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HCL'ers and Ex State farmers
I can't believe people are returning to state farm to work. It is like watching your friend reenter a relationship with her abusive boyfriend. They (state farm) betrayed you once and they will do it again. They are abusive, lie, and manipulate, and... — read more
Premiums keep going up
To help pay for the executive leaderships incompetence. SF is loosing customers…according to my agent….even though agents make more more when premiums go up they are offset by the customers they loose. $28 billion the last 2 years in underwriting... — read more
"The Farm" is a reference to analyst being sheep.
It's time to address the use of the term "the farm". What once may have been a casual reference to a close-knit family workplace has transformed into a demeaning portrayal of employees as mere sheep, herded and exploited for profit. This depiction... — read more
EPR rating based on production
Have been told that in my section (not sure about anyone else's) that our EPR ratings will now be tied to production (in my case, how many claims closed). This makes a tremendous amount of sense if one is IN a production role but when you have been... — read more
Progressive is HIRING - Jump the sinking State Farm ship
Progressive is hiring 10,000 people in a new report released this week. Unlike State Farm which is struggling to maintain their competitive advantage and in a continued cycle of layoff and outsourcing since 2018, Progressive has their strategy... — read more
Unveiling Inequity: A Call to Action for Analysts at State Farm
Dear Fellow Analysts, As a software engineer who has dedicated a decade of my career to State Farm, I've witnessed the company's growth and evolution firsthand. However, with growth should come fairness and equity, and unfortunately, that's not... — read more
Wont see this in pantagraph
Title: State Farm ET Executives Lay Groundwork for Analyst Outsourcing: A Disguised Transition In a move that has raised eyebrows among analysts, executives at State Farm are quietly laying the groundwork for a significant outsourcing initiative... — read more
Manager getting more money will analyst get nothing
Another classic example of how State Farm has turned into a cold heartless company. Manager will now be getting bigger bonuses for doing nothing. Yes, three levels of managers. Those that kiss but and fake it will be paid in bonus money like... — read more
State Farm and HCL agree not to rehire rebadge
As I Director I'm disgusted once again by ET Executives. They recently made the announcement we are not to rehire any former State Farm employees. Once again the executives step on the backs of analysts. When are people going to realize they... — read more
Economy up!
The economy up insurance down. Economy down insurance up. Enjoy the good times now. Things will change.
Parts of AD Services going to HCL?
Heard parts of Ad Services are going to HCL and some are being layed off. Just rumors or truth to it?
ET & Innovation Leadership assessments
The directors will be sharing out assessments to their direct reports next Monday/Tuesday. Time will tell
CEO comp dropped nearly 28% in 2023
Just read Tippy’s overall compensation fell to $17.6M in 2023 compared to $24.4M in 2022
Big ET meeting next Wed
Thoughts, predictions, rumors?
Recently downgraded by AM Best
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/breaking-news/state-farm-generals-credit-rating-downgraded-483201.aspx
Flex/pto
I would love to know how certain people seem to be able to get time off every other week or so - no joke- while the rest of us are told there is not capacity. The rules don’t appear to apply to all of us equally.
SF CANCELS 72,000 HOMEOWNERS POLI IES IN CALIFORNIA
It's starting. Mote to come. Layoffs are definitely not off the table! Thats a good neighbor f
SF CANCELS 72,000 HOMEOWNERS POLI IES IN CALIFORNIA
It's starting. Mote to come. Layoffs are definitely not off the table! Thats a good neighbor for you.
Politics are always center stage at State Farm
If you're unwilling or don't know how to play politics, you won't get far. It's as simple as that.
Tipsfords gone in june..farney will take ove
I dont anticipate any drastic changes….same ole same ole….continued underwriting losses
Unused PTO
Better to use up PTO before retirement or cash it out? Does cash out go towards annual salary and increase pension payment???
$14 billion underwriting loss for 2023
https://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2024/03/01/259296.htm This coupled with the 13.4 billion loss for 2022..over $27 billion……the ceo needs to get fired as well as the executives under him
The Worst Thing SF Ever Did
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/auto-motor/state-farm-agrees-to-pay-2-million-fine-476494.aspx#:~:text=State%20Farm%20Mutual%20Automobile%20Insurance,Insurance%20(CSI)%20Troy%20Downing. Forcing their claim reps to put comp neg on every... — read more
Injury staffing up
Injury is staffing Up. Hiring a lot of people. What are the plans? Staff in the hubs? There were meetings with management but no announcements. Anybody know what is going on? Why does injury treat their employees worse than any other area of State... — read more
Layoff of 125 people at Cityline on 3/31
125 people at Cityline are getting laid off on 3/31 as per Texas WARN act notification: https://www.twc.texas.gov/data-reports/warn-notice Anyone have any insight as to where these layoffs will take place?
Property getting wrecked to try to save Injury
OMG is there a plan to keep Property from going underwater water now or nah?
2023 Financial results
So sf runs these expensive super bowl ads…..and posted a record breaking 13.4 BILLION underwriting loss for 2022…..and now will match that or more for 2023….$27 BILLION for two years…and the bean counting CEO gets what $40 million bonus for the past... — read more
Tick tock hcl rebadgers.
Hey there, How many are with me counting down the days until you pull the ripcord and get the heck out? I cannot be the only one who will laughing as the deluge of work comes pouring down.
Volunteers to injury
How many volunteers are going to injury? Did they get the number they are wanting? When will they start staffing with the employees that are needed? Treat them right so they won’t quit!
Work-life balance
I joined six months ago and it's been ridiculous ever since. I have zero work-life balance. Is this normal or is it something that will lessen the longer I'm here? If this is the usual, then I'll start looking for something new right away - if I can... — read more
HCL REBADGE ?s
Hi Rebadges SF'ers....rebadged VZ'er here with some ?s since we can't get any answers. So we are 3 months in to our 1 yr offers. So far we hear nothing from HCL. Benefits, 401k, and payroll taxes are wrong and just keep getting asked to be patient. I... — read more
Property CS being forced into Injury.
So how many property CS are being forced into the injury CS role? I know we are constantly hiring and our turnover is high. My question is why isn’t injury changing anything with this being the case ? Also, go to tier 1 if you get a chance, tier 2/3... — read more
SF losses up thru Q3 2024 compared to 2023
Recent P&C industry publication noted SF incurred losses were up 13% from Q3 2024 (34.1B) compared to Q3 2023 (30.3B). Hopefully Q4 shows an improvement?
The writing is on the wall folks
Just have to stop focusing on maintaining your own role in either its past or present form. SF didn't get downgraded.....its overall financial outlook did, because the P&C insurance industry is undergoing massive changes (environmental and... — read more
Enterprise rental car here we come
Talked to a buddy of mine who is an estimator working from home and af took his van away from him. He said if he needed to go physically inspect a car he had to rent a car from Enterprise. Its amazing that Geico, Progressive and Allstate all go out... — read more
How are they tracking us in WFH claims?
I know it is through Verint, does it monitor your clicks or if you are active on teams? I have heard people using mouse movers if they away from their desk and has that been successful?
Premium pay question
Hello, Im fairly new and this is my first major holiday since starting, but can someone explain to me what premium pay is? Is it worth working on those holidays when offered? I dont remember if the hiring folks or my current supervisor fully... — read more
Atlanta Playbook
So who wrote the playbook that every Atlanta employee uses to get away with not working, then getting protected time off once they get performance managed? I mean bravo….bravo.