Basics:
WAHVE, a.k.a. Work At Home Vintage Experts, connects seasoned pros in insurance, accounting and HR with companies needing flexible help
Expected pay: Varies by job and experience
Husl$core: $$$
Commissions & fees: NA
Where: National
Requirements: Extensive experience; pass an interview and screening
What is WAHVE?
WAHVE, which stands for “Work at Home Vintage Experts,” finds jobs in the insurance industry for seasoned workers looking for flexibility.
How it works
To sign up with WAHVE, you need to have at least 25 years in the workforce — at least 15 of those have to be dedicated to your insurance specialty.
You’ll fill out a short application and the site will contact you to interview you and get more detail about your specific skills. When an employer comes to the site with a request matching your profile, WAHVE will contact you to see if you’re okay with them providing your resume.
If you and the client agree you’re a good match, WAHVE will help you get started.
WAHVE review (for freelancers)
Workers in their 50s and 60s often complain about age discrimination keeping them from getting good jobs. But, with WAHVE, age discrimination goes in reverse. If you’re young, don’t bother to apply.
WAHVE is looking for people in their 50s and 60s, who want flexible schedules and the ability to work from home. WAHVE is primarily interested in people with contemporary experience in any aspect of the insurance industry, from sales to underwriting, who won’t mind taking a pay cut for additional flexibility.
Seasoned experts
Applicants are interviewed and added to a pool of ready workers where they can be matched with jobs as they come up. WAHVE’s corporate clients employ these workers for part-time and temporary positions that the worker completes from home.
WAHVE acts as a go-between, providing equipment to workers where required. This arrangement presumably allows the site to take a cut of worker wages. However, the precise percentage or formula is not disclosed.
Full-time, no benefits
Though some jobs are clearly full-time, the positions do not come with benefits. By working through this platform, you are an independent contractor and likely to earn considerably less than you would at a similar job where you are formally employed.
This is the main complaint in worker reviews — lower pay; no benefits. However, workers appear enthusiastic about the job flexibility.
Recommendations:
If you are looking for a way to phase into retirement and work in the relevant fields, WAHVE may be worth a try.
Other sites where you can find flexible, professional work include AccountingDepartment.com, FlexProfessionals and FreeUp.
What their users say (from Indeed):
They require 25 years of experience. They will present available positions to you all over the country. It is all remote work but the hourly pay is low because WAHVE takes a cut.
Everyone who was involved in my employment at WAHVE from signup to placement, onboarding and training, was wonderful – professional, helpful, encouraging, knowledgeable, delightful to work with. At age 74 I have found the best job of my life. It could not be more perfect. It’s amazing to work for someone who does business the way I did when I owned an insurance agency and has the same outlook on things. It is a professional, principled agency who does the best for their customers. Everyone I work with is terrific and they constantly express their appreciation for my help.
Low pay
Professional and friendly company offering the opportunity to work remote with part and full time long and short term contracts. Great for those looking for part time hours. The biggest negative is low pay, 1099 and no benefits for full time work.
A word to the wise- know your financial requirements before agreeing to contract terms, as you are your best advocate. My experience is that there is no support in this area.
Assignments could be short or longterm. My shortest was 6 months, longest was two years. Clients have always been very nice to work for and eager to appreciate. Pay has been great. New assignments are always coming in.
Stress free
After working in a stressful office atmosphere I found WAHVE and was able to utilize my experience and knowledge in a completely stress-free environment. I no longer need to commute and find the freedom of working at home wonderful. While my current position is considered full-time I’m able to work only as many hours as necessary to complete my tasks. My WAHVE teammates are completely supportive and helpful and the WAHVE leadership checks in with me on a regular basis to make sure all is good. But there are no benefits. And the salary is considerably less than what I’m used to.
No stability, health care
I love my work at WAHVE. I make my own hours and I can work anywhere where there’s an internet connection. My expert skills are put to use daily which is great. But the lack of benefits is a negative. I get health care through my husband.
You do not know when your next assignment will start so there is no stability. The pay is not that much and there are no benefits.
I can start work early from my home and do not have to drive anywhere. If the assignment is out of state, like NY, I can start at 6 am my time and stop work at 2:00.
From Glassdoor
I was placed with a great company with fabulous co-workers and great learning opportunities. The work at home flexibility can be the best fit if you are structured enough to do it without distractions. But I am in my pre-tirement years and do not yet collect SS, nor have I started to access my retirement funds. So the income I earned from WAHVE was not enough for me to survive in this economy. I had to find a second job to survive and ultimately decide to walk away completely to take a full-time position with benefits.
Great team of people with a common mission. 100% virtual work environment where work/life balance matters. Client facing employees all come from the industry we serve so we can better serve our client’s needs.
Loooow pay
I was offered a position for $15 an hour as a claims adjuster with 10 years experience. You can work at Burger King for that.
I have worked with the organization for several years and find it to be a great work/life balance and rewarding.
Flexible hours. Remote. Work from home. But 1099 worker; no benefits.
Great concept — flexible hours & work from home. But as an independent contractor, you do have to pay self employment tax.
Works for me
Assignments could be short or longterm. My shortest was 6 mths, longest was two years. Clients have always been very nice to work for and eager to appreciate. Pay has been great. New assignments are always coming in.
Work at home, gives people empowerment and means to do the job, no micromanaging, fantastic leadership all the way up. Company started on a great idea to get older people work or keep them in the work force longer and it is unique and truly meaningful work.
*Updated 2/19/2025
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