Morale has been low for years - Underwriter Swiss Re Employee Review

1.0
Jan 27, 2020
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- big name in the industry. Can open doors for opportunities after having worked at Swiss Re - Impressive proprietary tools - Some retired or close to retirement employees passed on useful knowledge - Sabbatical program is attractive

Cons

- Uninspiring place to work - poor management locally in region, countrywide, and from Zurich - Senior management is untrustworthy - Senior management is an echo chamber of Yes Men - was not a valued employee and was underpaid - all discussions asking for guidance or change fell on deaf ears. - peers were set up to compete against each other. Manager had clear favorites. Even when favorites behaved poorly (either blatant disrespect of other colleagues/rules or reckless underwriting), the favorites continued to get preferential treatment.

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5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
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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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