Unfair compensation and hypocrisy run rampant at Swiss Re - Vice President Swiss Re Employee Review

2.0
Feb 3, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- Work/Life Balance - Travel - Professional Development in certification courses - Flexible hours that do not drive you crazy

Cons

- Lack of inspiration from upper management: Very mature company in a mature industry. Cannot think outside the box - If Zurich says jump, New York says how high - Non-transferable skill set when looking to leave - Hypocrisy in upper management value message and execution - Lack of vision - Personally believe that Swiss Re, in the next market down cycle, will suffer severe repercussions for their inability to hedge highly exposed balance sheet

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
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Pros

The people you work with are amazing. The benefits are wonderful. I appreciate the bonus structure and the growth I've experienced with the organization.

Cons

Leadership's strategy and vision are severely lacking and self-serving. There's a lot of favoritism with the same people being included in decision-making without consideration for their ability to actually deliver results. In turn, the lower-level employees are left to clean up the disaster. I see that Swiss is on here making comments on employee reviews - hopefully they take note of how many people in the last 90 days said the same thing about the leadership strategy. We're not on glassdoor because we like reviewing our company - we're here looking for outside opportunities because of the way the company is currently operating. We're bleeding good talent because they no longer align with the corporate strategy.

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2.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Flexibility, European Benefits, Retirement Match

Cons

Zero career growth, continual 'do more with less', currently covering 3 roles

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