Not good for tech or product future - Senior Development Expert Swiss Re Employee Review

2.0
Jan 5, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good historical core competencies Business decisions are well thought off Great research base

Cons

Bias towards third party service provider over internal employees Bias towards people who know to talk more and have connections Growth rate is very slow and based on PSU style growth Experience is valued over merit Company policies are not the best in the market

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Swiss Re Response
5y
Thank you for your review on Swiss Re. We take your review very seriously. Our company is committed to adhering to the highest professional and ethical standards. We encourage reporting of suspected misconduct. For more information, please consult our webpage on Integrity and Compliance: https://www.swissre.com/about-us/our-approach/corporate-governance/compliance.html

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

The people you work with are amazing. The benefits are wonderful. I appreciate the bonus structure and the growth I've experienced with the organization.

Cons

Leadership's strategy and vision are severely lacking and self-serving. There's a lot of favoritism with the same people being included in decision-making without consideration for their ability to actually deliver results. In turn, the lower-level employees are left to clean up the disaster. I see that Swiss is on here making comments on employee reviews - hopefully they take note of how many people in the last 90 days said the same thing about the leadership strategy. We're not on glassdoor because we like reviewing our company - we're here looking for outside opportunities because of the way the company is currently operating. We're bleeding good talent because they no longer align with the corporate strategy.

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2.0
May 30, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

1. 12% 401k match 2. Amazing co workers in the trenches but this is rapidly changing as people look for the exits.

Cons

1. Management - the new management team has a maximum personal bonus / profit only mindset. Cost cutting reigns. 2. Constant layoffs. No job is safe. 3. Company has offshored many jobs to India and is in a race to move key underwritering, engineering, claims functions to India as well. Overall, it feels more like a private equity gut job than a publicly traded company.

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Swiss Re Response
1w
Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear you valued your colleagues and some of the benefits of working at Swiss Re. We also take your concerns about change, stability and ways of working seriously, and we remain focused on ensuring a respectful and supportive environment across our global organisation.
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