Swiss Re reviews

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

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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3.0
Aug 22, 2018

Great company, if you are based in Zurich

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Pros

People are smart and nice Top management is good Good technology and enabling resources (you basically have access to everything you need and even more to do your job)

Cons

Extremely Zurich centric: your career will not be the same if you are not based there even if you are in one of their major offices. Benefits and salary will not be the same either (pay is below or at market average in nearly all location, but in Zurich they pay a lot more than market average) Very poor middle management: technical people became managers but were not prepared for this Promotion is based too much on who you know (which is determined by where you are located, even in global roles) and how long you have served in the company (it looks like you are working for the state) There is also currently a strong culture shift with more and more consultants joining and cost pressure which affect morale across the entire company

1.0
Jun 19, 2018

Vice president

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Pros

Good base salary Nice colleagues Some interesting projects

Cons

As part of cost savings, most if not all employee benefits are removed. People are fired but work does not go away, so the the ones left are under water. Swissre has really downgraded itself from one of best employees to worst in just few years. High management only cares anout their prestige projects like wine cellars or art collections. Middle management is fighting for the few positions left and acts like its kindergarden. Most of them should have retired centuries ago.

2.0
May 23, 2017

Very Poor Management

Anonymous employee
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Pros

401K match better than other companies Overall benefits package is average

Cons

Inexperienced and ineffective management. Promises for full training and on-boarding to sweeten the job offer; stuck into a dark corner with no direction, no training, little to no communication. Highly questionable hiring/review/termination practices. Management more concerned with hiring buddies from past companies versus talent equipped to get the job done.

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