employer cover photo
employer logo
employer logo

Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc.

Engaged Employer

Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. reviews

3.9

77% would recommend to a friend

(306 total reviews)
avatar

Curtis Pilot

98% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 306 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

306 reviews
4.0
Apr 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great money, fast money, reliable pay, vast training with competent professionals at the Pilot HQ in Mobile; They always have work; Online training; Very organized and structured company; Benefits keep improving; Long hours and 6-7 days per week work. Some people wrote this as a cons, but if I am away from my family, I prefer to work as much as possible. They do not set you up for failure; I have heard they are beginning to discuss possibility of remote assignments, which would be awesome; It is a great company with a lot of potential.

Cons

Some managers are very tolerant of discriminatory and racist comments. Uneducated managers (not all, but some) who speak improper English within a professional environment. We was, I ain’t, etc Floor trainers within assignments who are completely clueless on actually adjusting a claim. They know their car parts, roof measurement, or how the system works, but have no idea on how to interpret a policy, or avoid a bad faith claim. *** They place family members working together: Son manager with a father supervisor, or husband manager and wife supervisor and so on. I find this inappropriate and, somehow unethical. I understand it is nice for family to stay together in this line of work, but you are placing your employees in a very uncomfortable position when family members are both in a leading position. ** You need to stay deployed for at least 3 months, but they give preference to the ones who stay until they are released from the assignment. ** Be ready to spend a lot of hours with some very dysfunctional people. Remember that a lot of these people are people without roots, who travel around the country, and spend long years away from their families. For me, this could also be placed under the Pros, as I enjoy getting to know all those different personalities. They make the long hours pass faster.

4.0
Jan 27, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

You can get a lot of experience if you are starting out in this business and Pilot provides Field Support and Tech Support, not all companies provide these. There is money to be made, good money, but please don't complain that owners make to much when you agree to work for your ridiculously high pay that requires no degree. It's business, if you want to make the most, open a company yourself...

Cons

You will have to know enough about XM8 or be a fast learner. Your first storm is generally a big one and you are thrown into it very quickly and it cant stop moving while you are learning! If you have a family and end up a good adjuster, you will be home maybe 30 days a year. It is all or nothing, you don't pick when you work, they do, again, it's business.

2.0
Apr 25, 2014

It depends

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Independent Adjusters find that there are some good options at Pilot when there is work. The managers know what they are doing. There is training available at a fee.

Cons

As any catastrophe adjusting firm, there are times that there is no work. Only the best, or those with close ties, are the ones who continue to work. Be cautious if you consider working inside - some of the extra curricular activities could be an issue.

Viewing 13 - 15 of 306 Reviews

Glassdoor has 697 Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. reviews submitted anonymously by Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. employees. Read employee reviews and ratings on Glassdoor to decide if Pilot Catastrophe Services, Inc. is right for you.