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Farmers Insurance Group

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Farmers, A miserable place to work - Underwriting Supervisor Farmers Insurance Group Employee Review

1.0
13 Jun 2008
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Decent benefit plans, although you have to make pretty large copayments on monthly premiums. , A profit sharing plan allows to cash out each year or roll it over. they encourage you to roll it over as a retirement plan because their pension plan is fairly weak. I was their for ten years and I'll only get about $400 a month when I retire at 65. They have offices all around the country, in case you are interested in relocating. they have a lot of different jobs, so you can promote from one department into another. Promotion into higher management though is another story.

Cons

Many many rules with no forgiveness for even the most minor of infractions. They have a strict tardy policy. The have paid sick leave, but if you take more than a couple sick days a year, you go on notice. They count your work to track productivity and so it is stressful each day because you have to make quota. Although missing quota one day is no big deal, do it regularly, even by one count and you can find yourself on notice. Another big problem is the only way to get promoted to higher positions of responsibility is to agree to be transferred to the home office in Los Angeles and then later to an office anywhere in the country. Little concern for employees families and the affect of such transfers.

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5.0
12 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work. Benefits are excellent and pay is nice too

Cons

There is constant change and high turnover

1.0
4 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Farmers once had a solid reputation, but that has declined since Zurich became involved.

Cons

The company is effectively taking the benefit of years of hard work that prior agents invested to grow their businesses and increase Farmers’ policy count. When I started as an agency owner, I invested my own time and money into advertising and building a book of business with the understanding that the sacrifices would pay off over time through renewal commissions. I believed this would create long-term value—something I could eventually rely on to support my retirement. Instead, the constant changes to commission structures and ongoing requirements to continue receiving compensation on business I personally produced—without support—have been incredibly discouraging. It feels like a moving target, and one that diminishes the value of what agents have built. I’ve never been in a position where meetings are held to explain how and why compensation will be reduced or taken away. That reality is deeply frustrating and disheartening.

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