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 46 reviews)); "Met some really great people and learned so much!" ((in 21 reviews)); "Fully funded Pension, 401(k) match program, and bonus for non officers this year" ((in 12 reviews)); "free breakfast and lunch from onsite cafeteria" ((in 12 reviews)); "Subsidized parking near building" ((in 8 reviews))

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

"The culture is old and archaic." ((in 22 reviews)); "No work from home policy." ((in 19 reviews)); "Management is clueless." ((in 16 reviews)); "Low pay first couple months" ((in 15 reviews)); "The managers are always fighting and backstabbing each other, so it's no surprise that a lot of employees do the same thing." ((in 10 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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300 reviews

3.0

Sep 14, 2010

Amazing training and vision, but much disconnect

District manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Amazing Training, advancement, stability, pension, good commission rate, good client relationship building, hard to get fired, very honest, great CEO

Cons

disconnection between home office and field, too frugal, old fashion, too much work load, too many conference calls/meetings, demanding, stressful

2.0

Apr 11, 2010

Good for a start, but not much else.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good starting company. Pays you a subsidy for the fist two months. They have a pretty good training program. You actually get a list of clients to manage from the start. After 2 months there is a commission dump in.

Cons

Very poor local leadership, a lot of management turnover. Lack of leadership causes a lot of representative turnover as well. Too focused on the little things, like getting 16 appointments, making 50 dials everyday, spending a lot of time in training, especially when new. Being penalized for lapses on your individual account when you didn't write the business. Subsidy is too short. No vision of long term success with this company.

1.0

May 17, 2012

This is one old-school company

Operations manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Big with lots of internal transer opps

Cons

Horrible environment. Straight out of Mad Men. Seriously locked in the 1950s.

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Amazing training and vision, but much disconnect

Good for a start, but not much else.

This is one old-school company

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