Does Western National Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Western National Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Western National Insurance. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Western National Insurance?

92% of Western National Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Western National Insurance 4.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.3 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Western National Insurance?

Software Developer (4) , Underwriter (4) , Underwriting Associate (4) , Business Analyst (2) , Claims Adjuster (2) , Claims Representative (2) , Management (2) , Manager (2) , Senior Commercial Underwriter (2) , Senior Software Developer (2) , Underwriting Support Specialist (2)

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

"Benefits were great and co" ((in 19 reviews)); "Great work life balance" ((in 12 reviews)); "The people I work with are great and respectful." ((in 11 reviews)); "Management really appreciates the people here, and the people appreciate each other." ((in 8 reviews)); "The company has a great culture in my opinion." ((in 8 reviews))

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

"Pay is average... could be higher since Seattle is a HCOL city and company performs well." ((in 8 reviews)); "Incredibly boring, absent raises, absent leadership and training." ((in 5 reviews)); "Insurance isnt always the most glamorous but the technology is fairly good for this industry." ((in 3 reviews)); "Upper management touts this as being a technology company that believes in agile principles, but has become increasingly controlling and obstructionist over the past year." ((in 2 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Western National Insurance locations?

Edina , Seattle , Minneapolis , Anchorage , Bloomington , Peotone , Wendell , Saint Paul , Pfingsten

Western National Insurance reviews

4.2

92% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Rick Long

95% approve of CEO

91% positive business outlook

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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (109 reviews)

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Western National Insurance has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The Western National Insurance 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

109 reviews

3.0

Jul 22, 2022

mediocre at best

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people I work with are great and respectful. A good portion of the management try to create a good work environment and care about you as a person and not just part of the system. Decent benefits package

Cons

Pay is well below market median Understaffed Company infrastructure is lacking Refuses to allow remote work

Western National Insurance Response

3y

We appreciate the time you took to provide your review. Our outstanding people are part of what makes Western National a great place to work, so we are happy to hear you value your co-workers. We are also pleased that you view company management and employee benefits favorably. Thank you for providing your feedback on areas where we can improve. While we do currently offer hybrid and fully remote work to many of our non-client facing employees (as approved by a manager), the privilege to work remotely is and will remain dependent on the needs of our customers balanced with the needs of employees. We’re interested in having conversations to gain input from our employees on how we can improve hybrid and remote work. If you are willing, we encourage you to contact us directly at HRmail@wnins.com. Additionally, we want you to know that your concerns about wages are taken seriously. We do regularly assess employee wages and our benefits package to keep in line with industry standards. The focus of our benefits package continues to be supporting our employees and their families by providing excellent medical and dental plans, funded mainly by the company.

4.0

Jul 9, 2022

Great place to start career

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, work life balance, growth opportunity

Cons

there is a lot of inconsistency, low pay

Western National Insurance Response

3y

Thank you for taking time to leave us a review. We are glad that you were able to enjoy the work/life balance and growth opportunities available at Western National. We recognize that compensation trends do fluctuate, so we regularly review our compensation and benefits package to ensure we remain competitive within our industry as well as the different geographic locations we work in. As you pointed out, we do offer a robust benefits package, which, combined with yearly profit-sharing bonuses, fills out the total compensation package that employees receive for their work.

1.0

Jun 7, 2022

Worth looking elsewhere

Senior software developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good working relationships with coworkers Freedom to take time for personal stuff as needed

Cons

Hostile takeover from the top has completely ruined working here for me, when it used to be quite enjoyable. Upper management touts this as being a technology company that believes in agile principles, but has become increasingly controlling and obstructionist over the past year. It is not worth putting up with this month after month. The pay is mediocre and the expectations continue to get more strict as the meddling and interference grows. The company has doubled down on their mistakes and they refuse to see reason. The impacts of this are already being felt, but they do not acknowledge it and want to push forward regardless. It’s not unrealistic to say that nothing will change for the better until at least 2025, which is a bit pathetic considering the company hasn’t even caught up to the times yet. Just because profits are high doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things. Bottom line - this is not an agile company. This is a company that practices scrum, which inherently cannot be agile as it is a rigid process. Even then, scrum is very loosely practiced and outsiders are allowed to interfere with the team as much as they please without repercussions. Upper management even admits that they don’t recognize scrum teams as being independent, because at the end of the day it’s just waterfall. If you do accept a position here, just remember that it’s an insurance company and they make millions based on screwing people. What do you think they’ll do to you?

Western National Insurance Response

4y

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with your comments. Candid feedback from employees helps us become a stronger and better organization. We are aware that large technology transformations can be challenging to navigate. However, doing so allows us to better support our customers and position ourselves for long-term success. To better understand your concerns, we strongly encourage you to reach out to us directly at HRmail@wnins.com. By having open and transparent communication we can partner together to alleviate frustrations and identify areas of opportunity.

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