Western Financial Group Reviews

Pros

I have read many of the reviews, some very negative. I can only speak from my experience. I am still fairly new to Western and to the insurance field but my experience has been nothing but positive and supportive. The branch management team has supported my growth, they see my success as success for the company.

Training has been very structured and well paced. The office environment has been good, this branch really does feel like a family (and yes, every family has some dysfunction, but compared to other places I have worked this is minor).

The pay and benefits are competitive, I have heard that the starting salary is a little lower than other brokerages but the increased vacation and benefits offsets this.

One of the things about Western that was most appealing to me is the focus on local community and the push to be involved, whether with fundraising efforts, volunteering, or supporting in other ways. Insurance is very much a corporate endeavor, so if being involved in your community and giving back is also important to you, Western is a great place to do that.

Advice to Management

Read through the reviews. Clearly there are some issues in some (perhaps many) of the branches, but not all. Find what is working well, try to replicate it in places where things are not going well. You don't need to reinvent the wheel.

Pros

Outside city limits (no traffic), employees are nice, management is good, company goals are clearly discussed to all employees

Pros

Head office is a great place to work. Everyone is extremely friendly and they definitely promote a work-life balance. They are a growing company and make you feel like you are a part of what they are building.

Advice to Management

Continue to support employees. Maybe look at a better compensation structure that would entice people from the city to High River.

Pros

I have been with this company for three and a half years, and have had some of my best experiences with it. I have worked in two of our branches both in Southern Alberta as well as Central Alberta. Each office has helped coach myself in very different ways to be the broker I am today.

I truly believe in Western Financial Groups focus on supporting our communities. I have been largely involved in our charity Support The Cause and I love seeing the impact the money we raise as an office has impacted my community.

Western Financial Group is a fair company to work for, that truly enjoys seeing their employees succeed. When I began three and a half years ago, I started at our front desk as a receptionist. I have since then moved my way through our Personal Lines team. I could not have grown as much I have without the support of my coworkers and management team.

I have recommended two long time friends of my own to the company, who have now become two long term employees to Western Financial Group.

Advice to Management

Keep up the great work!

Pros

Great atmosphere
Great work-life balance
Management Cares and the branch is like family
Engaged co-workers
Lots of career opportunities
Business goals and targets that challenge you to be your best
Team excels together

Pros

decent pay and good benefits

Advice to Management

have proper number of employees to reach targets. Perpetually short staffed.

Pros

Fun workplace with lots of food

Pros

This company is growing fast and its a good time to work for them

Pros

paid vacation, personal days and sick days

Advice to Management

Realise your staff are tired of your stupid targets and ideas and are afraid to say anything
Stop telling them to suck it up or the door is over there
Treat your staff as though they are valued. Stop hiding behind you office door and realise that all is not well in your office.
Spend sometime sitting beside your staff and see what they go through on a daily basis. ALL IS NOT WELL LOOK AROUND YOU
Staff are demoralised and are actively looking elsewhere. Some of them have 2 jobs because they aren't earning enough. Take heed of the employee engagement survey.
You are going to lose a lot of experienced staff if you don't listen and TAKE ACTION

Pros

- Great work and life balance
- Great benefits
- Paid Holidays, along with Personal Days and Sick days
- Supportive management
- Lots of career opportunities
- Community Supportive job atmosphere
- Room for growth within company
- Upbeat work atmosphere
- Great upper management at Head Office in Victoria who know individuals by name and push you to succeed in company.

Advice to Management

Keep doing what you're doing! Great job and great company to work with. It would be nice to see bigger company events wit all staff and to bring us together as one and get to know people from all over company.