Salaries in Insurance

Hi all.
Salary is £23k
became certified and have made myself 100% dependable.
I work on multiple departments/am trusted with complex cases/complaints/staff training... I've asked for a raise but was told… more

Base is $82k and bonus was decent, but the more I think about it the more it feels like base is what actually matters. Bonus can disappear or change anytime. Do people actually push to shift comp towa… more

I’m at $70k and debating whether to ask for a raise, but I don’t have another offer lined up. My manager is reasonable, just not sure how that conversation goes without leverage. Do people actually as… more

My company just adjusted pay bands and new postings for my role now list $65k–$72k, but I’m still sitting at $63k after 2 years. Nobody said anything internally about adjustments. Do you bring that up… more

I got a 3% raise this year after taking on a larger book when someone left last fall. The workload definitely didn’t go up 3%, it feels like way more. At what point do you push back on that vs just ac… more

A recruiter told me similar roles in my area are paying $10k–$15k more than what I’m making now and now I can’t stop thinking about it. I like my team, just didn’t realize the gap might be that big. D… more

Every time I ask about pay growth I get the “it’s about long-term development” speech. Cool, but that doesn’t pay rent. I'm kind of thinking about calling that out, like how many times am I gonna … more

I was feeling sorry for myself because I spent 3 full weeks for 3 interviews chasing after a job I thought was mine. I brushed myself off and started applying again, not looking at pay rate or hours. Then, it hap… more

Do you prefer fully remote or hybrid position? What would you do if you want both? Like you want to be remote but want to be able to come in an office when you want socializing, maybe once a month. I … more

My bonus looked good on paper until taxes hit and now it feels like… not much. Meanwhile workload definitely went up this year. Do people still care about bonuses?

If you feel underpaid should you still work like nothing is bothering you? Personally I do for the simple fact every is replaceable at the end of the day. Should we put the effort in or not?

I have an opportunity to take on a senior role with better pay, but they explained open enrollment means nights and weekends for almost 2 months because the team is only 3 people. The number looked gr… more

I absorbed half another claims team 8 months ago when a supervisor went on leave, and I still approve both groups’ files every Friday because they never replaced her. My title stayed the same, so pay … more

I got an offer for a Senior Commercial Underwriter role paying $15k more, but the book includes 2 broker relationships people already warn me about, and the last underwriter left in under 1 year. The … more

So this past year was not as good but solid but my company for some reason doesn’t give raises for that. Do you think this is a bad sign or not? I mean I worked and didn’t get any write-up’s and etc.… more

You get through the day by staying busy, but the second things slow down, you feel how tired you actually are. What do you do when it finally catches up?

I was so confident that I had landed a job that I didn't continue to submit applications. I put the cart before the horse and since I didn't get the job, I'm scrambling or so I thought.

In … more

You reread a conversation later and wish you had responded differently. Not drastically, just more like yourself. What makes you hold back in the moment?

You finally get a second to yourself, and instead of relaxing, your brain starts listing everything you didn’t do. Why is it so hard to feel done?

Update: what I thought was a sure thing ended in disappointment today. I received the email saying they went with a different candidate. I think it came down to readiness for the job, which I thought I had with t… more

You finally sit down for lunch and someone brings up a work topic. Do you engage or try to keep the break a break?

You plan to focus on one big task today, but smaller “quick requests” keep interrupting. How do you keep your priorities from getting pushed aside?

Today is National Everything You Do is Right Day and so far, I think I'm doing pretty good. I checked on my elderly Mum due to the current blizzard and cleared the driveway - again, thanks to the aforemention… more

Not sure how to feel about this but I may be taking a job for less pay. Anyone did this recently and are there any pros vs cons?

I keep seeing postings that ask for niche software experience that only a handful of carriers even use. It feels like some hiring managers are searching for someone who already worked inside their exa… more

I made it to a final round and then lost the role to an internal candidate, which apparently everyone already knew was a possibility. I understand it happens, but why bring in outside people for multi… more

I believe in the power of positive thinking and how sharing good fortune can make this world a better place. I like to find the silver lining in each situation, rather than finding fault or dwelling on negativity… more

Today was the day of the 3rd interview and with the person who will decide if I will be offered a position. This is an amazing opportunity and one that will further develop my skills, especially in the underwriti… more

A newer person joined our team and during a normal conversation mentioned a salary range that caught me off guard. Nothing dramatic, just enough overlap that I started doing mental math immediately. H… more

You look at your task list and don’t know where to start because everything feels equally urgent. How do you decide what actually comes first?

My raise came through and the strange part is that the feedback was excellent, yet the number still landed exactly where everyone guessed it would. It makes performance feel disconnected from compensa… more

A recruiter reached out with a higher base salary, but what caught my attention was that they brought it up before I even asked. That instantly made me wonder whether my current number is further behi… more

Can someone please tell me why bonuses are taxed? I want all my bonuses that I worked so hard for and it just has to be taxed. 😑 anyone else feel the same? Anyone else bonuses taxed besides mine?

You promise yourself you’ll leave on time today, but the last 20 minutes fill up unexpectedly. How often does the end of your day move later than planned?

The longer I work in corporate, the more I realize that burnout is treated like a personal issue instead of a system problem. Do you think employers can do more to address burnout?

You walk into a meeting thinking it’ll take 15 minutes, and an hour later you’re still there listening to the same points repeated differently. How do you handle meetings that drain more time than the… more

Although the number of interviews I have had are not that many, I still think I have pretty good instincts. I come prepared, knowing about the company, its culture, and compensation. What I can't prepare for… more

The longer I work in corporate, the more I realize no one is coming to fix the process. Will the system always be broken?

How are we tackling the Sunday scaries? It’s insane the amount of anxiety I have every Sunday night. Is that a sign I don’t like my job?

I’m in that awkward stage where exam progress still drives compensation, but each exam now takes much more effort than the early ones did. The raises are helpful, but I’m questioning whether the later… more