Is Federated Insurance a good company to work for?

Federated Insurance has an overall rating of 4.6 out of 5, based on over 405 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 7% over the last 12 months. 94% of employees would recommend working at Federated Insurance to a friend and 93% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Federated Insurance have been left by employees working as Claims Representative , Underwriting Support Specialist and Systems Developer .

Does Federated Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Federated Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Federated Insurance. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Federated Insurance?

94% of Federated Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Federated Insurance 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.6 for culture and values and 4.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Federated Insurance?

Marketing Representative (85) , Claims Representative (29) , Claims Adjuster (15) , Underwriting Support Specialist (11) , Systems Developer (10) , Risk Consultant (8) , Underwriter (7) , Commercial Underwriter (6) , Marketing (6) , Sales Representative (6) , Sales and Marketing Representative (6) , District Marketing Manager (5) , Senior Commercial Underwriter (4) , Certificate Representative I (3) , Customer Service Representative (3)

What are the pros of working at Federated Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good and fair." ((in 64 reviews)); "Great training" ((in 38 reviews)); "Great people to work with who all want to help you succeed" ((in 31 reviews)); "Federated has a great training program to set you up for success and my supervisor and manager are supportive and open to feedback." ((in 28 reviews)); "I was offered good pay" ((in 27 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Federated Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"no work from home)" ((in 19 reviews)); "Management and HR are absolutely horrific, and will turn on you so fast." ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management is completely out of touch." ((in 9 reviews)); "Big life sales equals promotions, and many managers did not achieve success ethically." ((in 8 reviews)); "out dated, slow to progress, no diversity, a lot of work to do daily, some micromanaging, favoritism, celebration gatherings are poorly planned" ((in 8 reviews))

What are employees saying about Federated Insurance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Federated Insurance layoffs and their outlook for job security at Federated Insurance in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Federated Insurance locations?

Owatonna , Glendale , Mankato , Overland Park , Phoenix , Atlanta , Birmingham , Dallas , Minneapolis , Indianapolis , Detroit , Knoxville , Portland , Boise , Chicago , Richmond , Kansas City , Milwaukee , Bedford , Fort Worth , North Richland Hills , Columbus , Denver , Philadelphia , Dallas-Fort Worth , Newark , Naperville , Peoria , Joplin , Saint Louis

Federated Insurance "training program" Reviews

5.0

Mar 7, 2019

Great People & Culture

Manager

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The people we get to work with everyday. (clients, prospects, co-workers, leadership) Great income potential to start with and throughout your career. Very focused on our products and services. Training program will set you up for success. Ability to grow within the company within your current role or to pursue leadership roles throughout the company.

Cons

The company is made up of very competitive people that are always pushing each other to be better. This can become overwhelming at times. However, I've always felt support from my direct leadership to help support me through it. We are a 115 year old company that is doing our best to change with the times. It's just not going to happen overnight.

4.0

Oct 7, 2019

Excellent training program

Marketing representative

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The training program and sales support with set you aside from competitors

Cons

Lack of support from home office resources

3.0

Sep 19, 2015

Overall, decent experience.

Siu/claims supervisor

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Excellent training program. Good people in alot of the different service offices. Decent bonuses and paid time off. The do appear to be family oriented.

Cons

Good ole boys club. Difficult to advance. Expectations are too high, lots of stress and employees are overworked. Management does not listen.

4.0

Mar 15, 2016

Marketing Representative

Marketing representative

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Set your own hours, you'll have the ability to set your own schedule and your hard work pays off. The training program is great and the support is as well.

Cons

Cold calling! You're not always cheap and getting a customer base big enough to work off referrals takes a lot of time.

4.0

Mar 29, 2017

Commercial Underwriter

Underwriter

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Great training program for those without any insurance experience.

Cons

Company is run like the Government with very little room for growth and employees are not rewarded for work product or creativity.

2.0

Mar 19, 2018

Tough

Marketing representative

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-Crazy good compensation (i.e. $150-200k is easily doable in 2-3 years) -Total freedom as long as you meet their expectations -Get to work with business owners first-hand to try to solve their problems and help them with complex issues that they face each and every day -Training program is the best in the industry and you will learn more than 99.9% of your competition will ever bother to learn

Cons

-Lonely. You are the only person in your territory so there is no comradery/co-workers to see -Extremely difficult. You are EXPECTED to work 60 hours a week minimum starting out. -Feels like you are being stretched in a million different directions, between Commercial Lines, Personal Lines, Client Services, etc. --- many of the agents we compete with are only focused on one of these -Stigma of being an "Insurance Salesmen" follows you into every door -Incredibly inflexible underwriting requirements -You are going to be the more expensive option 9 times out of 10... have to "sell value" which is getting harder and harder in this day and age when all anyone cares about is the bottom line

4.0

May 20, 2015

Marketing Representative

Sales and marketing representative

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Compensation, flexibility, base salary, commission structure, protected territory, training program. Great product, selling directly to A level business owners. Dealing with them protecting their business in all facets of risk management. 85k first year average, 162k company average. The structure is there, training and support is there, need to go do your job.

Cons

First few months on job can be tough. Will face rejection. Must build quality relationships and have thick skin at first. The rewards are there.

4.0

Feb 1, 2021

Good training program

Associate systems developer

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They invest a lot in training their employees. I’ve learned a lot about software development during training

Cons

They don’t allow remote work.

5.0

Apr 15, 2019

Great benefits, strong leadership, positive culture and top-notch training!

Certificate center

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Pros

All training programs will leave you ready for your first day on the desk, very thorough.

Cons

Some overtime is required each week.