Swiss Re reviews

3.9

74% would recommend to a friend

(2,277 total reviews)
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Andreas Berger

72% approve of CEO

62% positive business outlook

Swiss Re has an employee rating of 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 2,277 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
4.0
Feb 15, 2017

Top employer

Recommend
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Pros

A professional company, top of class. Good benefits, facilities and staff events, supports charity of the year, has a sports and social club. Also promotes personal development and growth and there's many career opportunities within the organisation if you're happy to travel. New office spaces promotes collaboration and flexible working which is nice.

Cons

Global company, has a matrix/model. Often slow to implement and manage change due to complexity. Zurich centralised which can mean longer working hours to fit their hours, no overtime is paid to UK employees which can cause a challenge with work and life balance.

1.0
May 26, 2023

Don't join if in London

Recommend
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Pros

Work/Life balance is decent. Working in the Gherkin!!!

Cons

- Pay is stagnant once you join unless you get promotion, which is very difficult to achieve in London. - Most of the senior jobs are Zurich centrified. - Management are trying to push for employee's to come back to the office in London. If I am the only one in my team based in London what exactly is the point of me spending 3 hours travelling every day and spending £20 to sit on calls I could just as easily have done at home?! - Real toxic atmosphere, particularly within projects area. Management team in Zurich have no human touch, particularly towards those based outside in Zurich, but then try to tick the correct HR boxes by sending emails about mental well being. - Clear move from London to low cost locations

3.0
Feb 7, 2020

Good on the CV, poor for mental wellbeing

Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Forward thinking company Excellent flexible working options Good at investing in tech

Cons

Highly toxic working environment Lack of succession planning or talent management Political game playing across the company HR very process heavy, not people oriented Hard workers are really taken advantage of instead of rewarded

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