Does Hastings Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Hastings Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Hastings Insurance. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Hastings Insurance?

70% of Hastings Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Hastings Insurance 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Hastings Insurance?

Claims (6) , Territory Manager (5) , Claims Adjuster (3) , Underwriter (3) , Underwriting (3) , Insurance Operations (2) , Insurance Professional (2) , Premium Auditor (2) , Senior Underwriter (2)

What are the pros of working at Hastings Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Great people for the most part at all levels and the company continues to be financially stable." ((in 18 reviews)); "Decent pay, and benefits, 401k" ((in 10 reviews)); "Great work/life balance" ((in 7 reviews)); "I experienced manageable hours, enjoyable cafeteria and overall positive atmosphere." ((in 3 reviews)); "They were really overall wonderful and kind to their employees." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Hastings Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Poor & expensive medical coverage, toxic/lazy coworkers, abusive managers, HR team retaliates/lies against employees." ((in 7 reviews)); "The reserved parking was a pain, but I got my steps in!" ((in 4 reviews)); "Equal pay for equal pay is nonexistent." ((in 4 reviews)); "Upper management is always hired from outside the company." ((in 3 reviews)); "Salary is lower than others in area and industry." ((in 3 reviews))

Hastings Insurance Reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(109 total reviews)

Renee Beauford

73% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (109 reviews)

Hastings Insurance has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 109 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Hastings Insurance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

109 reviews

2.0

21 Aug 2015

Make this a 3-5 year stop if on the way up.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Small Town company with big city company aspirations. The company continues to grow. It offers a third niche market that supports their "loss leaders." Underwriting is too conservative at times but willing to go backwards to be profitable.

Cons

Upper management is always hired from outside the company. if you want to work your way to the top forget it. Frequently VP's are hired in from other companies where they were let go, going to be let go or being moved out. HMI is their last choice and they will take a pay cut to have a job. If you want to get rich this isn't the place. Extremely conservative company. On the day you retire all you get is a handshake. You are not paid enough to raise a family AND fund your retirement account, especially if you suffer a market crash along the way. Women still have a glass ceiling. Equal pay for equal pay is nonexistent. Women maybe 20% or more below?

Hastings Insurance Response

10y

While we appreciate the feedback and the positive outlook that you have on our company, we do feel compelled to refute a couple of the claims that you made in your review regarding retirees, retirement accounts, and equal pay for men and women. Hastings Mutual Insurance Company is proud of the way that we honour our retirees. Each eligible retiree is offered the opportunity to have a retirement celebration if they so choose and we also hold an annual Retiree's Day where we celebrate those that have retired. We also pride ourselves on having a highly competitive 401(k) program and Employer Contribution to help our employees reach their retirement goals. Each employee is encouraged to participate in the program. Regarding equal pay, we work very hard to make sure that the salaries that we pay reflect the talent and productivity that is expected of our employees regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, or any other attribute outside of talent and performance. Again, thank you for your feedback!

1.0

14 Aug 2015

Lack of leadership is tearing apart a once great company

Insurance operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Excellent program for attaining professional designations through the Institutes. Good work-life balance.

Cons

Complete lack of direction from executive team. Executives are heavy in management but light in leadership experience, so they micromanage everything. Complete inability to execute on any projects; partly due to an inept IT department and partly due to executive management's extreme fear of progressive change. Management team is very risk averse, partly because they don't understand the difference between individual risk and collective risk.

Hastings Insurance Response

10y

We appreciate the candid posting. We are continuously working to improve our employees’ experience at Hastings Mutual.

1.0

26 Feb 2015

Horrible Place, Horrible to Employees, They aren't going anywhere but bankrupt!

Territory manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nothing, absolutely nothing! This place is going down the drain very fast! I would absolutely not recommend that anyone waste their time interview for a job here as it will not last!

Cons

They don't know their butts from their elbows here! It's a horrible place to work, they don't pay well and the management is a joke! Also, when they screen new candidates they don't even give them the opportunity to come in for an interview. They want to call them on the phone as if that is the way you figure out if a person is worth your time.

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