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Updated May 24, 2022
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
- "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." (in 47 reviews)
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- Current Employee, more than 5 years★★★★★
Pros
Own the way you work. Empowered to be entrepreneurial and deviate from the status quo.
Cons
Can be slow moving to make organizational changes.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great exposure in the underwriting industry.
Cons
Low pay. Raises do not keep up with inflation. Bonuses are practically nonexistent.
Thank you for your review. If you'd like to discuss your compensation package, we encourage you to get in touch with your local HR representative.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Very nice co-workers Lots of flexibility and work life balance (you can do nothing for decades if you so choose) Solid benefits package Good senior management
Cons
Massive systems problems - nothing works Zero UW authority Vacant middle management You are just a number - they will tell you this - in so many words - on the “town halls” No career development Low pay
Continue readingSwiss Re Response
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Thank you for your review. Please feel free to contact your line manager and/or local HR representative to discuss your feedback on how we can improve.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Nice team, nice environment and food
Cons
Easy to get fired even after Probation
- Former Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits, liberal views,. Loves pronouns
Cons
Extremely Poor management support and equanamity
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits and salary. Nice facilities.
Cons
Very little diversity at the senior level. Decisions are hard to make when there always needs to be a consensus.
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Employer Branding Advisor
Thank you for your positive review. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is a key priority for us. We continue to work with local and regional teams to build an inclusive culture at Swiss Re. Please feel free to contact your local HR representative to discuss your feedback on how we can improve.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Good benefits and pays well
Cons
Stressful work environment. Heavy work load
Swiss Re Response
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Thank you for your review. We appreciate your input and value your feedback. The wellbeing of our employees is very important to us. We would therefore encourage you to reach out to your local HR representative to discuss this topic.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Good work life balance and overall culture can be great depending on the team and boss you're working with. I like the global aspect of my role. Lots of learning opportunities without killing yourself.
Cons
Pay does not increase. Make sure to negotiate as high as you can. Even the bonus target is fixed and is hardly 100% in AIP calculation. Some areas are more political than others
Continue readingSwiss Re Response
Employer Branding Advisor
Thank you for your review. The work-life balance is in-part possible thanks to our Own The Way You Work approach which allows employees to decide how, when and where they work to achieve the best results. If you'd like to discuss your compensation package, you can contact your local HR representative.
- Current Employee, more than 10 years★★★★★
Pros
Excellent benefits Longevity Gives back to the community Excellent work life balance available
Cons
Its not what you know, but who you know. Depending on your team, management can be difficult.
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Amazing benefits, highly flexible schedule and competitive compensation
Cons
Inability to work remotely from different countries despite large global presence
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Swiss Re Reviews FAQs
Swiss Re has an overall rating of 4.1 out of 5, based on over 1,754 reviews left anonymously by employees. 82% of employees would recommend working at Swiss Re to a friend and 67% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.
82% of Swiss Re employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Swiss Re 4.1 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.1 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 culture, career development, benefits and the cons to be diversity and inclusion, senior leadership, management.
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