Pros
-Great opportunity for those wanting to own their own business and yet not have to work years for name recognition. Decent help from Allstate corporate in the beginning (first month or two). -Great contract for agency owners if taken full advantage of.
Cons
-You better be self-motivated and be great at hiring, firing, and motivating employees. Staffing seems to be the biggest issue (as is with most companies). Don't expect to get any support from corporate on this. While they have a little help on recruiting sales people it is totally up to you from there on out. -Field Sales Leaders (FSL) are typically jokes. There primary function is not helping out agency owners within their district. They seem to be recruiters only. This must be a large factor to their income. -You will be fed a "pie in the sky" sales pitch to become an agency owner. Please do your research in buying an agency as I found there is not much help when it comes to making a "good buy." Agencies for sale will be presented to you, but it's up to you to make the right purchase. I've seen way too many fall into the trap of buying an agency with way too many problems that could've easily been sniffed out before the purchase. 6 months later they are filing for bankruptcy because they spent all their time trying to correct all the problems and not taking advantage of the contract