Everest Insurance™ Announces Strategic Addition to Distribution Management Team

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announces Matt Murray has joined Everest Insurance as Regional Leader, Marketing and Distribution for the East region.

HAMILTON, Bermuda – September 6, 2016 -- Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announces Matt Murray has joined Everest Insurance as Regional Leader, Marketing and Distribution for the East region.

Matt joins Everest from Marsh USA, Inc., where he most recently served as a Managing Director and Global Risk Management Client Executive based in the company’s New York City office. Matt has spent his entire twenty five year career at Marsh, beginning as a risk management casualty broker before transitioning into a client executive role. From 2003 to 2006 Matt served as the client executive practice leader for the Marsh Denver office. Matt will be based in the Everest Insurance New York City office.

Dane Lopes, Head of Sales and Distribution at Everest Insurance, commented "Matt Murray is a key addition to our Distribution Management team. Matt is a highly regarded figure in the industry with outstanding client relationships and significant experience working with multinational clients with complex global risk management programs. Matt will bring a strong voice of advocacy for Everest Insurance to the broader brokerage and client community, and his extensive experience in client management will prove invaluable to Everest as we look to continue to strengthen our relationships with key trading partners and insureds. Adding Matt to our already well established team goes a long way towards our ongoing effort to continue to build a world class distribution platform that will serve to strengthen the Everest brand and support profitable topline growth."

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.