COUNTRY Financial reviews

Benchmarks, no matter where you are located as a Financial Rep. you start off with the same exact benchmarks as everyone else. I am currently in an extremely mature market, and am not competitive on P/C at this time. I understand P/C shouldn't be treated as a commodity, however, we are often $300-$600+ out of the ball park. You need P/C for your benchmarks and to convert to "career", unless you get handed a book. My manager shows up 2 days a week, and leaves after about 3 hours. Underwriting came to a meeting we had and told us to not focus on our current client base with our new discounts, yet we claim to be the best provider of financial security? There are limited financial services available at this time. Technology is not a priority for this company whatsoever, they claim they will be upgrading in the future though. 15 different voices saying 15 different things, often contradicting one another. If you are into lucrative steak dinners, pats on the ass for selling non-profitable items to clients, and a good ole boys club, then this is the company for you. Extremely, EXTREMELY high turnover, which looks bad for a prospective client. My little book alone has had 3 agents on it in the last 5 years, and my agency has fired 2 people in the last 5 months due to benchmarks.

Being good at most things doesn't work here...you have to be good at everything or you'll lose your job. Too many products means the company does nothing really great but everything just okay. Pay is one of the worst in the industry. Too many secrets at this company. Their advertising budget is non-existant. if you work in a state that require Farm Bureau membership it's the worst thing about being an agent.