Argo Group Reviews

2.7

38% would recommend to a friend

(413 total reviews)
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Christopher Donahue

26% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Argo Group has an employee rating of 2.7 out of 5 stars, based on 413 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Argo Group employee rating is 25% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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413 reviews
1.0
12 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I suppose a pro might be that Argo pays its employees reasonably well and the benefits are on par with the industry in general. But the pay isn't so great that it makes up for the cons outlined below.

Cons

I've never seen a company that was so quick to fire it's employees. There are no formal corrective action protocols in the organization's policies and procedures. One day a person is working and the next day he is being escorted out the door in utter bewilderment. There was even a case where an employee was fired but paid extra to suffer the degrading experience of training his own replacement. Now does that make any sense at all? If the employee's performance was so poor that he needed to be fired, why would any company think it wise to have that same individual train the new hire? Not surprisingly, his replacement came on board and was also promptly fired within a few months of starting the job. The company was cobbled together from a series of acquisitions and has continued to operate as 5 or 6 separate organizations. There have been no attempts to migrate to a single set of systems yet management ignores these obvious obstacles and plows forward with various initiatives to homogenize and consolidate departments.

1.0
20 May 2011
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good benefits, pretty nice facilities.

Cons

Argo is nothing more than a financial playground for the Executives. The company cannot afford bonuses or cost of living increases for the employees, but they can afford a private jet? With only a few exceptions, the Executives at Argo treat the employees like lesser human beings. It's also worth mentioning that that same Executive team is primarily made up of a bunch of old buddies, college frat brothers, and prep school pals. I was in Management at Argo, so I got to see the dark side of the organization first hand.

2.0
28 Jan 2018

Revolving Door Company

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Benefits are in line with the rest of industry. Expenses don’t seem to be an issue so there’s opportunity to go to lots of events.

Cons

I’ve been with the company for a little over a year and I’ve never seen so many employees hired and then fired in under one year. You would think Management would view this as a problem but they don’t. They double down on the same hiring practices. They should install revolving doors at all locations given all the turnover. I for one am very concerned by this and will likely be looking to leave on my own. Senior Management sits behind closed doors all day. It’s bizarre behavior from our so called “leaders”. If this is bad enough the systems are horrible and there is no system communication.

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