New York Life reviews

3.7

62% would recommend to a friend

(5,486 total reviews)
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Craig DeSanto

78% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

New York Life has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 5,486 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The New York Life employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Seguros industry (3.6 stars).

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5K reviews
3.0
Sep 27, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

"uncapped commissions" decent training on insurance products

Cons

you have to sell to your friends and family they expect you to work every weekend in order to be good at this job you need to realign your morals and values to put yourself first. management is severely lacking in real skills. Almost all managers spent the bare minimum as a sales agent before moving to management. You won't be able to learn much from them if you're trying to be a true fiduciary. It's hard to trust anyone in the company since everyone's pay is based on sales and management is incentivized to oversell. Who your hiring manager is determines your experience there so if you're genuinely considering this career path do some research on managers or reach out to someone.

3.0
Sep 25, 2025

Full Commission

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Ability to choose work schedule

Cons

Rely heavily early on in friends and family for referrals. This becomes very uncomfortable

5.0
Sep 24, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

No micromanaging great environment great diversity summer Fridays

Cons

There’s no cons as far as I’m concerned

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