position

2.0

Oct 16, 2013

Worked at Western Southern for 17 years as an agent and a Manager.

Anonymous employee

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Pros

They are constantly recruiting new people into the business. Good place for someone to start in the business if they have no experience. Basic training, sales and prospecting training.

Cons

They are forced to recruit heaviy due to the high rate of agent turnover. Most successful veterans retired or moved on to other companies when micromanaging begin occuring. The average age of an agent in the local office appears to be about age 25 with less then two years experienc, most less then one year. If you cannot keep your veterans you cannot hope to develope new ones.

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