Fast-paced Environment, Younger Age Cohort, Leading Office in Canada - Insurance Advisor BrokerLink Employee Review

5.0
17 Sept 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Short answer: I chose Brokerlink because I knew the whole package of: 1) Being the #1 Brokerage in Ontario, and having lots of opportunities to grow within the company. 2) Having a company that is constantly striving to improve processes and make both the employee AND the client experience better. 3) Working at a place where I am valued as an employee, and also a place that knows how to make it enjoyable to come into work. 4) Being paid fairly given the work I do. 5)Flexible work hours, since it's open 8am-8pm so I can have a shift at 10-6pm or 12-8pm if need be. Detailed answer: 1) I wanted to work at the BEST brokerage in Ontario. I was intrigued when I found out that Intact Financial owns Brokerlink, so I knew Brokerlink had to be a key player in the brokerage side of the business. I also knew that Brokerlink focuses on acquisitions, and BUILDING the biggest brokerage in Ontario, so I knew I would have opportunities within the company to ADVANCE. 2) Management understands People Management, Work-Life Balance, and most importantly Employee Engagement. Brokerlink was lacking in this department when I joined the company in October 2018, but since the New Year, they've focused on making Brokerlink THE place to work for motivated individuals looking to excel in a very fast-paced environment. 2) What attracted me to the Digital Branch in Toronto was because of insurance shifting to more fast-paced. I wanted to work in an office that was leading the innovations and focused on remaining relevant...I believe Brokerlink, especially the Toronto office does that, given their "digital" platform, which makes it easier for applicants to obtain insurance (Voice binding authority as opposed to the traditional binding method of a client physically signing the application). 3) The pay is average...not leading the industry, but not being under-compensated. I am in a sales role, so I am motivated to SELL, and Brokerlink Toronto, as mentioned above provides me with the tools to SELL successfully, to a point where I'm Top 5 in Canada at Brokerlink for Sales.

Cons

- Base pay could be higher...but as mentioned, it's the whole package you get.

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2.0
14 Apr 2026
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Pros

Good place to start off. Whether you want to dabble in insurance or use this as a stepping stone, they do have a thorough training program. Depending on the people you work with, they really make this job tolerable as well.

Cons

There’s is too many places to start, I may need chat gpt to help me keep this clear and concise. 1) work life balance would not exist if it were up to this company. They would work you 24/7 if they could get away with it (they will shamelessly use corporate lingo to insinuate this regardless lol) 2) career growth here is something they like to dangle in front of you. It’s almost like they use your career aspirations as ammunition to get what they want from you. Their best interest comes before yours. And you better believe the goal post will always be moving 3) I never really was exposed to what it feels like to be treated as just a number until I worked here 4) the amount of changes they will stuff down your throat and expect it to have no impact on your overall performance while adjusting is truly mind boggling 5) you will not be paid fairly. So maximize the training and experience, and leverage it to go elsewhere to really get paid what you deserve

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2.0
18 Apr 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Benefits are good, people and coworkers are friendly.

Cons

Management is out of touch, untrained, your work load increases and no compensation given. They have removed all the receptionists from small town offices and are moving to a call center model. They have way too many operating systems and works flows are convoluted and are not meant to help your workload but rather their analytics for tracking work and sales. The salary brackets are low compared to other large companies and bonuses and raises are minimal. Not a lot of growth opportunities. They have an employee survey each year and they advise the employees to only put good answers and high scores, as it reflects for management bonuses and overall company scores, its very skewed.

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