Swiss Re reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,277 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,277 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Swiss Re 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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2K reviews
1.0
May 15, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Actually none! All the cons. for instance, work from home, incentives are actually held in employee's opposition at later stages during the employment period. If SR provision work from home, employee's absence from the office would be counted as "0" working hours in the official attendance which, at the end of a term, turn against the employees. Only if an employee is based at the European or American office, employee benefits are considerable else, others are treated badly. I would not recommend working in or with this company to anybody.

Cons

1) Salary, in general, is lower than the market price. The management does not appreciate work quality but how well an employee fits into the "office politics". 2) Incentives are actually not worthy of any consideration. Employees get nothing much. 3) Salaries for the managers, who behaves unreasonably with the employees, is quite high while the employees who really work get peanuts. 4) Office politics is unacceptably high. 5) 24X7 work mode! Even on Saturdays, I had to take meetings, leaving my family duties. Still, there was no appreciation for such diligence. 6) HR and managers are very unreasonable to the employees at times.

2.0
Jul 27, 2015

Vice President

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance Good name on your cv Good brand reputation with clients

Cons

A private club for Swiss boys, to avoid if you are not Swiss or if you are a woman Poor leadership at all levels Little to zero career opportunities

1.0
Mar 17, 2025

Profits over people

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great 401k match and vacation allowances including sabbatical at 10 years.

Cons

This company used to really care about employees and work/life balance. That has all changed with the new CEO. He is ruthless and only cares about his quest to be number 1 in profits. Customers and employees dare not step into his path. Teams are being gutted and bonuses have been slashed across the board by 20%+. Swiss Re turned a $3.2 billion profit in 2024 but this is somehow not enough. Corporate greed has taken over and the CEO is steering us right into the storm.

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