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WARREN, New Jersey — June 1, 2023 — Everest Insurance®, the insurance division of Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE), a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions, today announced that Mark Maritzen has joined the Company as Global Chief Underwriting Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Maritzen is based in New York, reporting to Mike Karmilowicz, President and CEO of Everest Insurance®.
“Mark is a proven leader, with the technical expertise and established track record of developing best-in-class, global underwriting teams,” said Mike Karmilowicz, President and CEO of Everest Insurance®. “Underwriting excellence is the core of our business, and I am confident that with Mark’s oversight, we will continue to elevate our global function, delivering the highest standard of quality and service our clients depend on from Everest.”
Mr. Maritzen will oversee all aspects of global underwriting for Everest Insurance®, from defining risk appetite and underwriting guidelines to portfolio management, price setting and knowledge sharing, working with the Company’s Regional Chief Underwriting Officers to drive underwriting excellence and global alignment.
An industry veteran with more than 25 years of deep global insurance and reinsurance experience having worked in multiple countries, Mr. Maritzen was most recently at Berkshire Hathaway Re managing and underwriting all property program business. Prior to that, he was Chief Underwriting Officer for Property North America at AIG where he led the development of underwriting strategy and guidelines for both Retail and Wholesale Property across the United States. Mr. Maritzen also served as Head of U.S. Property for both Endurance Insurance/Sompo International and Tokio Marine Global and has held positions of increasing responsibility at Guy Carpenter and Marsh. He received his Bachelor of Commerce with Honors in Economics from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
Mr. Maritzen replaces Mike Mulray who was recently appointed as President of North America Insurance .
About Everest
Everest Re Group, Ltd. (Everest) is a global underwriting leader providing best-in-class property, casualty, and specialty reinsurance and insurance solutions that address customers’ most pressing challenges. Known for a 50-year track record of disciplined underwriting, capital and risk management, Everest, through its global operating affiliates, is committed to underwriting opportunity for colleagues, customers, shareholders, and communities worldwide.
Everest common stock (NYSE:RE) is a component of the S&P 500 index.
Additional information about Everest, our people, and our products can be found on our website at www.everestglobal.com.