Does Guy Carpenter pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Guy Carpenter employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Guy Carpenter. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Guy Carpenter?

71% of Guy Carpenter employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Guy Carpenter 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Guy Carpenter?

Vice President (22) , Assistant Vice President (19) , Risk Analyst (18) , Carpenter (12) , Catastrophe Risk Analyst (12) , Actuarial Analyst (10) , Analyst (10) , Reinsurance Broker (10) , Broker (9) , Associate Broker (8) , Intern (8) , Managing Director (8) , Reinsurance Analyst (8) , Risk Analyst Intern (8) , Senior Reinsurance Technician (8)

What are the pros of working at Guy Carpenter according to real employee reviews?

"people are nice and very helpful" ((in 40 reviews)); "Work life balance pretty good" ((in 23 reviews)); "Good pay and nothing else" ((in 16 reviews)); "Great colleagues to work with" ((in 14 reviews)); "Great Culture, People and Brand" ((in 12 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Guy Carpenter according to real employee reviews?

"Low salary is a problem" ((in 18 reviews)); "Management is bad and there it can be tough to grow" ((in 18 reviews)); "Some managers feel its appropriate to bad mouth former employees to clients and reinsurers." ((in 7 reviews)); "Lower than average pay; annual raise is too little; no bonus at all unless you are AVP or above" ((in 7 reviews)); "Long hours and poor work–life balance." ((in 7 reviews))

What are employees saying about Guy Carpenter redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Guy Carpenter redundancy and their outlook for job security at Guy Carpenter in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Guy Carpenter locations?

London , Witham , Norwich , Chelmsford , City of London

Guy Carpenter Reviews

3.9

71% would recommend to a friend

(406 total reviews)

Dean Klisura

87% approve of CEO

54% positive business outlook

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Guy Carpenter has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 406 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Guy Carpenter employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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406 reviews

1.0

14 Oct 2016

Avoid at all costs! Dead-end, long working hours, 24-7 availability job

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Some good people (minority though). I wrote everything in this post and still could not think of another positive thing to say about the company.

Cons

No training, no proegression, long working hours, no appreciation from senior management on the work you do (sometimes no appreciation from clients either), racist and sexist environment, dreadful company culture. If someone is not leaving in your team this quarter, then there will be someone leaving in the team sitting next to you. Constantly understaffed. No team spirit. Salary is not the greatest, and increases are tiny.

1.0

30 Jun 2015

Avoid at all costs.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Colleagues generally stick together. Some nice people. The pension scheme is really rather good. Good variety of experience can be gained. Not a lot else to say.

Cons

Management is awful. Have dealt with some disgustingly unprofessional people. Aon is way ahead in many areas and GC will never catch up. A lot of employees are of a low standard. Ambition is pointless at GC. Everyone is a clock-watcher. No good training. Pay is way below the market. Someone is always leaving - they cannot keep their employees. Unbelievable levels of corporate politics. Almost everyone in my team is looking for a new job!

1.0

30 Jun 2016

Highly Political, Frustrating, Slow to adapt to Change,

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Good Brand, Global Reach, Profitable, Good Analytics, Sister Company to Marsh where leverage is possible.

Cons

London Management are dislocated from the business Politics rules above all common sense Poor pay reviews once on board Poor bonus system as bonus pot is used to buy in new employees so existing employees bonuses always reduce year on year No technical training No clear succession planning No centralised Analytics or Actuarial centre so replication of staff in each office which drives costs high No acceptance of ideas and change strategies (this is deemed trouble making) Too little control on costs as lots of wasted money in T&E domain

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Avoid at all costs! Dead-end, long working hours, 24-7 availability job

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Highly Political, Frustrating, Slow to adapt to Change,

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