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

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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

4.0

Mar 11, 2016

Great company, demotivating performance rating process

Vice president operations

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Catering, tools, offices, mobile working - all top of the pops.

Cons

The performance review process is ridiculous, demotivating and unfair.

5.0

Mar 3, 2016

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Claims specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Diverse, supportive, knowledge company, good benefits, encourage horizontal and vertical moves, good global opportunities, professional, canteen food, market leader, own the way you work

Cons

Sometimes a bit too bureaucratic with long and slow decision steps, career progression is slow, not entrepreneurial enough and do not adopt to change fast enough

4.0

Feb 28, 2016

Internship

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice culture and environment. No hierarchy among different bands. Emphasis on the relationship betweens colleagues. Tons of opportunities given to interns.

Cons

Some departments work overtime quite often. But not have enough head count to employ permanent staff, instead hire quite a lots of contracts and interns.

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