new and changed leadership - VP Swiss Re Employee Review

4.0
4 Apr 2025
Recommend
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Pros

changes with new leadership that bring much needed discipline that was missing for past decade. Past leadership with president for the region, was flying intercontinental weekly on first class and lavish expenditure while the business was performing poorly and was finally made to go. Whilst underwriters had to forgo client travel meetings because of these bad behaviours. Now, there is a lot more focus on performance from individuals and not because you were connected to a very senior A/B band executive. A good chunk of that cronyism from the region has been removed since.

Cons

Individuals who were affected by restructuring have created a toxic culture to the ones who want to focus on their jobs, senior leaders included who are disgruntled and start little communities to influence others. Unfairness on how performance is assessed objectively and how connected you are to the most senior person in the office plays a strong factor and HR for the region has been complete useless in past years.

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Swiss Re Response
1y
Thank you for your extensive review. We are glad to hear that you are pleased to hear of your positive experiences with recent developments. Your feedback helps us move forward and develop further in the future. Thank you for trusting in Swiss Re as an employer.

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5.0
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Pros

They invest in their employees. good culture.

Cons

Things move slowly through upper mgmt

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Swiss Re Response
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It’s great to hear that the supportive environment and people‑focused culture resonated with you during your time at Swiss Re. We recognize that larger organizations can naturally move a bit slower, we’re continually working to make processes smoother for our employees. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience.
2.0
30 May 2026
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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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