Swiss Re reviews

3.9

72% would recommend to a friend

(2,292 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

69% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,292 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 Insurance industry (3.6 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Mar 15, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Nice People wo work with, Lots of opportunity in Insurance and Client Mgmt. Work all over the World !!

Cons

Pig Headed Swiss / German Mentality !!! Beware when after a ReOrg, you find yourself working for Zurich all alone in the US. Same position not the same PTO.. 3 weeks in US vs 5 weeks in Europe

2.0
Feb 3, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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

5.0
Jun 23, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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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