Swiss Re reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,288 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

70% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.8 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
3.0
May 19, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

SR pays well with good benefits, if you could be an obedient person to your manager then you will receive support and good learning and development opportunities. Good marketing effort, loud company value advocate, good communication material (sometimes overflown and overwhelmed). A few good leaders

Cons

Senior management sucks, they all carry their own personal agenda to exist. Political bombs and games every where, they talk but don't expect them to walk. Only a few cares about their people and they will only talk silently and lost their voice over time. Super complex and matrix so there are chances that people an work around silos and still make a good and elegant living. Senior management are managers but not leaders, so they control, dictate with no empowerment. If you like to conform then it's the company that you shall consider.

5.0
May 6, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everyone is very engaged with the company and top management (at least in the headquarter) makes sure it stays that way by pampering their employees with benefits and luxuries. Team spirit was excellent for me and I never heard anything below 'mediocre' on that regard. Work is challenging and for me engagement and 'going the extra mile' was rewarded and recognized. The facilities are absolutely top notch and by far the best I have ever seen.

Cons

This is probably more a industry problem than a company problem, but things tend to move a bit slow in terms of bigger decisions and structural adjustments. The fact that everybody celebrates the company causes a lack of self-criticism.

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