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?

"Good work life balance throughout the company" ((in 299 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 208 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 190 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 146 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 92 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 78 reviews)); "very average to low salary" ((in 73 reviews)); "Rollercoaster management, lack of rigor in execution, many managers with insufficient in" ((in 42 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 33 reviews)); "poor senior management, does not have the skills required to lead an organisation of this size and is obsessed with investor "story" ((in 29 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

(2,278 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

62% 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

3.2

Senior management

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,278 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

Aug 24, 2015

Great people

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Strong global workforce and still some backbone and stamina

Cons

Bureaucratic, slow and lack of momentum, dull leadership

4.0

Aug 21, 2015

poor as a rep, easy life in everything else

Customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

money is decent for what it is, just work your hours, never have to work beyond your hours

Cons

really easy after getting out of a rep, being poorly treated as a rep in one area but seeing other areas take the mickey for more money and an easier job than you sucks

3.0

Aug 21, 2015

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Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good health and accident insurance. Reasonable pension benefits. Own the way you work scheme.

Cons

As with all companies, Swiss Re is having to scale back its employee benefits to remain competitive and to treat all employees globally consistently. Certain benefits are being reduced or removed.

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