People are very nice, compensation presented is reaching at best, cult like training. - Insurance Sales Agent Combined Insurance Employee Review

2.0
23 Jan 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Peers and leadership are nice and supportive. The school in Chicago is all expense paid and the instructors promote a genuine care and concern. 55% commission versus typical 30% commission pay structure for worksite products and bonuses earned.

Cons

They hire anyone. You are in a room, which extremely unprofessional peers and leadership. The schooling in Chicago, elicits a robotic and cult like feel. They make you memorize scripts verbatim and chant cheesy lines as a form of motivation. You have to hustle knocking door to door on businesses. They present the idea, that leads are provided. By leads, they mean a list of businesses in your designated area which you cold call and randomly door knock. Compensation for worksite is only 55%, versus life insurance which is typically 75-90%. Guaranted pay goes by very quickly and is not enough to sustain a person. The expense of gas is high as you have to drive to random businesses, in your attempt to bombard them with a forced sales presentation. I've witnessed leadership, be overbaring to the point of their very presence creating a high degree of tension by simply walking through the door. It's an embarrassing feeling as well as association.

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5.0
21 Jan 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great work / life balance, phenomenal health insurance benefits, supportive management, team mentality

Cons

I don't like the new 4 day in office mandate but it's fine.

3.0
23 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fair company. Mgmt was ok

Cons

Low salary not overtime I’d offered

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