Swiss Re reviews

3.8

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,288 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

70% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 2,288 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
1.0
Jan 11, 2017

Brand over substance

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- Strength of brand opens doors

Cons

- Comments about gossip culture are very true - Aggressive politics even at low levels - Strong technical specialists are promoted to management despite lack of leadership capability, or people skills leading to management by spreadsheet - Lack of opportunities to progress. Lateral moves are encouraged to counter this but in reality other departments want staff with relevant experience therefore this strategy fails - 'Own the way you work' - just branding. Unfortunately presenteeism stills rules the day in most areas. I have been told by several managers that they don't support this and that it is important to be 'visible'.

2.0
Jun 22, 2016

B grade employer - beware!

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Investment in office infrastructure and environment

Cons

Zurich centric and overly bureaucratic. Divergence between company visions/senior management words and the actions taken.

5.0
Jun 8, 2016

Overview

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Collaboration with UW team we support -Work life balance via Own the Way You Work, etc -Great for those who are strong individual contributors not needing day to day manager intervention -Opportunities to contribute are available

Cons

IT systems can be challenging, takes time to learn - don't be frustrated

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