COUNTRY Financial reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(903 total reviews)
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Jim Jacobs

84% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

COUNTRY Financial has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 903 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The COUNTRY Financial 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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903 reviews
1.0
Jan 25, 2013

Watch yourself

Recommend
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Pros

Limited ability to grow a business but can service your clients.

Cons

They lie to you, you are not important to the company. They will prove that to you. You have no control. If the company is losing money, they will raise premiums and you will lose money. Finally, you can not accurately predict your pay. Each month is a lottery gamble.

2.0
Dec 18, 2012
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Pros

Financially strong company Decent salary They pay for office, internet, phone, computer, etc Ability to earn commission and bonuses plus posh trips for the very few

Cons

Sales quotas are extremely difficult to meet consistently Steep penalties to your income if you miss quota even one month Can't specialize and be great in one area, forced to sell auto/home/life/investments every single month Management gets bonuses by hiring people so most don't care about a person staying with the company long term. They expect nearly everyone they hire to come on board, sell to every friend and family member and within a year as the quotas start getting higher and higher, the recruit will wash out and the business will get transferred to a career rep who's been loyal to the company for years. Rates are not competitive for auto insurance, middle of the road for home, used to be good for commercial but not anymore and their life insurance (which you are required to sell a lot of) is very mediocre with horrible underwriting. They say you will have freedom over your schedule when in truth, if you want to meet your quota or exceed it to earn extra commission, you'll be working 60+ hours per week including most nights and possibly weekends.

1.0
Nov 17, 2012

Department of Labor violations

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Compensation/benefit package is comparable to companies of similar size

Cons

Age Discrimination Nepotism Unfair hiring practices Retaliation prevents employees from seeking help Racism - no minorities hired Micromanagement Human Resources requests mandatory release of PERSONAL INFORMATION Dictated use of earned paid time off No opportunity for advancement *see age discrimination Bullying/Harassment

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