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Everest hires AXIS Re’s Jason Busti as Head of North America Treaty Reinsurance

26th March 2026

Everest Group, a Bermuda-based insurance and reinsurance company, has appointed Jason Busti as its new Head of North America Treaty Reinsurance, tasked with leading the treaty reinsurance business across the US, Bermuda, and Canada. Busti will report to Jill Beggs, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of Reinsurance, and will ... Read the full article

Everest appoints new leader and COO for its Fac & Hybrid Reinsurance business

20th January 2026

Bermuda-based Everest Group has strengthened its Global Wholesale & Specialty platform with new roles for Michael Cellura and Trevor Gallagher within its Facultative & Hybrid Reinsurance business. Cellura, who joined the re/insurer in 2022, has been appointed as Head of Everest's Facultative & Hybrid Reinsurance division. In his new role, Cellura ... Read the full article

Elias Habayeb to succeed Mark Kociancic as Everest Group CFO

21st November 2025

Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, has appointed Elias Habayeb as Executive Vice President (EVP) and Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective on or around May 1st, 2026. He succeeds Mark Kociancic, who has decided to retire from the company after five years of service following the first quarter reporting cycle. ... Read the full article

Everest names Anthony Vidovich as EVP and General Counsel

22nd October 2025

Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer Everest Group has appointed Anthony Vidovich as Executive Vice President (EVP) and General Counsel, effective on or before January 5th, 2026. He succeeds Ricardo Anzaldua, who, as previously announced, will retire following a transition period to ensure a seamless handover of responsibilities. In his new role, Vidovich will report ... Read the full article

Everest adds former KPMG insurance leader Laura Hay to Board

22nd August 2025

Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer Everest Group has appointed Laura Hay as an independent, Non-Executive member of its Board of Directors. Hay has over three decades of industry experience, and before her retirement in 2023 she was Global Head of Insurance at KPMG LLP. She served in several executive leadership positions over the ... Read the full article

Everest adds John Howard to Board of Directors

7th March 2025

Global insurer and reinsurer Everest Group, Ltd., has appointed John Howard as an independent, non-executive member of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Howard is an industry veteran with over three decades of insurance and senior executive leadership experience at top financial services organisations. Most recently, he was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) ... Read the full article

Everest Evolution brand launched for Group’s US Wholesale business

17th September 2024

Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Bermuda-domiciled insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, has established a new brand called Everest Evolution for its fast-growing US Wholesale business. The move was driven by an established demand for access to Everest’s offerings in the U.S. excess and surplus (E&S) lines market, which accounts for ... Read the full article

Everest Insurance names Brian Zink Head of Specialty Underwriters and US Financial Lines

8th August 2024

Everest Group, Ltd., a provider of reinsurance and insurance solutions, has announced that its insurance division, Everest Insurance, has appointed Brian Zink as Senior Vice President, Head of Everest Specialty Underwriters (ESU) and US Financial Lines. Zink will report directly to Bill Hazelton, Executive Vice President of Everest Insurance and President ... Read the full article