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 here" ((in 302 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 197 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 190 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 155 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 86 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 85 reviews)); "very average to low salary" ((in 70 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 46 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 33 reviews)); "Too consensus driven which makes decision making very slow, some senior management weak, very conservative /cautious in its approach, not enough turnover of employees which makes it difficult to progress in the organization and results in people staying stagnant in their roles until better oppotunities open up, very political" ((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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4.0

Feb 15, 2015

Great opportunities, fantastic people but uninspiring management

Underwriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Fantastic people - cooperative, demonstrate true teamwork, very brilliant and industry leaders

Cons

Uninspiring management who have yet to demonstrate appreciation of employee's efforts and my god, they work you hard partly because of heavy processes (unproductive!). Hence, remuneration is only alright, bonuses are capped and currently at average levels - nothing to shout about for a 150 year old global market leader.

3.0

Feb 10, 2015

Okayish

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I work at admin re part of Swiss re. Given opportunities to take on development

Cons

Difficult stakeholder relationships and a blame culture

4.0

Jan 23, 2015

Great in many ways, but be prepared to deal with hierarchy and tradition

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company benefits and their offices are fantastically laid out with plenty of amenities. They treat employees pretty well.

Cons

It can be difficult to get things done as it's very democratic and very heavily based on internal relations. Also said benefits range widely between the geographical locations (particularly salary etc) which can be annoying.

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