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?

"Work life balance is good" ((in 297 reviews)); "Benefits are good and co" ((in 200 reviews)); "Good culture and very inclusive" ((in 194 reviews)); "Great people and teams" ((in 147 reviews)); "The pay is good (maybe not compared to banking but you don't work banking hours)." ((in 56 reviews))

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

"poor management and implementations of new ideas" ((in 84 reviews)); "Local managers biased" ((in 42 reviews)); "poor leadership which is also reflected in employee surveys." ((in 35 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 25 reviews)); "Limited career progression due to flat structure; cooperation with other teams can be difficult and lack of recognition from managers" ((in 18 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.

Swiss Re reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,277 total reviews)

Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

64% 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

3.3

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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2K reviews

4.0

May 9, 2009

Good work-life balance and long-term career prospects but poor leadership

Underwriter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance is quite good. Relaxed and casual culture clearly prevails. Employees are generally treated in a nice and fair way and relationships between empoyees and the company is often with a long term focus. There are a large number of talented employees with strong expertise in their industry.

Cons

Senior management is consistently underperforming. The organisation is excessively inward focused and constantly reorganizing. Sometimes lack of dynamism can be felt.

4.0

Apr 4, 2009

It's reflective of the current atmosphere in the US offices.

Technical specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It's a great company to work for when it comes to compensation and benefits. The management direction at this time due to senior management turn over so only time will tell how thiongs will turn out. If the company starts making decent profits again then it will continue to be a great place to work. There is a move to reduce head count at this time.

Cons

The company is reducing head count so it's very stressfull right now. The management structure is primarily based in Zurich and it seems they are not really in touch with their US based employees. It's sometimes very difficult to get things done with no local decision making authority.

3.0

Mar 4, 2009

Swiss Re no longer standing out as employer of choice

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Company had/has a great reputation in Switzerland. The benefits are very good and the salary levels are on par with peers. Work/life balance is good and is a relatively low pressure working environment. Great knowledge within the company.

Cons

Company is constantly re-organizing and the culture is very political making it very difficult to get things done. Networks are very important for promotion which can help or hinder progress. Academic thought processes and the political environment can seriously hinder decision making resulting in a slow changing environment

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Good work-life balance and long-term career prospects but poor leadership

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