Liberty International Underwriters Reviews
49% would recommend to a friend
(35 total reviews)
Daniel T. N. (Danny) Forsythe
86% approve of CEO
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- "Good benefits:" (in 5 reviews)
- "Great work/life balance and ability to work remote" (in 3 reviews)
- "Awesome work environment, everyone is so nice and welcoming." (in 3 reviews)
- "Good people and good benefits" (in 3 reviews)
- "Management is abusive." (in 5 reviews)
- "Senior management a bit inexperienced" (in 3 reviews)
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Updated Jun 2, 2023
- 5.0Underwriting AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
The management does not breath down your neck while you work. We are treated like adults. Friendly work environment.
Cons
The company does not like to promote from within. UAs are very seldom trained to be UWs.
- 3.0Underwriter IIFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Legal and compliance people are great.
Cons
My management changed four times during my time. They hired a new business unit leader that replaced my entire team.
- 4.0Business Analyst (Consultant)Current Employee
Pros
Best of both worlds - support of Liberty Mutual Holdings but not a direct part of Liberty Mutual. Growing industry with lots of opportunity. Global operations. Still has a small employees base.
Cons
Lack of direction & established processes. LIU grew fast and is spread out - each region does things their own way. But that also provides opportunity. Oppressive IT policies. Some managers are good, some not so good. Many new employees come in via headhunters as contractors which may be good or bad; many FT also transfer in from Liberty.
1 - 2.0UnderwriterCurrent Employee
Pros
Good benefits: Medical PPO (not a large deductible) 401k currently has a 70% match up to 6% Pension Generous PTO (though expect to manage your workflow while on vacation or while sick) Covered paid parking Friendly and helpful co-workers Good combined ratio- profitable company so decent bonuses
Cons
Limited authority- even with 20+ years of experience. Slow response on anything outside local authority. Limited training, if any- may vary by branch. No support for CE's or Designations- too much time out of the office and/or too much expense. A "we've always done it this way" mentality- not open to new ideas or suggestions. Micro-management -though likely varies by office. No flexible work arrangements Work-life balance minus life balance. You will work some of your PTO.
4 - 4.0UnderwriterCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsSan Francisco, CA
Pros
Employees are given autonomy and room to breathe. All Underwriters are specialists and encouraged to think outside the box / take charge of your own success. Management / department heads in general are competent and think like entrepreneurs. Office environment is positive and everyone treats each other with trust and mutual respect. Unlike it's parent Liberty Mutual, this is a pretty flat organization so I see that feedback is taken into account and we see reasonable progress about every 6 months or so. We also have the backing of Liberty Mutual, which helps with resource and marketing. Work/life balance is valued. Benefits are competitive / salary may or not be depending on role.
Cons
There are no formal training programs and nothing will be handed to you. If you seek out information and perform your job function well, you will be supported.
- 2.0Lead Financîal AnalystFormer Employee, more than 8 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
They have both a pension plan and a 401K plan, very rare in this day.
Cons
Very poor work/life balance. Whatever time you choose, it is not a good time. Promotions re promised, but never occur. It is not unusual to work 60 hours during the week, and be forced to take your laptop how to work on the weekends. Management has already determined raises and bonuses before the review, making this process unnecessary. Management is pathetic from the head on down.
1 - 5.0Business AnalystFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsPortsmouth, NH
Pros
Friendly environment. Honest and up-front dealings.
Cons
All Consultant contracts for Genius security support and other support functions were eliminated by HR/Planning effective 1/1/14 as part of 2014 planning.
- 3.0Underwriting AssistantFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsChicago, IL
Pros
LIU has some good benefits they offer a pension plan not many companies do! Some departments are growing and growing fast!
Cons
LIU has poor communication from upper management to their employees. All departments are separate they don't work as a team if one person has the ability to help another team out it takes weeks to get it approved. I could never understand that!
3 - 3.0Senior Risk Engineer - Energy & ConstructionFormer Employee, more than 1 yearMiami, FL
Pros
- Good compensation and benefits package - Not technically challenging work for an experienced engineer - Good support for external short training and seminars
Cons
- Poor communication dynamics - Informal work dynamics - Lack of planning - Poor and untrained management team - Informal training programs - Limited career grow - Risk engineering and loss prevention service limited by profits - No consideration of avoided losses for a declined account
- 4.0Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee, more than 3 yearsPortsmouth, NH
Pros
Great co-workers. Everyone is willing to share their skills, help team members learn/grow, and improve the process of things. The team I was on also allowed for a flexible work environment and regular opportunities for travel in the course of projects.
Cons
The office did not have a particularly lively environment/culture and had limited "community" feel. Job functions were relatively silo'd.
Liberty International Underwriters Reviews FAQs
- Liberty International Underwriters has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5, based on over 37 reviews left anonymously by employees. 49% of employees would recommend working at Liberty International Underwriters to a friend and 41% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
- 49% of Liberty International Underwriters employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Liberty International Underwriters 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.
- According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Liberty International Underwriters to be coworkers, career development, benefits and the cons to be senior leadership, culture, management.
