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?

72% 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 (46) , 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?

"Good work life balance throughout the company" ((in 301 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 192 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 158 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 87 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 86 reviews)); "very average to low salary" ((in 69 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 41 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 33 reviews)); "Too consensus driven which makes decision making very slow, some senior management weak, very conservative /cautious in its approach, not enough turnover of employees which makes it difficult to progress in the organization and results in people staying stagnant in their roles until better oppotunities open up, very political" ((in 28 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

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3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,291 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

69% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.8

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Senior management

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,291 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

4.0

Oct 31, 2017

Executive Assistant

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, Location, International, Environment, People

Cons

Restructuring, political, long, decision, making

3.0

Sep 22, 2017

Actuarial analyst

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

senior stakeholders are really good

Cons

No work n personal life balance

3.0

Sep 14, 2017

Great employer, challenging business model

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Open minded, curious, intellectual environment. Flexible working conditions. Rewarding experience working with the business. Difficult HR culture, but willing to improve.

Cons

Wondering about the values we wish for in light of people decisions that are made.

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