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 297 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 194 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 147 reviews)); "The pay is good (maybe not compared to banking but you don't work banking hours)." ((in 56 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 84 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 42 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 35 reviews)); "Too consensus driven which makes decision making very slow, some senior management weak, very conservative /cautious in its approach, not enough turnover of employees which makes it difficult to progress in the organization and results in people staying stagnant in their roles until better oppotunities open up, very political" ((in 25 reviews)); "Limited career progression due to flat structure; cooperation with other teams can be difficult and lack of recognition from managers" ((in 18 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

Ratings by category

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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2K reviews

2.0

Mar 31, 2014

Chaotic and constant reorg. Employee is just a number. Bad communication

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

One learns a lot among demanding managers and interesting projects, and, strive-for-perfection environment

Cons

Heavy workload, unattentive management treating employees as if they are just figures. No appreciation felt as employee. Too much politics and a bunch of Credit Suisse people that moved over to Swiss Re repeating the same s*** now in Swiss Re. Recent employee suicide- Swiss Re is not the Swiss Re that used to be anymore!

1.0

Jun 12, 2018

Bureaucratic Leadership, Lazy Unprofessional employees

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Can get average pay without working but saying yes for everything to the management

Cons

This company works on brotherhood. If you are in good books of the leadership, you get growth and visibility. Not at all a performance driven culture. HR department is highly inefficient. There is absolutely no interaction with business except a day before your last day in the organisation. If you have an opinion about things please stay away as Bangalore employees unlike Zurich employees can’t have one. Even the Directors are living a chilled out life; half of the days they don’t turn to office other half they leave by 3 PM.

1.0

Jun 8, 2018

Mislead by active recruitment only to be laid off 10 mos later.

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Knowledgeable co-workers Well respected in the industry

Cons

Lack of transparency by senior management Labeled if voice opinions Poor performance bonus award 2018 Inability of management to deliver hard messages Low morale

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Chaotic and constant reorg. Employee is just a number. Bad communication

Bureaucratic Leadership, Lazy Unprofessional employees

Mislead by active recruitment only to be laid off 10 mos later.

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