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Great American Insurance Group

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Great American Insurance Group Reviews

3.6

66% would recommend to a friend

(595 total reviews)
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Carl H. Lindner III and S. Craig Lindner

75% approve of CEO

61% positive business outlook

Great American Insurance Group has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 595 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Great American Insurance Group 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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595 reviews
1.0
2 Sept 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Beautiful office and great workout facility with trainers

Cons

From a business perspective, the senior management have turned a blind eye to illegal business practice as well as the inappropriate abusive behavior of the middle management. The turn over is horrendous due primarily to the above mentioned non-specific details. Regarding the illegal practice, for two years the company has been promoting the sale of equipment insurance through a "partner" companies' website, instaCover which supports unlicensed employees selling insurance. Two years ago, GAI corporate legal made them aware that they do NOT support this activity however, senior management's focus was and still is making a quick buck! Without the instaCover relationship the division will have a large financial deficit. Regarding the inappropriate behavior of the middle management, on a regular basis there are demeaning disrespectful verbal abuses that take place. This behavior happens from male middle management and is directed toward female employees. Additionally, There is a huge inequality relative to women in management positions compared to men within GAI. In other words, this organization is a true Boys Club! When concerns or issues are presented by women, the men turn a blind eye and the corporate HR focuses solely on protecting the company.

1.0
10 Feb 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Sometimes you get paid...if HR can figure out your direct deposit or seem to mail you a paper check. Been late on my mortgage because of their need to stop payment and reissue. None of my other companies had any problems with this SAME account.

Cons

- completely different role as per the interview - incompetent local management who have no knowledge of line of business - ancient computer systems - catty office - management picks on their employees and gets into personal business (make your fb private) - loooooong hours (nobody is there 40 a week) - very clear favoritism among employees and those who aren't have a target - managers work from home at least once or twice a week and can disappear in the middle of the day. We all have to come in why don't you? Are your kids more important than mine because I always hear you in the car with them when I call (if you even answer).

1.0
22 Sept 2016

Terrible Two Years in Claims

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Corporate claims training programs are developed thoughtfully on relevant topics. There are numerous opportunities to get continuing education hours for adjuster licensing requirements.

Cons

If you're a white, heterosexual, male, Christian, conservative, Republican you can get far at this company. If you deviate from this at all, your diversity isn't welcome here. Each division is run as its own separate entity within Great American. During a discussion on sensitivity towards others a senior manager in my former division literally grabbed his groin in front of me and proclaimed "THIS prevents me from being sensitive." The work life balance is atrocious. When I was given a laptop I was told by my manager that there was no excuse to be behind on work (despite a high claims volume and the loss of 3 adjusters) because, since I had a laptop, I should be putting in extra hours and working from home, all without overtime pay of course. This coming from someone that spent about 60% of his day on his iPhone checking sports stats and Twitter. Pay increases are arbitrary. It's all based on favoritism since there aren't really any metrics to track performance, other than claims diary, close ratio, and quarterly claims audits. Each manager decides who they want to reward and if you challenge your pay at all, even if you back it up with a sound, logical argument and facts you're quickly brushed off. Pay is below industry standard and on top of that you pay City of Cincinnati taxes and you have to pay for parking downtown. Another "fun" fact; emails at Great American are never deleted, yet male employees & management in my former division routinely used their company email to circulate inappropriate, sexist jokes & pictures between each other. They didn't/don't fear any repercussions from HR because of the corporate culture here. Fox News is always on in the break rooms & the lobby.

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