Felt like GE 2.0 - be just slightly better than your peers - Vice President - Analytics Systems Designer Swiss Re Employee Review

3.0
27 Jan 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

For the right people, the opportunities are / were truly some of the best in the world. To access these opportunities people need to be able to change locations and positions to gain experience and develop their network. Truly a global company. Although my exit on disability was very complicated and challenging, Swiss Re ultimately maintained professionalism and honest communication in a claims process that is not always so "clean".

Cons

To get the best work people have to fit the Swiss Globalist mold. If you're not a good fit, you will not feel appreciated in most locations. Rather than lead corporately in the fight against employees and benefits, Swiss Re has joined with other peers in "managing costs over time" - meaning slowly eroding pay and benefits. Being part of the global finance industry requires playing by industry rules.

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5.0
23 Jun 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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2.0
30 May 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

1. 12% 401k match 2. Amazing co workers in the trenches but this is rapidly changing as people look for the exits.

Cons

1. Management - the new management team has a maximum personal bonus / profit only mindset. Cost cutting reigns. 2. Constant layoffs. No job is safe. 3. Company has offshored many jobs to India and is in a race to move key underwritering, engineering, claims functions to India as well. Overall, it feels more like a private equity gut job than a publicly traded company.

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Swiss Re Response
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Thank you for your review. We are glad to hear you valued your colleagues and some of the benefits of working at Swiss Re. We also take your concerns about change, stability and ways of working seriously, and we remain focused on ensuring a respectful and supportive environment across our global organisation.
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