HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 23, 2016--
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE:RE) announces Maria Duffy has joined
Everest Insurance as Vice President and Head of E&S Casualty. She will
be responsible for managing the strategic expansion and build-out of the
Specialty Casualty unit, along with the direct oversight of the
underwriting teams across the country supporting this important market
segment. Maria will be based in the Everest Insurance New Jersey office.
Maria was most recently at Markel Insurance Company as the Senior
Director of Underwriting and Production for the Wholesale Region with
responsibility for large and difficult to place risks. Her prior
positions include casualty management at Crum & Forster, Royal & Sun
Alliance Insurance and AIG. In addition to her insurance company
experience, Maria started her insurance career as a broker where she
rose to the position of Vice President and Team Manager in Risk
Management Casualty at Johnson and Higgins.
In her new role, Maria will report directly to Connie Germano, Head of
Specialty Casualty. Commenting on the addition, Connie Germano said "We
are thrilled to have Maria join the Everest team. Maria’s broad industry
experience and unique underwriting capabilities across primary casualty,
worker’s compensation, environmental liability and excess casualty will
be an asset to our organization, and our trading partners as we continue
to expand this important capability within Everest Insurance."
Everest Re Group, Ltd. is a Bermuda holding company that operates
through the following subsidiaries: Everest Reinsurance Company provides
reinsurance to property and casualty insurers in both the U.S. and
international markets. Everest Reinsurance (Bermuda), Ltd., including
through its branch in the United Kingdom, provides reinsurance and
insurance to worldwide property and casualty markets and reinsurance to
life insurers. Everest Reinsurance Company (Ireland), Limited provides
reinsurance to non-life insurers in Europe. Everest National Insurance
Company and Everest Security Insurance Company provide property and
casualty insurance to policyholders in the U.S. Everest Indemnity
Insurance Company offers excess and surplus lines insurance in the U.S.
Everest Insurance Company of Canada provides property and casualty
insurance to policyholders in Canada. The Company also operates within
the Lloyd's insurance market through Syndicate 2786. In addition,
through Mt. Logan Re, Ltd., the Company manages segregated accounts,
capitalized by the Company and third party investors that provide
reinsurance for property catastrophe risks. Additional information on
Everest Re Group companies can be found at the Group’s web site at www.everestregroup.com.

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Source: Everest Re Group, Ltd.
Everest Global Services, Inc.
Elizabeth B. Farrell, 908-604-3169
Vice
President, Investor Relations