Mike Karmilowicz Appointed Executive Vice President of Everest Insurance® and President of Everest Insurance® North America P&C

HAMILTON, Bermuda--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everest Insurance^®, the diversified specialty insurance division of Everest Re Group, Ltd., has appointed Mike Karmilowicz to Executive Vice President of Everest Insurance^® and President of Everest Insurance^® North America P&C. In this role Mike will be responsible for all P&C underwriting units and direct brokerage business for the Everest Insurance^® North American platform.

Mike Karmilowicz joined Everest Insurance^® in July, 2015 and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Everest Insurance^® and President of Everest Specialty Underwriters (ESU), which comprises the Executive Solutions Group (Financial Institutions, Public & Private D&O, & Cyber), Professional Liability, Alternative Solutions (Transactional Liability & Private Equity), Political Risk & Trade Credit, and Surety segments. Mike also held management responsibility for the Specialty Insurance Group (SIG), Everest’s leading Sports, Entertainment and Leisure insurance organization based in Carmel, IN.

Jonathan Zaffino, President and CEO of the Everest Insurance^® Group stated, “This promotion recognizes Mike’s many contributions to Everest Insurance^® over the past four years. Appointing Mike to lead our North American direct broker operations is a natural evolution for our rapidly expanding franchise. This change will better align us to our distribution partners and brings the growing Everest Insurance^® product portfolio to the market in a more comprehensive and aligned manner. In this role, Mike will partner with Vincent Vandendael, CEO of Everest Global Markets, to bring customized industry-leading insurance solutions to our clients around the world.”

Juan C. Andrade, President and CEO, Everest Re Group, Ltd commented, “Mike has done an outstanding job of leading Everest Specialty Underwriters and the Specialty Insurance Group. We look forward to him leading Everest Insurance^® North America P&C with the same level of enthusiasm, focus and results. Mike is a talented and seasoned industry leader who will continue to play an increasingly important role in the future of Everest.”

About Everest Re Group, Ltd.

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) is a leading global provider of reinsurance and insurance, operating for more than 40 years through subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Bermuda and other territories.

Everest offers property, casualty, and specialty products through its various operating affiliates located in key markets around the world.

Everest common stock (NYSE:RE) is a component of the S&P 500 index.

Everest Insurance® markets property, casualty, specialty and other lines of admitted and non-admitted direct insurance on behalf of Everest Re Group, Ltd., and its affiliated companies.

Additional information about Everest, our people, and our products can be found on our website at www.everestre.com. All issuing companies may not do business in all jurisdictions.