Does Selective Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Selective Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Selective Insurance. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Selective Insurance?

34% 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) , Applications Developer (9) , Adjuster (8) , 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?

"Good benefits and efforts to diversify staff and leadership team" ((in 53 reviews)); "Great people to work with and nice small town with minimal traffic" ((in 44 reviews)); "Great culture and family environment" ((in 27 reviews)); "Good pay and benifits." ((in 25 reviews)); "Limited work from home." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"There is no work/life balance" ((in 26 reviews)); "This manager also became angry and took it personally when another individual gave notice due to the toxic work environment and the manager proceeded to tell this person "good luck working at Walmart then"." ((in 16 reviews)); "Seems to be too many Vice Presidents and upper management and not enough claims personal." ((in 12 reviews)); "No training structure at all outside of systems training." ((in 8 reviews)); "Heavy work load to manage" ((in 8 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

34% would recommend to a friend

(437 total reviews)

John Marchioni

43% approve of CEO

39% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (437 reviews)

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Selective Insurance has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 437 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

437 reviews

5.0

Jul 31, 2015

Nice environment, nice people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It is a wonderful experience with so many nice people and they actually give fulltime offers to their interns. A good place to start with.

Cons

Location must be changed and plus the hourly rate need to be changed as well.

3.0

Jul 10, 2014

Excellent potential to be a top tier company if expectations from sr. management were more reasonable.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company has excellent products combined with knowledgeable staff in home office that provide true support in writing business profitably. Company offers a flexible working environment that encourages growth and development. Teamwork is valued and company has a very professional workplace. Company has a business model and structure that is respected by customers.

Cons

Extremely high workloads. Any attempt to address this concern is seen as negative. Company has a great incentive compensation program, but every year makes it harder to benefit from the program, Long term employees see deterioration in work-life balance and a negative shift in sr. management attitude towards employees. Communication can be very poor at times and feedback on addressing problems is swept under the rug.

2.0

Sep 18, 2013

A nice place to work but the company is a bit short sighted and slow to move

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

There is generally a feeling of flexibility regarding work hours and working from home. The office location is also ideal for anyone that lives in Sussex or Morris County NJ.

Cons

Long hours, work load is too much for the size of the staff, Cost cutting initiatives resulted in outsourcing (offshore) and a reduction of long term staff.

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