Swiss Re reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,276 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,276 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
3.0
Jul 5, 2017

Bureaucratic nightmare

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good people in the Canadian office, good benefits, work from home option, nice office. Summer and X-Mas events.

Cons

There is an attempt to get 1.5 or 2 or 3 FTE for the price of one. They don't want to pay for the number of staff they should have, or for overtime, but nonetheless expect all the work to get done. Needlessly bureaucratic , which isn't helped by embarrassingly out of date technology that keeps everything moving at a snail's pace. Bizarre and illogical reporting structures that needlessly have Canadian staff reporting to people in the US who shouldn't be managing anyone in any country. No annual raises post 2008 despite the fact that the financial crisis was a decade ago and the company posts profits in the billions.

2.0
Oct 18, 2019
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Salary and benefit is good

Cons

There was not a fair evaluation of employee performance. The managers only focused on their own careers and encouraged people to work overtime. You would not be a good employee if you don't work overtime even if you do your work very well.

1.0
Nov 26, 2024

Low salary, Limited growth

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good culture, people are nice. Good technology support.

Cons

The current salary is insufficient to cover basic living expenses, including rent, or to qualify for a mortgage

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Swiss Re Response
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Thank you for your feedback. Swiss Re strives to foster an environment where everyone feels comfortable speaking up if they believe something is not right. Based on your feedback we encourage you to get in touch with our whistleblowing hotline at swissre.ethicspoint.com or the HR department. Thank you.
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