Everest Insurance® Adds Jeff Mickletz to Excess Casualty Division

NEW YORK, New York – February 12, 2018 – Everest Re Group, Ltd. (NYSE: RE) announced today that Jeff Mickletz has joined Everest Insurance^® as Director and Senior Underwriter within the Excess Casualty division of Everest Specialty Casualty. He will be handling the Southeast territory of the United States.

Commenting on the addition, Debbie Weiser, Head of Excess Casualty, stated, "We are pleased to have Jeff join our team. He brings broad experience in both national accounts and middle market business in the Umbrella and Excess space. The expansion of our team enables us to continue to provide the same thoughtful and responsive underwriting you have come to expect from Everest Insurance^®."

Jeff joins Everest from Aspen Insurance, where he was the CUO for Global Excess Casualty. Previously, Jeff worked as SVP, National Accounts Excess Casualty placement broker at Marsh and as an excess casualty underwriter at AIG. Jeff began his career practicing law after graduating from the Dickinson School of Law at Pennsylvania State University, and transitioned into the industry in casualty claims.

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.everestre.com.