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      Swiss Re

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      3.9

      74% would recommend to a friend

      (2,278 total reviews)
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      Andreas Berger

      72% approve of CEO

      62% positive business outlook

      Ratings by category

      4.1

      Diversity & inclusion

      4.0

      Work/Life balance

      3.9

      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 2,278 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
      2.0
      Jul 31, 2018

      Interesting place to work

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Benefits and 401K more generous than most companies. Joining salary can be good.

      Cons

      Tough to compete and be market competitive. Zurich (home office) leadership does not understand US marketplace and competitive structure and ways of doing business. Speed to market is very slow. Raises are hard to come by, maybe one every 5 years or so.

      4.0
      Apr 13, 2018

      Good but not for everyone, should re-consider how it spends its money

      Team leader
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      - work life balance is real in most departments. there are a few exceptions depending on the job type - company operates from a place where it trusts its employees first - good systems that don't leave employees struggling. this sounds small but after working at MANY companies, this is a big luxury.

      Cons

      - considers itself a knowledge company, but all that knowledge slows down processes, decision making, and eventually impacts the client. not a good environment for "movers and shakers" - salaries are reviewed only on a yearly basis and are hardly competitive for the Bratislava market. Relies too much on work life balance for being a reason to have people stay.

      4.0
      Feb 17, 2018

      Good company, Poor salary

      Associate
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. Flexible working hours. You can really "own the way you work" as the company promises. 2. Meritocratic culture. Excellence in anything that you do is highly appreciated. 3. Internal mobility. If your performance is good enough, the company encourages you to take up any other roles if you wish to do so. In quite a few cases, people have relocated to teams in other countries as well. 4. Bangalore is the centre of attention for all global activities of Swiss Re currently as they are trying to establish the Bangalore office as their biggest centre of excellence. 5. In June 2018, the office is moving to a new building in Embassy Golf Links Bangalore, which is going to be a state of the art building with standard Swiss Re interiors just like all other the global offices. 6. Overall, most of the employees are friendly and the relation between various teams is a healthy one.

      Cons

      1. Salaries could be better. Especially the variable component, which is just peanuts. The company compares itself with global investment banks in terms of business and culture. But in terms of pay, it lags far behind these banks, especially at the Associate and AVP levels. This leads to a lot of good talent making a move to other firms. 2. Although the HR policies are great (as they are the same globally), the HR personnel in Bangalore are NOT as professional as you would expect them to be. 3. No formal training before you commence your job. The company believes in on the job training, which sometimes takes you by surprise.

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