Pros
Great benefits, laid back environment, friendly co-workers, politics were minimal at the associate level, flex time on start times and flexible PTO, company does best to train employees, minimal micro-managing, plenty of opportunity to participate in off-work community service events, great view of the mountains and Pacific ocean from the office, clean facilities, world-class office, plenty of training opportunities, Management does its best to accommodate and assist line employees, reasonable pay increases for hard-working employees, listens to employees, quality of accounts, brand-name recognition. Company supports educational and designation goals (advanced degrees, ARM,CPCU designations), Supportive team members,
Cons
Constant change in internal structure and systems which is costly financially and the time it takes for an associate to train and adjust to new system or workflow, systems can be redundant, extremely slow to promote and find upward opportunities, local offices have less control over what they can or can't write, constant leadership and structural change