Our vision

Our vision is to ensure our employees find meaning in their work and have a deep sense of purpose. We also aim to ensure they have an attractive, flexible and inclusive work environment. We are constantly looking for new ways to improve the wellbeing of our people and prepare for the changing needs of the future, drawing on the know-how and experience of our diverse employees. We collaborate in the spirit of “Let’s be smarter together”, convinced that only by doing so can we maximise our full potential. We are passionate about building an environment of trust, respect and responsibility, in which how we achieve results is every bit as important as what we achieve.

Together we are a diverse group of people. We want everyone at Swiss Re to feel heard, respected and included, regardless of their background, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation or other categorisation. We draw upon our diversity to understand our clients and markets, develop smarter solutions together and help the world to rebuild, renew and move forward. In this way, we work towards our vision to make the world more resilient.

COVID-19 is a global crisis with far-reaching implications for all of us. To make the world more resilient, we need to ensure we build organisational and personal resilience within our teams first. We introduced significant measures to respond to the immediate crisis based on two employee surveys conducted in 2020, in which we aimed to understand how our employees are coping with these new challenges and what we can do to support them. We also provided training for our employees and leaders on to how to navigate through the crisis. Our efforts were rewarded with positive feedback: in our second employee survey of 2020, 87% of our employees agreed with the statement that Swiss Re is appropriately assisting employees during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At Swiss Re, we are aware of the risk COVID-19 poses to employees’ mental health. We provided support in a variety of ways, for example by organising mental health first aid training sessions, which are outlined in more detail in the following pages. Personal resilience will remain a priority for the foreseeable future.

To read more about how Swiss Re addresses COVID-19, go to “Caring for the wellbeing of our employees during stormy times: the COVID-19 crisis” and to the Business Report 2020.