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      "A swiss boys club" - Vice President Swiss Re Employee Review

      2.0
      Mar 5, 2014
      Vice president
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      The company offers great benefits, professional training and opportunities to work with international teams and with very smart people overall. Very good external image and good brand for your CV. Flexible working hours.

      Cons

      Despite the many Diversity & Inclusion efforts, the company in Zurich is a Swiss boys' club and who does not fit this description has substantial less opportunities for promotion and salary increase. The company recently published an study that measured internal bias in the organization and the #1 bias was against women, well above race, place of origin and sexual orientation. Interestingly enough, women in leadership positions demonstrated more negative bias against other women than men.

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      5.0
      Mar 10, 2026
      Associate client underwriter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Great culture, people are helpful

      Cons

      Over-engineering in making decisions. Lots of hoops to jump through to get things done.

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      We’re glad the culture and supportive colleagues have been meaningful in your experience. We know large organisations can sometimes feel complex, and we're constantly working to simplify decision making where possible. Thank you for your review.
      2.0
      May 30, 2026
      Corso - property underwriter
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      1. 12% 401k match 2. Amazing co workers in the trenches but this is rapidly changing as people look for the exits.

      Cons

      1. Management - the new management team has a maximum personal bonus / profit only mindset. Cost cutting reigns. 2. Constant layoffs. No job is safe. 3. Company has offshored many jobs to India and is in a race to move key underwritering, engineering, claims functions to India as well. Overall, it feels more like a private equity gut job than a publicly traded company.

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