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)); "Pays great and the benefits are great." ((in 198 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 192 reviews)); "Great people and place" ((in 146 reviews)); "Strong company with lots of global opportunities.Managers and colleagues are nice to work with." ((in 91 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 79 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 45 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 34 reviews)); "lack of clarity from senior management on direction" ((in 31 reviews)); "Sometimes a bit too bureaucratic with long and slow decision steps, career progression is slow, not entrepreneurial enough and do not adopt to change fast enough" ((in 16 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

(2,277 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

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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 2,277 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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5.0

Mar 1, 2013

Excellent company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Promotes growth and advancement....rewards talent and hard work....treats employees with interest and respect....great benifits

Cons

There are a lot of turnovers in positions

5.0

Mar 1, 2013

Great place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A lot of benefits Flexitime Environmental friendly Excellent work / life balance Multicultural Helps you to gain learn and gain more experience in other areas

Cons

Albeit being a big international company it is always trying tu cut costs, and its tendency is making redundand people who earn less money, instead of cutting some of the people who earn a lot of money but not neccesary are being productive.

4.0

Mar 1, 2013

Lovely place to work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a whole new world of very new type of accounting. Easy to learn as nice trainers were there. Nice hike every year. Professional place to work.

Cons

Sometimes it get stressful. Not much growth career wise.

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