Swiss Re Reviews
85% would recommend to a friend
(1135 total reviews)
Christian Mumenthaler
80% approve of CEO
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- "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." (in 65 reviews)
- "The Senior management in the finance division in NYC is abusive, and highly disrespectful." (in 24 reviews)
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- 5.0Nov 3, 2023Business AnalystCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearNew York, NY
Pros
Its a nice organisation Good culture and coworkers Less work pressure
Cons
Comparatively lower payscale Takes long time to climb the corp ladder
- 3.0Nov 30, 2023Contracts SpecialistCurrent Employee, more than 3 yearsZurich, NY
Pros
Great company to work for
Cons
Glass cealing to grow and be promoted
- 5.0Sep 28, 2023Vice PresidentCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Great work-life balance, plenty of career development opportunities
Cons
Lots of internal red tape
2 - 5.0Sep 29, 2023Risk EngineerCurrent Employee, less than 1 yearChicago, IL
Pros
Great benefits, work environment, and work life balance.
Cons
Some internal guidelines are not as developed as competitors.
- 5.0Sep 24, 2023Scrum MasterFormer Employee, more than 10 yearsArmonk, NY
Pros
Lots of opportunities to learn new skills. Lots of interaction between employees. Pays great and the benefits are great.
Cons
Meetings outside of US working hours.
- 5.0Sep 18, 2023Assistant Vice PresidentCurrent EmployeeArmonk, NY
Pros
Career opportunities around the globe
Cons
Limited bands for vertical growth
- 4.0Sep 29, 2023Managing DirectorCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsNew York, NY
Pros
Innovative company with room for growth Strong life work balance Strong and stable corporate culture Quality and integrity of staff
Cons
Senior leaderships vision, guidance and messaging can generate some confusion and uncertainty
1 - 5.0Sep 7, 2023UnderwritingCurrent Employee, more than 10 yearsChicago, IL
Pros
Good People to work with Good Management
Cons
There are no cons that I know of
- 4.0Sep 25, 2023Sr. Business Development ManagerFormer EmployeeNew York, NY
Pros
- Respectful culture - Low pressure - Stability
Cons
- No feedback culture - No investment in innovation (products and services) - Poor communication from top management
- 3.0Sep 25, 2023Managing DirectorCurrent Employee, more than 8 yearsArmonk, NY
Pros
Great people, really smart. Great brand and clients.
Cons
Last several years of poor performance have led to mediocre compensation and poor morale.
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Swiss Re Reviews FAQs
Swiss Re has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 2,339 reviews left anonymously by employees. 85% of employees would recommend working at Swiss Re to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
85% of Swiss Re employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Swiss Re 4.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.9 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at Swiss Re to be career development, culture, benefits and the cons to be diversity and inclusion, senior leadership, management.
