Does Swiss Re pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Swiss Re employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.8 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Swiss Re. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Swiss Re?

73% of Swiss Re employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Swiss Re 4.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Swiss Re?

Vice President (216) , Assistant Vice President (114) , Underwriter (64) , Technical Accountant (63) , Intern (61) , Associate (58) , Director (50) , Actuarial Analyst (45) , Analyst (38) , Business Analyst (34) , Data Scientist (27) , Actuary (25) , Senior Actuarial Analyst (24) , Senior Underwriter (23) , Internship (21)

What are the pros of working at Swiss Re according to real employee reviews?

"Work life balance is good" ((in 297 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 211 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 198 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 153 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 83 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Swiss Re according to real employee reviews?

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 79 reviews)); "very average to low salary" ((in 74 reviews)); "Rollercoaster management, lack of rigor in execution, many managers with insufficient in" ((in 42 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 33 reviews)); "lack of clarity from senior management on direction" ((in 30 reviews))

What are employees saying about Swiss Re layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Swiss Re layoffs and their outlook for job security at Swiss Re in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Swiss Re locations?

Ciudad de México , Tlalnepantla

Swiss Re reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,288 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,288 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 14, 2021

Good Company overall; poor manager quality

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Challenging work, multicultural experience, flexible work hours

Cons

Managers are incapable of taking quality decisions, most are unworthy of their positions

Swiss Re Response

5y

Dear colleague, we are sorry to hear about your negative experience. We would like to encourage you to reach out to your local HR representative to provide your feedback.

2.0

May 11, 2021

Worked to the bone

Senior team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

some benefits, people, offices, very flexible work time

Cons

corporate politics, incredible amount of OT, bad senior management decisions

Swiss Re Response

5y

We are sorry that you've had a negative experience while working at Swiss Re. The wellbeing of our employees is very important to us. We would like to encourage you to contact our whistleblowing hotline to share your experience so we can learn from it: https://secure.ethicspoint.com/domain/media/en/gui/35747/index.html

5.0

May 1, 2021

Work life balance

Senior business analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee friendly, very good work life balance, lot of benefits for study, upskilling,

Cons

Less support to change department

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Jobs at Swiss Re

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