Argo Group reviews

2.7

41% would recommend to a friend

(412 total reviews)
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Christopher Donahue

29% approve of CEO

30% positive business outlook

Argo Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 412 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Argo Group employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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412 reviews
4.0
Jul 26, 2021

Found a Happy Home

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Argo works as a collaborative team. Leadership supports continuing education and cross training where individual interests lie. As a whole, the company environment encourages innovation and is open to hearing anyone out with a process already in place so that every voice is heard at the highest level. There are also several employee groups that address what matters to you in the community. The employee benefits package is above average.

Cons

Starting salary is lower than I would have liked but there are opportunities to earn bonuses and/or raises.

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Argo Group Response
4y
We're very excited to have you as a valued member of Argo Group. Your comments about our collaborative work environment, supportive teams, and ERGs give us confidence that we're heading in the right direction. We also appreciate your candid feedback on areas for improvement.
3.0
Jun 11, 2021

All in all a good company, but wasn't for me.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

1. Generous work from home policy. 2. In my experience most of the employees I directly work with are very nice and enjoyable. 3. Pay is respectable compared to industry standards.

Cons

1. Sometimes bad timing from executives in terms of announcing company changes. 2. They will tell you your job allows you to "explore and take risks" with your work, but that is not my experience. 3. They do a lot to show they are an "inclusive company" that cares about diversity and such, but when it comes down to decisions, hiring, etc they actually don't appear to care about diversity or inclusion. 4. There have multiple times when entry-level employees have been blamed for issues and, upon further investigation, it was actually someone with more seniority who had messed up.

4.0
Jan 8, 2021
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Pros

I started at Argo within one of their business units in late 2020. Given the fact that my prior job was an in-office position, and I onboarded with Argo during the COVID-19 pandemic as a remote employee, this was an entirely new process for me (I think we're all figuring this one out). For my review, I'll break this down into two parts, a review of: 1) The team/social experience, and 2) The broader, get-to-know the company/resources experience. THE TEAM/SOCIAL EXPERIENCE: I'll start out by saying: the enthusiasm that I was met with from my fellow team members at Argo was GREAT. Onboarding while remote, much less during a pandemic when much of life is uncertain and tentative, can be tough for anyone. You don't have the same collegial water-cooler "chance" connections, you don't have as much opportunity to do the whole "get to know you" dance with teammates, etc. What's more, end-of-year can be a busy time, where a unit is focused on getting numbers finalized, and 1/1 renewals handled. The really great part was that it was clear from the get-go that my teammates wanted to, and were/are willing to make the time to chat about work questions, provide resources, background on procedures, and to have those nice, feel good, "human" moments. As far as the work itself, I am impressed with how much responsibility that my business unit is willing to invest in relatively new hires - my divisional president and manager have given me a large amount of autonomy when it comes to handling work that my previous company would either 1) review heavily, or 2) not permit anyone below officer level to handle.

Cons

Get-To-Know The Company/Resources Experience: Getting a sense of a company can be tough when you aren't there attending in-person onboarding seminars, etc. When I joined Argo, I was informed that I would need to sign-up for the SHINE Onboarding program. It wasn't quite clear on how I was to do this (was I going to get an email prompting me to do so, did I need to contact HR, etc..). Fortunately, I found the online learning catalogue and fond the Onboarding sessions - but it seems like the first Onboarding session (there are a series of these) wasn't open on the calendar. So, I went ahead and signed up for one of the later "Values" sessions. This was okay to start with a later session, but I think having the initial Onboarding session regularly available (or at least someone from HR to help point you to resources if it isn't available) would be helpful. I spent some of my own time hunting down executive org charts, functional area overviews, etc. This wasn't a problem, but it would be helpful to have a little bit of guidance/a roadmap to better understand the company beyond the walls of my business unit (you don't know what you don't know, right?). This being the case, I'd recommend that Argo provide a listing of various tools/applications/web pages for new hires to explore to better acquaint them with the company more frequently would be helpful - i.e., "here are our various org charts; here is where you can find internal job postings; here's career/compensation series documentation," etc... But, all-in-all, I'd rate this as a 3/5 onboarding experience from my perspective - as I mentioned previously, we're all figuring out the "onboard while remote" business due to COVID-19.

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Argo Group Response
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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience joining Argo Group. We are delighted to hear that your team readily engaged with you from day one and that the leaders set clear expectations and entrusted you to make decisions as a key contributor. We foster a culture of inclusion and value your perspective. We will work to implement your suggestions to connect with new joiners on a more frequent basis to readily find the information they need.
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