Thread regarding Allstate Corp. layoffs

Claims does run the company.... that’s what insurance is about you intolerable ahole.

2ez....I started in claims in 1985 so you can say while I don’t know the process today which is fact, but I do know that when the phone rang, it was never a “good call”. I have all the respect for folks in claims just for that reason. Never understood how anyone could do that job for long term. But claims folks need to look inward as to what is best for themselves and family versus the company taking care of them.

That said, I don’t see other areas of this company....which quite honestly have been wiped out off the face of the earth whining on this site like claims. Stand up for yourselves and family, the company ain’t going to protect you anymore. Claims handles the ultimate moment of truth, no doubt, but there has been plenty of others that built to this point. point is there are thousands of people...officers included that are p-ss-d but have the capability to move on. Allstate has moved on, individuals need to do the same otherwise deal with your current situation.

"you claims people"....wow- you are such as a$$hole.
Sounds like someone who have never handled a files where it's is most people's worst day of the year or their life or better yet, you are talking to the insured's family member because the insured DIED in the loss. You have someone bawling on the other line with a pile of pending claims and managers and metrics being shoved down your throat and you have to pause and show empathy and spend as much time as possible on that call.
I've been in both claims and non claims positions and anything non claims is a walk in the park. I don't care how much of a workload is piled on. Unless you have ever worked in claims, you have no idea the kind of pressures adjusters are under.

Sounds and looks like we have the next TW or GS replacement. Has all the answers, kinda makes sense, has the capacity to distance oneself from emotion. Well done to the original post, has brought massive contemplation to all of us.

To:
1fus....I’m gonzo with a nice severance
1zez...ditto and I’m not hateful
1uyf...workload is an issue from officer to admin
Hhf...gave you plenty to work with
Him...you can’t settle a claim without a sold policy...and I think you may have missed the point on growth. Retention will stay about the same regardless.
Ooh...price isnt competitive because expense ratio is out of whack
Cgd...venting only prolongs the problem, employees need to move on, as the company already has. The old normal is no longer.
1kt...on point

I posted this original thread. I was told early this summer I was gone, but had to wait til this month for it to finally be over. Couldn’t wait for the end date. For those that are newer, I get that you have different issues. But there are so many on this site that are so myopic. 11 out of 14 FSVPs are out, that’s field senior Vice Presidents or full officers for the myopic. 14 of 14 FVPS are gonzo. That’s 25 of 28 field officers let go. I’ll let you do the homework on the other officers in product, finance, sales, marketing, you name the department that are gone. Other departments are still awaiting your fate. It’s been a lousy process.

Everyone that has stayed on is picking up work, not just claims. Local sales leaders went from a span of 40 to well over 100. Territory sales leaders now have accountability across not just states, but time zones. Seriously.

The point of the original post was that given that only single digit percentage of the overall employee base even looks at this site, your whining is really not being heard, and won’t be. Either live with the consequences of your decisions which seem to equate to low pay and unbearable working conditions or grow a pair and make a decision that will put you in a better and happier position in the future.

Cause it’s only gonna get worse

Apparently, many of you are wrong. If claims, as in the workers, are so valuable, why did you suffer the most layoffs and get paid so low?

The recent events don't support your assertions.

NTE, had I been laid off, which will eventually happene, and received my severance, the last thing I would be doing is visiting this site

What a horrible, hateful post. You should be disgusted in yourself for being so rude. With any luck, you will be the next one to get cut. Get out!

I don’t work in claims and was fortunate to retain my position, but you have to understand it from their perspective. Probably double the workload with no increase in pay. It’s not cool

I’d like to know which ho officers were impacted. Or at least the areas where the worked. I doubt anyone connected to TW. Was impacted.

Uh claims do run the company. What exactly is their product then?

The reason people buy the product in the first place is their belief that they will be treated fairly and professionally should they need to file a claim (i.e. "protected against life's uncertainties").
They're not engaging with Allstate because they look forward to hearing about exciting cross sell opportunities.
They pay a (hefty) premium for the product because of the brand, which leads them to believe they are entering into a contract with an honorable and reputable company.
As senior leadership makes short sighted changes that will ultimately erode the brand, they will not be able to reduce prices fast enough to sell a degrading product.
SALES, not claims, is the primary reason why the product is so damned expensive. A bloated bureaucracy in NB is next in line. The captive agency model (& IA) has outlived its relevance and effectiveness and Allstate is too far behind the curve and too dysfunctional to catch up with industry leaders in direct to consumer sales.
Enjoy you sad, slow decline into irrelevance.

Venting or as you say griping about the massive corporate intolerance for seasoned, experienced, trained employees is not being "entitled". All of us worked hard for this company and the leadership could care less, all of us cared about this company and we get in return a kick in the a$$. All of us had years of commitment with this company and the leadership blindsided loyal hard working employees with a pile of corporate bull$$it. Venting on this site helps ease the pain with our coworkers, unlike you we realize this will have no effect on this band of corporate thugs. Employees must stick together to help each other survive the turmoil, United we stand divided we fall. Sounds like you have given up hope, so cower to the corporate thugs take your medicine like a good soldier and continue to get $hit on. The workers with balls can stand up and fight for change and stop corporate abuse.

The hard truth is hard to hear, and that is claims for the most part are the lowest paid people in the company, I have seen people 2 years out of college in C2 and D bands in positions outside of claims which is higher than most of claims, that should tell you how the company views people in claims, face it, if you are in claims leadership views you as a disposable and second class employee, get out when you can.