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2018 Corporate Responsibility Report

Engaging our people

We are an organisation where diverse talents come together globally to apply fresh perspectives and knowledge to make the world more resilient.

Our vision is to offer our employees meaningful work with a clear purpose in an attractive and inclusive work environment. We aim to collaborate in the spirit of “Let’s be smarter together”, because we can maximise our full potential only if we work together. Our organisation is constantly looking for new ways to improve the wellbeing of society and prepare for the changing needs of the future, drawing on the know-how and experience of a diverse, multigenerational group of employees. We aspire to be a place where a flexible and inclusive culture is the norm and where everyone can contribute. We are passionate about building an environment of trust, respect, collaboration and responsibility in which how we achieve results is every bit as important as what we achieve.

Swiss Re is a global company with a presence in all major markets and 30 countries. As of 31 December 2018, we employed 14 943 people (regular staff) from 116 nationalities: 60.9% work in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), 24.2% in the Americas and 14.9% in the Asia-Pacific region.

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EMPLOYEE DATA, SWISS RE GROUP

 

2016

2017

2018

*

For the years up to 2017, full-time employees had a working degree of 90% and higher. As of 2018, we report full-time employees as those working 100%.

Total headcount regular employees

14 053

14 485

14 943

Full-time*

12 689

13 101

13 510

Part-time*

1 364

1 384

1 433

Temporary employees

330

355

252

 

 

 

 

Turnover rate (incl. company sales)

9.7%

10.7%

12.2%

Voluntary

6.7%

7.2%

7.6%

Involuntary

3.1%

3.5%

4.6%

 

 

 

 

Average tenure regular staff (in years)

7.0

7.1

7.3