You are considering being acquired by a larger insurance organization, but you’re concerned about how an acquisition might affect your loyal employees. There’s no doubt that the move will be unsettling, leading to your people feeling unsure and full of questions and doubts.
At Confie, we address these issues on a regular basis as we acquire companies and demonstrate the value of talent retention to them and to our organization.
The Confie Philosophy on Talent Retention
Our people are our most valued asset.
How often have you heard that tired phrase or some variation of it? In order for the message to be anything more than trite, there must be actions behind the words.
We acquire thriving companies through acquisition activity on a continual basis all over the country. These deals would be useless to us if morale suffered and the people who know how to run the acquired company drifted away immediately or over time.
That’s why our focus is on employee retention during an acquisition and afterward. In addition to enabling you and your team to access broader markets, we’ll make your people — and now ours — feel valued and an integral part of the new organization.
Embracing People and Culture in the Workplace
Your business has a personality, much like that of any individual. It’s called your company culture. It’s how your employees interact with one another and how they truly feel about the company for which they work.
At Confie, our own culture is established on a basis of trust, respect, and the pursuit of excellence through opportunity. This means career development, ongoing training and educational programs, and business leadership skills development are critical to us and our team. We invite your employees to embrace our positive ways of doing business — without disturbing the healthy culture that defines them.
Unveiling Confie’s Premier Employee Benefits
The sense of doubt that sets in when you tell your employees the company will soon be acquired by a larger organization is only natural. It’s expected. We see it all the time.
One of the ways we’ll help overcome their doubts and anxieties is by introducing them to the Confie employee benefits program. It’s likely most have never seen a package this comprehensive and beneficial.
Some of the key elements of the Confie employee benefits program include:
- Quality, affordable healthcare programs that include preventive care and employee wellness benefits, life and disability coverage options, and even pet insurance
- Paid time off
- A savings fund and retirement plans granting your people the promise of financial security while employed and afterward
- Corporate discounts on fitness programs and more
- Career development, including paid training, and realistic advancement prospects
- Commissions and bonuses for sales and customer-facing team members
Confie’s Approach to Work-Life Balance
It’s our goal to follow up our acquisition of your insurance company with programs and policies that benefit our newly acquired talent team. We want to encourage their support and confidence in their new enterprise. But we know that, no matter how successful we are in realizing this goal, your people have lives and interests outside the company. It’s only natural. They have families, hobbies, duties, and responsibilities which extend beyond the workday.
Many of our people have flexible work schedules due to those outside responsibilities. Others are granted time off when needed, and some team members work remotely when their jobs accommodate it.
In other words, we do all we can to keep morale high and ensure our workers feel valued and respected. You can feel confident that your people will always be treated in the same respectful manner.
Career Advancement Through Acquisitions
It’s in our best interest that talent retention translates to talent development. That’s because success and growth in the insurance business are predicated on the skills of the team selling and servicing quality insurance products.
This is why talent retention and development during an acquisition and immediately afterward is of such critical importance to us — and to you and your people. Their success is ours, so we provide the industry’s best training and career development programs.
We also give your team a diverse portfolio of products from brand-name carriers, including many leading products they would have never been able to offer their customers before the acquisition. It’s all part of ensuring the ongoing satisfaction of your employees and ours.
Ready to Join Our Team?
You have the hopes, dreams, and expectations of your employees at the top of your mind — and so do we. At Confie, we’ve acquired dozens of smaller companies. We work hard to make sure it’s as seamless a transition as possible, and that talent development and retention during an acquisition are priorities.
We invite you and your dedicated team of employees to join our culture of success and opportunity. Discover the many advantages of exploring an M&A insurance partnership with Confie, the nation’s number one personal lines leader. Do it for the good of your bottom line and for your work team.
Call Confie at (714) 252-2500 or drop us a line for a personal and confidential interview.
