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Western & Southern Life

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Western & Southern Life reviews

3.3

53% would recommend to a friend

(620 total reviews)
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John F. Barrett

76% approve of CEO

50% positive business outlook

Western & Southern Life has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 620 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Western & Southern Life 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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620 reviews
4.0
May 20, 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Revamped structure, good training and a type or mentorship attitude in the training period to help you become successful.

Cons

a switch from Salary to Commission is too soon, not given enough time to really get a foothold in starting to build a book of business before being put on Commission.

5.0
May 19, 2011

Great company...wonderful experience

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Joining this organization was one of the best decisions of my life. They have been fair, my opportunity to succeed is within my control. If you are considering, I recommend highly!!

Cons

The only con I have experienced is the fact that you are held accountable and must perform. I will say however, while the challenges stretch you, they are very realistic.

1.0
May 12, 2011

Costly job

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Solid company financially Good ratings with Standard & Poors

Cons

No recognition, no compensation for time since they are now requiring that you be in the office at certain a time. A lot of wear and tear on your car, time away from family and friends due to working upwards of 70 hours a week. 100% commission which can leave you in a hole with very little consistency in pay. Huge turm over ratio, frequent changes in management, lack of communication and low professionalism. I would not recommend working there its a waste of time and YOUR money. Throughout my years with the company 20 people quit and management changed 4 times. Do be sold on the "You can make six figure speech and your income is umlimited." They dont tell you underwritng can take up to four months and budgets are tight, books of business have been worked over pretty good. I worked very hard followed the systems and standard practices and still only made $30,000. By the time I paid for gas, postage, events and leads I was left with $15,000 to live on. ITS JUST NOT A GOOD COMPANY TO WORK FOR.

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