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 295 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 204 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 199 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 143 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 88 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 81 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 45 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 32 reviews)); "lack of clarity from senior management on direction" ((in 29 reviews)); "limited upward career opportunity, Zurich driven decison making," ((in 13 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

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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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3.0

Dec 4, 2018

Best place to learn, slow, bureaucratic, and lack of consistency

Operational risk manager

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Best place to learn Reinsurance business. Global knowledge hub. Safe place to work. Highly polished culture.

Cons

Perception outweighs facts. Too much dependency on qualitative comments. Feedback culture needs improvement. Politics overpowers passion to perform. If you are perceived somehow in negative lights, you are practically screwed - forget your career in Swiss Re, and move on!!

2.0

Jul 31, 2018

Interesting place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Benefits and 401K more generous than most companies. Joining salary can be good.

Cons

Tough to compete and be market competitive. Zurich (home office) leadership does not understand US marketplace and competitive structure and ways of doing business. Speed to market is very slow. Raises are hard to come by, maybe one every 5 years or so.

4.0

Apr 13, 2018

Good but not for everyone, should re-consider how it spends its money

Team leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- work life balance is real in most departments. there are a few exceptions depending on the job type - company operates from a place where it trusts its employees first - good systems that don't leave employees struggling. this sounds small but after working at MANY companies, this is a big luxury.

Cons

- considers itself a knowledge company, but all that knowledge slows down processes, decision making, and eventually impacts the client. not a good environment for "movers and shakers" - salaries are reviewed only on a yearly basis and are hardly competitive for the Bratislava market. Relies too much on work life balance for being a reason to have people stay.

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Best place to learn, slow, bureaucratic, and lack of consistency

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