Smart individuals, slow organisation - Vice President Swiss Re Employee Review

4.0
Oct 9, 2014
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Great place to work, with an above market salary, great benefits package including insurance, share purchase programmes, and substantial bonuses. Work is often demanding, and interesting, and the company hires smart people.

Cons

Often long hours, compounded by a lack of ownership, particularly in the support or back office departments. Decision making is extremely slow. Can be extremely frustrating to work on initiatives which just stagnate because no one wants to be the first to say yes or no.

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5.0
Mar 10, 2026
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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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Swiss Re Response
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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
Recommend
CEO approval
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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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