 |
||
|
|
||
| |||||||||||
Mega-life insurance provider Based in the historic Jefferson Building in downtown Greensboro, NC, the Jefferson-Pilot Corporation was formed in 1968 as a parent company for numerous subsidiaries engaged in insurance and communications. With over $45 billion of life insurance in force, Jefferson Pilot Life Insurance is the mega life insurance provider spawned from a 1987 merger of Jefferson Standard and Pilot Life, long successful Southern insurance providers and subsidiaries of the Jefferson-Pilot Corporation since 1968. Getting bigger - fast Among the fastest growing insurance providers in the United States, Jefferson-Pilot acquired sister company Alexander Hamilton Life in 1995, and recently acquired Chubb's life insurance division which has been renamed Jefferson Pilot Financial Insurance Company. And in December 1999 the company completed the acquisition of Guarantee Life Cos. for $298 million in cash. In March 2000 the company acquired Polaris, a financial planning broker. In June of that year Jefferson-Pilot announced it was combining Alexander Hamilton Life Insurance Co. of America, Guarantee Life Insurance Co., and Jefferson Financial Insurance Co. (formerly Chubb) to save money on taxes and to strengthen its brand name nationally. Diversified holdings Jefferson-Pilot Communications operates 16 radio stations, three television stations, and produces sports programming. The radio stations, located mainly in the Southeast, have suffered allegations of racial discrimination in recent years, though charges were not substantiated in federal court. The company's broadcast television station holdings became the object of scrutiny in 1999 when a group of North Carolina congressmen protested legislation that would limit financial institutions' holdings of other businesses to 15 percent.
Applicants can visit the "job opportunities" section of Jefferson-Pilot's web site or call the "Job Opportunities Hotline." Send or fax resumes to human resources at the Greensboro home office.
Family atmosphere Employees describe a "family" atmosphere, where "everyone is friendly," "easygoing" and helpful. Dress is formal, with the workweek averaging 40 hours. Though pay varies by position, employees speak of competitive salaries and perks, including two weeks of vacation the first year on the job, and excellent training programs. Employees describe a "mixed culture," noting the company "treats everyone equally." 'JP is a company that is the future!' An industry leader, employees speak of high company prestige and numerous opportunities for advancement, with one employee enthusiastically claiming "JP is a company that is the future!" Gushes one insider, "They have a 33-month training program for agents, and you can double your income every year for the first three years -- a six figure income is not bad in three years!"
Hoyt J. Phillips Human Resources
MetLife;Prudential Insurance;Travelers Group More Company Profiles For more career information, go to Vault.com ©2000, Vault.com Inc
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
