I worked at Nationwide for 25 years; ten in various management positions. The last one was in Commercial Underwriting. - Commercial Underwriting Manager Nationwide Employee Review

4.0
11 Apr 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great benefits. Opportunities for advancement depending on the department/area you work in. Big company in many different areas of the country. If you are unhappy with your job there are many opportunities for lateral movement to another area if you have good performance reviews & can get your manager to "help" you. Salaries are comparable to other insurance companies

Cons

Nationwide used to be like a "family". It's certainly not that way anymore. That can be a good or bad thing depending on your viewpoint. I preferred the "old days" when the CEO would go to everyone's desk at Christmas time to wish you a happy holiday. The CEO's used to talk to anyone in the elevators; not just the executives. Nationwide is now very political. You have to have a mentor to move up to higher levels. The purchase of Allied brought more negatives than positives. There is more backstabbing in management than there used to be. Workloads are often not manageable & work/life balance doesn't exist especially in management.

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Pros

We can wfh 3 days a week

Cons

Upper management likes to make organization changes frequency

4.0
17 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

-For the most part, the people you work with are good people. Made real lifelong friends and mentors. -As with all large companies, there are plenty of opportunities to advance and/or move around if something isn't a good fit. -One of the rare places still offering a pention

Cons

-Office politics promote plenty of people who don't deserve it and the teams happiness is highly dependent upon who you end up reporting to -WAY too much false urgency created by bad leaders -Big company means slow moving in all the stuff you want to go fast. Often times too many cooks in the kitchen

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