Risk knowledge company where you can find great colleagues - Director Swiss Re Employee Review

4.0
9 July 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Noble cause ("we make the world more resilient") Great knowledge in the company, most employees readily share it Strong financial position of the company Decent remuneration High expectation of employee rewarded with high liberty how to manage day-to-day work Open to new technologies

Cons

Due to the nature of the business: quite risk averse Many of the above mentioned experts also think that they are expert in your field and opine Strategies and projects are started en masse, so few will be followed through People sit on their positions for a very long time Many a manager was simply the best in his field, but has little ideas how to lead

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5.0
23 June 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
2 July 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Flexibility, European Benefits, Retirement Match

Cons

Zero career growth, continual 'do more with less', currently covering 3 roles

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