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I received a call from Bankers Life and Casualty regarding employment. Does anyone have any feed back on them?
TIA
 
thanks - I tried searching but didn't use BLC which is probably why I didn't come up with anything
 
I answered that call a year ago and certainly don't regret it. True, I have not worked in the insurance field before so I have no other company to compare it too, but overall I have been very pleased with the training, coaching and management I have received.

I did not go to my interview uninformed. I did a thorough web search and found a lot of people who were not happy. (Check out the complaints at JobVent.com if you want to see litany of complaints.) However, it was my impression that these people could be divided into two groups: 1) those who simply didn't want to work that hard, and 2) those who got stuck in an office with a lousy manager. I knew going it is was going to be hard work, so I didn't worry about that. I was concerned about who my future boss was going to be. On my first interview my future employer invited me to bring my wife in for the second interview. It has been my experience that wives often have a better BS meter than we do so I took him up on the offer.

When the interview was over my wife said, "You're a fool if you don't take this job!" 'Nough said; I took the job and have not been disappointed.
 
fibonacci112,

This is your first post. I have had very little positive feedback over the years about BLC. I have some issue with you arriving on the scene with such a positive post. If you had 10 or more posts with some realistic comments I would take you more seriously.

I will say if this is legit I am happy for you and your decision. I'm not suggesting that you are not telling the truth. I'm just saying it is very rare for someone to have your opinion unless you are a recruiter or insider with BLC.

Please comment

Have a great 4th.

Gulliver
 
fibonacci112,

This is your first post. I have had very little positive feedback over the years about BLC. I have some issue with you arriving on the scene with such a positive post. If you had 10 or more posts with some realistic comments I would take you more seriously.

I will say if this is legit I am happy for you and your decision. I'm not suggesting that you are not telling the truth. I'm just saying it is very rare for someone to have your opinion unless you are a recruiter or insider with BLC.

Please comment

Have a great 4th.

Gulliver


Big discussion over here.


Bankers life & Casualty Company
 
I left there at the beginning of June, and can say that they do employ the "churn & burn" mentality when hiring people. However their system does work for some, when I left there where a couple of agents who where making 100k a year. Of course that's 2 or 3 out of 20 (with the rest of struggling to make 2k a month). I left because I objected to the high pressure tactics you have to use to sell their overpriced insurance (not mention the moral objection of knowing that there are better policies available but I can't talk about those), Also, their FYC is about half of what you can make as an independent.
 
It seems obvious that everyone in this forum has to have a first a first posting. I would hate to think my thoughts would be discounted for that reason alone.
I can tell you that I am not in management with Bankers neither am I in recruiting and I have rejected all attempts to push me in that direction. I want to develop excellence in what I am doing before instructing other people.
I am not ignorant of the shortcomings in the Bankers system. I can see why people would apply the "churn and burn" tag as I have seen plenty of that. It does sometimes seem that Bankers hires nearly anyone in hopes of holding on to a few that have a certain personality. I do not have that kind of personality but have stayed anyway. It has not been easy, I have struggled mightily over the last year, but I believe firmly that I can make this work through hard work and perseverance.
I would love to see some things change. Bankers does a great job in training their people but I think they need to go even farther in developing talented individuals. I also think they need to make a big investment in digital technology. However, I am far more likely to be able to effect those changes if I stay. Bankers has a long and storied history of leadership and innovation and I think they can do that again. I suspect I am just the guy to help make that happen.
I will also tell you this: I am not an overly optimistic inexperienced youth. I'm in my fifties now with a degree in business and attempting to get my Masters in Financial Planning. I bear the scars of bad managers and lousy work places. I may be new to insurance, but I am not new to business or bosses or corporations. Bankers is not perfect, but if you have a great boss, and I do, it can be a terrific place to get a start.
 
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