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Insurance Services Office

Now known as Verisk

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Could be better... and has been. - Anonymous employee Insurance Services Office Employee Review

3.0
21 Jan 2012
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

I think that the starting pay, at least, is quite competitive. There are a variety of jobs, in IT, actuarial, and the data areas, and you can (in theory, at least) easily transfer if not happy where you are. For those pursuing a career as an actuary, it is an excellent place to start -- very good educational benefits, and raises for passing exams. In general, you don't have to worry about layoffs -- jobs are pretty secure. People have noted that the average salary increase is about 3%, which is true, but annual bonuses are paid at an average of 5% or so. I believe the benefits package is in general at least average.

Cons

While the stock price has gone up 10% a year for the last two years, and senior management is cashing in stock options at $30 per share profit, benefits for staff are being cut (e.g., pensions eliminated) and so far there's been no positive impact on our salaries or bonuses. The company nickel-and-dimes its employees -- lights replaced slowly, cold water in the bathrooms and pantries, replacing individual paper towels with dispensers, etc. Too much in the way of micromanagement -- senior management does not provide a lot of room for upper management to operate. Inequities in compensation, based on inequities in the way revenue is allocated -- great for some, but not for others. Cookie-cutter one-size-fits-really-none performance evaluation system, poor HR software. No sick time, just paid-time-off. Telecommuting extremely limited. The Jersey City location not very easy to drive to, although there is parking near the building.

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Pros

-Independent worm from home w little supervision. -Opportunity for advancement -company car

Cons

Travel weekly, occasionally overnight. (Once or twice per month)

3.0
12 Jul 2011
Recommend
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Pros

Friendly atmosphere and flexible hours. Solid benefits package. Employees are encouraged develop as insurance professionals and not criticized for taking exams regardless of the outcome. New employees receive excellent training and more often than not good mentors when they first come to ISO.

Cons

No one has a clear understanding of how the promotion system works as you may see individuals with a distinct skill set and numerous accomplishments having the same or a lower rank than other people in the same division who are not nearly as talented or accomplished. This leads many veterans to accuse the promotion system of being more influenced by personal relationships and connections than actual performance. There is an initiative to seek out talented individuals to fast track them into management roles but the huge flaws in that logic are that a) there are few management positions available because underperforming managers are hard to eliminate no matter how many workers they may alienate b) not every good worker is suited to be a manager and c) there is no attention paid to what happens when an excellent worker gets promoted and there aren’t qualified analysts to fill their position. The lack of attention and resources directed towards the pool of talented workers who are not in management has led to many individuals burning out and becoming complacent or leaving the company as their voices are either not heard or disregarded as there have been few, if any substantive changes in procedures over the past decade.

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