Swiss Re reviews

3.9

73% would recommend to a friend

(2,288 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

71% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 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
4.0
Sep 12, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good work-life balance. Big comfortable office in a spectacular countryside. Lots of training and travel opportunities. Laid back culture. Great benefits. I had worked in two departments. In the first one it was awful, in the other it was great. The culture and management quality was not consistent across the company.

Cons

The starting salary was above average, but afterwards there was no increase offered. I left after three years of waiting for a promotion. The management tried hard to improve the career opportunities for women, by trial and error with a lot of error. But the good intention was there. Perhaps the biggest issue is the belief, coming from the Swiss mentality, that it's an employment for life and people would be ok with working in the same position, no promotion or raise, for decades. That grows old fast.

3.0
Aug 29, 2015
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Excellent work/life balance. Global presence. A well respected, name brand company. The 401k match is outstanding.

Cons

Lack of advancement opportunities. Annual salary increases have become a thing of the past and bonus amounts continue to decrease year after year. Employee contributions for health care and other benefits have become expensive for families.

2.0
Jul 11, 2015

Changed

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Younger and more energetic, very structured training and development support

Cons

Less ethical, more political, less professional due to mix of hire, highly HQ centric, remote mgt don't know What they do, micromanagement with little empowerment, nit all managers are competent

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