Pros
-Great name and strong diversified businesses at the Group level (even though heavily skewed to personal lines, but this is changing) -#2 player in the US surety market and #1 global surety -Strong book of business and lots of talented people in the organization -Strong training program and invests heavily in their younger talent -Decent benefits, but overly generous maternity leave (16 weeks / 4 months paid). -U.S. centric work culture and work ethics - challenging the status quo is welcomed and if there is something that is broken, management empowers people to fix it. Big on team culture - one of the best I've seen.
Kontras
-Heavy pressure to promote based on minority status at the mid-senior level (pressure is heavy to promote women and non-heterosexual). While at the executive level, it is still predominantly white, male. -Pay raise to existing employees is low, but continues to pay extreme premium to recruit people from outside. -The bonus structure favors H.O. vs. field personnel.