Everest Insurance® Hires Debbie Weiser to Lead Excess Casualty

HAMILTON, Bermuda – September 5, 2017 – Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announced today that Debbie Weiser has joined Everest Insurance^® as the newly appointed leader of Excess Casualty within Everest Specialty Casualty.

Commenting on the addition, Connie Germano, Head of Specialty Casualty, stated, "Debbie brings to Everest extensive experience in the Umbrella and Excess space, particularly in the valued middle market client segment. With over thirty years in the insurance business, Debbie is a highly respected underwriter within the Excess Casualty community with longstanding broker and client relationships. Her unique combination of leadership in Claims and Underwriting in the Middle Market space is a significant advantage for Everest and our clients."

Based in New York, Debbie joins Everest from AIG where she was Head of Excess Casualty Strategic Growth and Innovation. Prior to her role at AIG, Debbie was President of Excess Casualty at Travelers, a position she held for four years after several roles of increasing responsibility within that organization. Debbie began her career at Chubb as a Casualty Claims Adjustor. Debbie holds a Bachelor of Science in Management from Boston University.

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), dac, provides reinsurance to non-life insurers in Europe. Everest Insurance^® refers to the primary insurance operations of Everest Re Group, Ltd., and its affiliated companies which offer property, casualty and specialty lines insurance on both an admitted and non-admitted basis in the U.S. and internationally. 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.