Fine place to start in insurance, but look elsewhere if you have experience - Underwriting Assistant Crum & Forster Employee Review

2.0
Jan 27, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-20 days PTO - my manager cares about us -company pays for certificate classes and study materials - volunteer days - in my dept, opportunity to advance -work life balance

Cons

-non-competitive pay -non-competitive benefits (they decreased their health insurance contributions this year) -out dated IT - if you're an assistant, don't expect a bonus (this is my first job in insurance, though I have 5+ years of work experience, and other assistants throughout depts say C&F treats assistants horribly -little to no transparency -underwriters are given little authority - sketchy underwriting practices

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Cons

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Cons

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