Does GuideOne Insurance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, GuideOne Insurance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at GuideOne Insurance. This rating has improved by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at GuideOne Insurance?

36% of GuideOne Insurance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated GuideOne Insurance 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at GuideOne Insurance?

Underwriter (9) , Claims Adjuster (3) , Adjuster (2) , Customer Service Representative (2) , Legal (2) , Paralegal (2) , Sales Director (2) , Underwriting (2) , Underwriting Assistant (2)

What are the pros of working at GuideOne Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and environment" ((in 12 reviews)); "free lunch and free parking" ((in 5 reviews)); "GuideOne's culture is improving by leaps and bounds with new leadership and it is felt throughout the organization." ((in 5 reviews)); "Good benefits, timeoff, pay and teammates" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great work life balance, and remote work." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at GuideOne Insurance according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management." ((in 9 reviews)); "There are a few great managers but most are not in touch with their staff." ((in 6 reviews)); "Many members of senior leadership had no idea what they were doing, or basic knowledge of insurance, including the current person that sits over sales." ((in 6 reviews)); "There has been a lot of turnover as of late with the inception of a new leadership team." ((in 3 reviews)); "Slightly under the average salary for experience." ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about GuideOne Insurance redundancies in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about GuideOne Insurance redundancy and their outlook for job security at GuideOne Insurance in 2026.

GuideOne Insurance Reviews

2.8

36% would recommend to a friend

(106 total reviews)

Bernard Hengesbaugh

45% approve of CEO

35% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Culture and values

2.6

Diversity and inclusion

2.6

Senior management

2.5

Career opportunities

GuideOne Insurance has an employee rating of 2.8 out of 5 stars, based on 106 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The GuideOne Insurance employee rating is 23% below average for employers within the Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

Reviews by job title

106 reviews

1.0

5 Oct 2022

Absolutely unacceptable

Underwriting department

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The opportunity to network with people outside of the company in the same profession.

Cons

Micro Management ZERO TRAINING you might get shown how to do something once by somebody who doesn’t even want to train new hires then when you produce something @ their request they only point out your mistake but REFUSE to show you the right way Harsh criticism via email due to things previous employees neglected to do Supervisors use the CEO, SLT and Board of Directors as an excuse to impose unrealistic deadlines on employees performing task that aren’t even in their role description and with very little insight or clear direction Supervisor complains about how busy they are to justify employees being ignored when you ask for help or feedback for improvement

GuideOne Insurance Response

3y

We appreciate you taking the time to share your experience with us. We regret not being able to meet your expectations, but your feedback helps us identify changes we can make to continually improve the culture at GuideOne. If you’re interested in continuing this conversation, please feel free to reach out to Meredith Gallivan at MGallivan@guideone.com.

1.0

20 Feb 2018

Brain drain in full progress...

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The new Telemedicine is wonderful and saves the $45 co pay for a doctor’s office visit.

Cons

—Never knowing when you are going to be fired. —No professional growth potential in a flat company. —Salaries are not competitive for the majority of the workforce. —Outside contracting and outsourcing is used too much. —Company won’t hire a full time worker but will pay 4x market rate for a contractor. —The people that know what to do and how to do it are leaving the company as fast as possible. —Unless you are a Director level or above, are single without dependents, or a couple it is not possible to make ends meet on the amount of salary taken home after taxes and “benefits”.

1.0

14 Jul 2020

This place is a joke because it's ran by clowns.

Finance

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Most of employees at my peer level or lower are very pleasant. Large trees on the property are pretty during the fall and spring.

Cons

The CEO is about as pleasant as a wet fart on a 100 degree day. Very few members of the senior leadership team are approachable. They keep cutting front line roles that do all of the work, yet hire for higher level roles. Employees are only numbers, are reminded that they're expendable and are treated as such. Employee benefits are so bad, you're better off getting your benefits elsewhere. Also, don't believe the recent HR positive reviews. "Con: Some variance between management styles." Come on - at least try.

GuideOne Insurance Response

5y

Thank you for taking the time to write a GuideOne review on Glassdoor. We appreciate and value feedback, as it is important for us to hear what we are doing well and what we need to improve upon. As a current employee, you may recall what we learned from our recent employee survey; that improving communications both in top-down and two-way communications is important to our employees. We are actively working on strengthening the flow of communication, not just from managers, but from employees to leadership. Rather than just try to improve communications from the top down, we’re making this goal something everyone can work on and benefit from. Being an active employee, I encourage you to reach out to your manager, Business Unit leader or HR Business Partner to talk about these concerns directly. Together we can continue to make GuideOne a great place to work!

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