AVP L&H - Underwriter Swiss Re Employee Review

1.0
Mar 21, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits and remote is available

Cons

Pay is under industry average. Bonus’s have been decreasing these past few years, even though my annual reviews were excellent. Very little opportunity for advancement. The global “one size fits all” strategy doesn’t work in every market. HR is a nightmare to get a hold of. It’s all about budget and cost savings. Talented people are leaving, older employees are not valued and many forced out this past year. Employees are not being replaced due to budget. It was a great company to work for 10 years ago, but not anymore. Poor work-life balance.

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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
CEO approval
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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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