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 311 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 199 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 183 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 149 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 82 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 80 reviews)); "very average to low salary" ((in 71 reviews)); "Rollercoaster management, lack of rigor in execution, many managers with insufficient in" ((in 43 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 33 reviews)); "lack of clarity from senior management on direction" ((in 32 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

(2,280 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

70% 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 2,280 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

Dec 10, 2013

Fair employer but not dynamic

Vice president, risk management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good salary and benefits. Not a stressful environment. Relatively safe in this economic environment.

Cons

Not particularly dynamic. Quite set in it's ways. Progression can be very slow. No correlation whatsoever between seniority and competence. Prolific use of buzzwords with no real content; meetings are almost always hot air with no substance.

4.0

Dec 4, 2013

SwissRe Corporate Solutions: a dynamic company to work for

Director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Dynamic work environment in a company reinventing itself - International work environment with opportunities for international assignments - Access to a wealth of internal expertise - Excellent pension fund with buy in possibilities that can be used to reduce income taxes - Fantastic cafeteria in Zurich HQ

Cons

- Challenging and stressful - Very aggressive premium growth targets - Political acumen required to progress career - Heterogeneous management cultures between European and American managers

4.0

Dec 1, 2013

Great place to work @ SR

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits offered by company

Cons

No negatives to report at this time

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