Does Selective Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Selective Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Selective Insurance. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Selective Insurance?

33% of Selective Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Selective Insurance 2.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Selective Insurance?

Claims Adjuster (18) , Underwriter (18) , Intern (15) , Adjuster (9) , Applications Developer (9) , Senior Underwriter (8) , Claims (7) , Business Analyst (6) , Claims Representative (6) , Commercial Underwriter (6) , Internship (6) , Senior Applications Developer (6) , Claims Specialist (4) , Safety Management Specialist (4) , Senior Claims Adjuster (4)

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

"Great people to work with and nice small town with minimal traffic" ((in 49 reviews)); "Good benefits and efforts to diversify staff and leadership team" ((in 48 reviews)); "pay is good" ((in 27 reviews)); "Great culture and family environment" ((in 25 reviews)); "life balance, with a flexible work from home policy." ((in 12 reviews))

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

"There is no work/life balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "Newly hired managers are unqualified and don't bring much needed outside perspective." ((in 17 reviews)); "Seems to be too many Vice Presidents and upper management and not enough claims personal." ((in 10 reviews)); "Poor leadership" ((in 10 reviews)); "No training structure at all outside of systems training." ((in 9 reviews))

What are employees saying about Selective Insurance layoffs in 2026?

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

What are the top reviewed Selective Insurance locations?

Branchville , Charlotte , Richmond , Glastonbury , Indianapolis , Hamilton , Hartford , Allentown , Jersey City , Scottsdale , Carmel , East Hanover , Hunt Valley , Clifton , Franklin , Newark , Newton , Paterson , Sparta , Chicago , Oswego , Chantilly , New York , Arizona City , Grand Rapids , Waxhaw , Greensboro , Raleigh , Wilmington , Signal Mountain

Selective Insurance reviews

2.7

33% would recommend to a friend

(439 total reviews)

John Marchioni

42% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

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Selective Insurance has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 439 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Selective Insurance employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

439 reviews

5.0

May 7, 2017

Great company

Loss control consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

They gave me a chance and trained me to do with Loss Control. Great benefits, salary, managers, vacation. Everything.

Cons

Nothing negative to say really. Great company.

3.0

Mar 14, 2017

Attract Great talent but cant keep them

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work From Home opportunities Decent Pay Pretty Good Benefits

Cons

Disorganized and retaliatory management Unrealistic goals for some roles with high turnover in claims Not much room for growth Poor leadership Trial and Error tactics rather than consulting departments that policies affect Management cliques

5.0

Feb 27, 2017

Agency Management Specialist

Agency field specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

My territory manager was great to work for. He was always available and always seemed to give constructive advice

Cons

I was able to meet my production goals, but as the years went on the production goals seemed to increase too much for my territory.

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