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Starr Insurance Companies Reviews

3.3

57% would recommend to a friend

(394 total reviews)
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Maurice R. Greenberg

62% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Starr Insurance Companies has an employee rating of 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 394 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Starr Insurance Companies employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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394 reviews
1.0
20 May 2022

BEWARE THE 97 YEAR OLD BILLIONAIRE WHO RUNS THE PLACE

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Same pros as working at McDonalds, it pays *a* salary

Cons

You will be beholden to the whims of a 97 year old man who is entirely out of touch with reality who has surrounded himself with coward "yes men" who will never stand up to him. Owner walked through the office and threw a hissy fit that not enough employees were in the office. The very next DAY it was announced that all employees must be in the office 5 days a week. There was no transition period, no warning and certainly no consideration to employee concerns. This coming at a time when people were recruited under the premise of a hybrid/remote workplace, only to have that revoked as soon as they started. This coming at a time when there were not even enough physical desks to have all personnel in-office 5 days a week. Coming at a time where employees had proven that remote work had not only survived, but THRIVED by passing all production goals. All the while, anti-vaxx employees were allowed to continue working 100% remote. If you enjoy being belittled, disrespected or just flat-out ignored then this is the job for you. I'd personally advise you save yourself the trouble and apply elsewhere.

1.0
2 Dec 2017

Worst company to work for-- do not work here!!!!

Anonymous employee
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Pros

There aren't many. It's 9-5 which is nice. Taking vacation is relatively easy. It's a decent learning experience (mostly learning what not to do to run a company).

Cons

Where do I start? Management is an utter disgrace. Many managers should not have that title and should not be allowed to manage. They micromanage and make employees' lives miserable and then wonder why you're not happy at your job. Some are insecure that those below them will succeed so they try to undermine them. When people try to complain about their managers, no one does anything to fix the problem. People at this company are generally very stupid, it was very hard to work with them. The pay is terrible. Senior management does not seem to care about you and does not want to reward their employees for doing well. HR does nothing with complaints.

1.0
20 Sept 2017
Recommend
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Pros

They issue paychecks on time. If a holiday falls on a Monday, they let out early the preceding Friday. Everyone is on a first name basis.

Cons

This was a terrible place to work, and as long as I live, I'll never forget it for only that sole reason. I started here young and naively vulnerable in the corporate world yet very bright and highly motivated at the very beginning of my career. They took great advantage of all of this from me. Ever since, this company has become my exemplary model for where I DON'T want to work as well as the basis for all the workplace warning signs which I now recognize going forward. Stifling, intense corporate politics and unnecessary drama created a regularly drab and dismal atmosphere. Unprofessional management whose sole aim was to intimidate, undermine and demean their employees in exchange for needing their egos constantly stroked. No training offered for underwriting or administrative roles at all. Don't dare ask for training or assistance with anything otherwise you will be scolded & humiliated by upper management, and this will all be made into a public example among your department. Don't ever try to even slightly defend yourself from their insults and foul language, otherwise you will be perceived as a threat and threatened with being reported to HR. This is also what will happen if you try to suggest any good work-related ideas for the company. Corporate racism is rampant here-- minorities are not promoted to higher positions no matter how hard they work and how well they do; instead they watch their Caucasian counterparts vetted, promoted above them and easily groomed for management roles with no experience, training or even slight interest in promotion. At the very best, they'll offer you a "promotion" to a new title with more work/responsibilities and no salary increase. All of this is more than common at Starr. Management is infamous for making frequent threats, lies and broken promises to their employees. Greed, nepotism, under the table deals and criminal activity are also very common and quite blatant at this level. One manager I worked for was embezzling money directly from the company, He threatened and harassed anyone who was on to him. This place needs a serious audit by the IRS and an investigation by the FBI. To this day, one of the best decisions I ever made in my life was to leave this place, and I am happy to have been made wiser from this experience not have had such another horrible experience since.

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