Investing in Our Employees
At Crum & Forster, we believe that our people are our most important asset. We are deeply invested in our employees and their dependents – their health, wealth and overall well-being.
Every day, we strive to make our great place to work an even better place to work. We do this by listening and considering the whole person who comes to work for us – their wellness, ongoing learning and growth, spirit of the community, and competitive compensation and benefits.
Watch our You Belong Here video for a glimpse into our culture!
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
With several active Employee Resource Groups and an Inclusivity Council, Crum & Forster values the diverse voices of all our people. It is our mission to attract, retain and support diverse talent that is representative of different life experiences, genders, races, sexual orientations, cultures, religions, differing abilities, and age groups. Belonging@C&F highlights and celebrates our employees’ diverse and wide-raging experiences, identities and opinions.
Social Impact
Crum & Forster (C&F) believes that Social Impact — and being a good corporate citizen — is at the heart of doing good business. In fact, we believe in “doing good by doing well.” Our commitment to supporting the diverse communities where our employees live and work has long been a distinctive feature of our company culture. Through numerous corporate giving and employee-driven programs, we are helping to improve the lives of our fellow citizens and drive positive change within our communities.
In 2022, Crum & Forster donated nearly $2.5 million, primarily to food banks, educational programs, youth-serving organizations, and many other programs affected by the disruption and financial uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning and Development
At Crum & Forster, we believe in lifelong learning and are committed to helping our employees own their careers. We want them to feel empowered, to be in the driver’s seat directing the course of their career path. Actually, we think the learning and development process is not so different from the process of building a car. You need the right amount of parts in just the right place to make the car run—and run well!
Just as everyone drives different cars, not everyone learns the same way. That’s why we offer multiple opportunities to build your knowledge, skills, abilities and performance.
C&F Cares About Your Physical Wellness
Health Savings Account
C&F gives participants up to $2,000 per year for Consumer-Driven Plans (HDHP).
Medical and Dental
Freedom to choose the type of plan that works for you and your budget from consumer-driven (HDHPs) to an Open choice PPO. Teledoc access for ultimate flexibility.
Dependent Care and Transportation Flexible Spending Accounts
Enables you to take advantage of pre-tax benefits
Medical Concierge
Makes navigating the healthcare world a little easier for our employees
Company-sponsored Wellness Programs
C&F provides discounts for Fitness centers, Weight Watchers, on-site fitness programs in select locations, as well as other convenience services such as dry cleaning and manicure and shoe shine services
Caring About Your Financial Future
Take advantage of Crum & Foster’s retirement savings 401k plan. We provide a 75% match up to 6% of pre-tax contributions, plus an additional contribution when annual objectives are met.
Share in the success of our parent company, Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, in our Employee Share Purchase Plan. Direct up to 10% of your salary towards the purchase of common stock and receive a match of 30% with each payroll. Additionally, you may be eligible for an additional 20% match when underwriting profit goals are met.
Crum & Forster provides financial assistance to children of C&F employees by awarding up to 10 college scholarships per year.
Support Managing Work and Life
- Our Flexible Workplace Model encourages employees to choose how they work most productively
- Generous Time Off Benefits, including Vacation, Sick and Safe Time and Holidays
- Life and AD&D Insurance at no cost to you, with an option to participate in supplemental plans at a discounted employee rate
- Short- and Long-Term Disability, including company-provided salary continuation for up to 26 weeks
- Adoption Assistance Program. C&F is proud to be recognized as one of the 100 Best Adoption-Friendly Workplaces by the Dave Thomas Foundation, with up to $10,000 in financial support for expenses and up to 12 weeks of paid leave under C&F’s Paid Parental Leave benefit.
- Paid Parental Leave for up to 12 weeks to care for and bond with a newborn or newly placed child (adoption or foster)
- Other Optional Benefits including Discounted Pet Insurance, Travel Protection Friends and Family Discount, Group Legal Services, Cellular Program Discounts, and Identify Theft Protection
The Fairfax Family
As part of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Crum & Forster is a member of a family of companies with a culture that is both unique and compassionate. Fairfax is built on a set of Guiding Principles that promote the idea that C&F, our sister companies, and our people have tremendous power to transform the communities where we live and work by doing well and in the process, doing good. Among those principles:
- We are team players – no “egos.”
- We are hardworking but not at the expense of our families.
- Honesty and integrity are essential and will never be compromised.
- We are entrepreneurial. We encourage calculated risk-taking.
- It is all right to fail but we should learn from our mistakes.
- We will never bet the company on any project or acquisition.
- We believe in having fun – at work!