underwriter

intern

Southern-Insurance-Underwriters-Inc

I feel SIU is a very good company to start one’s career at for these 10 reasons:

1. If "learning" or “experience” are your objectives, then there’s nowhere better than SIU. There is a lot of opportunity to learn and grow professionally. It’s not a great place for anyone with a laid back, laissez faire attitude. People who are on top of things and self-motivated do well here. 
2. There is no drama and no office politics. The focus is on work and getting things done. 
3. The company has an excellent and growing client base, which means guaranteed job security for us underwriters.
4. Underwriters who perform well are given complete work independence. No hovering or micromanaging.  
5. The company pays well and conducts annual reviews with on time and with the genuine intention to reward those who deserve it. 
6. The have generous overtime policy and don’t expect employees to work extra hours for free. 
7. HR policies are also very good: Managers don’t shy away from giving anyone their fair share of leave. They organize regular teambuilding activities and events to promote camaraderie. 
8. Irrespective of your job role you’re given ample opportunity to work your way up and establish a career for yourself that you’ll actually enjoy 
9. The managers are caring, compassionate people and don’t fire anyone unless it’s absolutely necessary. 
10. Their core principles are strong. Even during the past year, the company performed reasonably well.

My mornings begin with a 2 to 3 hour "Morning Process". This process is primarily is for our Finance company.
I process payments in our finance system and post those payments.
Also there is an Account Update process to run. Also from theses processed payments and account updates we receive notices that need to be downloaded and sent out VIA ftp. All of these processes are daily Monday through Friday and need to be completed in timely fashion.

After this morning process is complete I continue with regular Desktop support and system support roles. User's submit tickets via ticketing system, email or by phone. I work/troubleshoot first level issues. In addition to managing the tickets I work on building new Desktops for new hires, along with building an Active Directory account, email setup and phone account setup.

This company does not pay well and they treat employees very badly.  They throw cute little parties and think this makes everyone like to work there and all the time they are giving people a hard time about taking all their vacation and won't give decent raises.  Don't think they will tell you when they don't like your work because they won't, they'll just fire you.  Sometimes they fire people over the phone.

There is no chance for a career here.  Very little training is provided.  If you are an underwriter, you can make fairly decent money but everybody else can forget it.  The IT group is awful.  The desktop people try but the rest of the group can't do anything because of the manager.  He is a dictator and wants everything his way or no way.

I would tell anybody who wanted to work here to think twice.

SIU is a great company to work for, they are one of the larger Family owned Insurance organizations out there and they continue to grow.

I was with the  company for almost 3 years and enjoy working at the company,It was a great place to work, I had to leave due to personal reasons, but there are GREAT benefits.( Health/ Company Activities/ etc.) 

The people were always nice and they had a great culture overall. There were some that did not pull their own weight, and given many...MANY opportunities to improve, before they are let go.  I guess as a family owned company they like to give them the benefit of the doubt .?

They have tons of Markets and always adding to the capabilities.  Technology and workflow  improved while I was there and I understand it is even better since I have left.

What is the best part of working at the company?
There was nothing good. I was lied to drone the beginning. And then micromanaged I actually had to go back and forth about using the restroom. For anyone that’s bad esp. as a female.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Not being trained properly and being yelled at for something I wasn’t trained for. Or just always being harassed or the harsh language that was used.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
The work environment is stressful 

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Just whatever they felt like having me do that day. There was no structure. I was supposed to be a UA for commercial property but ended up in call center one day and professional lines the other.

I have worked here for a couple of years now and have enjoyed it!  At my last job, the people were not helpful or nice, the systems were awful and we never even saw the upper Mgt (roughly the same size MGA).  Here is the exact opposite and its a breath of fresh air.  (Not that the IT is perfect, but it has improved a ton in the past 18 months) 

Even though I have not been here very long, I have been moving up in the company and have had increases, based on my performance.  I have seen the people that put in the work, receive the increases and opportunities.  

I have also seen multiple people leave and then, months later ask for their old job back.   I think that speaks volume about our company.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Poor Management and Communication.  Awful training and they like to outsource.  Terrible I.T. problems. Extremely disorganized.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
The Disorganization & lack of communication.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
You're treated as just another number and unrealistic expectations.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Log in, I.T. issues nearly every day with late responses that hinder even being able to work.  Look up a list of renewals and have to shop every single one because the majority have been written incorrectly. Pressure to get a certain number out a day...no matter what.

SIU lacks direction in a changing market place for the insurance industry.  They rely too much on their past and not what the future is evolving into.  owners and top manger can not make a decision and are constantly changing direction. Input from employees and managers is ignored and dismissed as not valuable, even though they have these people there to help manage the business, very much a micro-managed environment from the top down. 

They talk family and work-life balance, but it's an environment of being watched and criticized (Watch out the windows to see when people leave, go to lunch)  Even the SR. managers are treated with a "punch the clock" mentality.

I worked here 3 months. Was never properly trained. Supervisor was very rude. Never had any type of Supervisor training. Went through proper channels when I had an issue with the department snd begged to be moved before I get fired over nonsense. After becoming full time. They let me go saying my production was not good. Never received a warning. Just fired. I was the only black in my department and the second black to work in that department since the company started. They never tried to help me. But I got all the past due balances down oe gone and they let me go. Not a good place for a person of color or a voice. They treat you like kids.

All of the people at SIU are really great, my co-workers, managers, and YES, even Sr.Mgt and the owners!  I hate that I had to relocate for my husbands job.   The culture is fun and caring, they do have a ton of activates.  The workload is on par with other wholesalers that I have worked for in the past.

I have watched some of the great changes SIU has been making over the past few years and  this company is poised to do very well.  

Before I wrote this I read some of the other reviews and was VERY surprised on their "Views" on "lack of direction, salary and Mgt". 

I enjoyed my time at SIU, it is a career worthy place to work

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