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?

74% 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, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Swiss Re?

Vice President (215) , Assistant Vice President (114) , Underwriter (64) , Technical Accountant (63) , Intern (61) , Associate (57) , Director (50) , Actuarial Analyst (45) , Analyst (38) , Business Analyst (33) , Data Scientist (27) , Actuary (24) , 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 307 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 195 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 143 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 95 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 82 reviews)); "very average to low salary" ((in 70 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 44 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 34 reviews)); "poor senior management, does not have the skills required to lead an organisation of this size and is obsessed with investor "story" ((in 31 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.

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3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,277 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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4.1

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Culture & values

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,277 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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2.0

Aug 17, 2010

Inconsistent leadership and lack of respect for employees made this an unpleasant place to work.

Claims handler

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits are good and co-workers in the Overland Park office are competent and very friendly (Midwest people!).

Cons

Used to be a great place to work when GE owned it, but now the morale is low and employees (especially the Kansas office) are treated as dispensable. Unqualified, egotistical managers from the NY office trying to supervise people who they don't know and never see - not a great system!

3.0

Aug 4, 2010

Total Dominant and Control Management from Zurich

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Has the capital to do big deals, so customers seek Swiss Re for big, complex, deals

Cons

Every important job has to be in Zurich. Respect and advancement of women is, well, non-existent. They talk the talk about diversity, but don't walk the walk.

4.0

May 28, 2010

Great place to work in Switzerland

Assistant vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Very intelligent group of people to work with. Great benefits compared to other employers (at least in Switzerland). There are a lot of interesting opportunities if you are willing to dig for them.

Cons

Very bureaucratic and slow moving. Senior leadership is technically sound but not very inspirational. Too many times work is repeated and analyses are done with no implementation.

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Inconsistent leadership and lack of respect for employees made this an unpleasant place to work.

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