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Everest advances strategic overhaul with AIG Colombia deal
19th May 2026
Bermuda-based global reinsurance group Everest has agreed to sell Everest Compañía de Seguros Generales Colombia S.A. to American International Group (AIG). According to the firm, this transaction builds on the previously announced sale of its global Commercial Retail Insurance renewal rights to AIG and the sale of its Canada ... Read the full article
Everest names Lisa Davis as Head of North America Wholesale & Specialty
7th May 2026
Everest Group, Ltd., an underwriting organisation specialising in reinsurance and specialty insurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Lisa Davis as Head of North America, Wholesale & Specialty. In her new position at Everest, Davis will oversee the Company’s North America Wholesale & Specialty operations, including underwriting direction, distribution oversight and ... Read the full article
Everest better positioned today than it has been in years, says CEO
30th April 2026
Jim Williamson, president and CEO of Everest Group, said Q1 underscored what the “new Everest” can deliver, describing the company’s position as its strongest in years and expressing confidence in its trajectory. The Bermuda-based global reinsurance company generated net income of $653 million in Q1 2026, an increase of more ... Read the full article
Everest delivers 91.2% CoR and improved net income of $653m in Q1’26
30th April 2026
Bermuda-based global reinsurance company, Everest Group, Ltd., generated net income of $653 million in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of more than 210% year-on-year, as the Group combined ratio strengthened by 11.6 pts to 91.2% on the back of lower pre-tax net catastrophe losses. Group-wide, Everest had a strong ... Read the full article
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 to sell Canadian Retail Insurance operations to Wawanesa
23rd March 2026
Everest Group, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Canadian Retail Insurance operations, Everest Insurance Company of Canada (Everest Canada), to The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, a Canadian mutual insurer. The transaction is anticipated to close in the second half of 2026, subject to ... Read the full article
Everest promotes Latva-Kiskola to Chief Executive, Global Wholesale & Specialty, APAC
23rd February 2026
Everest Group, a Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has promoted Tomi Latva-Kiskola to Chief Executive of Global Wholesale & Specialty, Asia Pacific (APAC). At Everest, Latva-Kiskola has held senior Asia-Pacific leadership roles since February 2024. He initially joined as Head of Insurance, Asia, before being appointed Chief Executive of Everest International Reinsurance Ltd., ... Read the full article
Everest outmanoeuvred property cat market at Jan 1, rates still above required technical price: CEO Williamson
5th February 2026
Jim Williamson, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Everest Group, has praised the excellent job of the firm's reinsurance team in navigating a more challenging market at the January 1st renewals, while also stating that the reinsurer outmanoeuvred the property catastrophe market with average rate declines of 10% globally. Everest ... Read the full article
Everest’s income climbs as refined underwriting focus boosts 2025 results
5th February 2026
Everest has reported net income of $1.59 billion for 2025, up from $1.37 billion in 2024, while net investment income climbed to a record $2.1 billion, as the group sharpened its underwriting focus and streamlined its business. The firm also posted $17.7 billion in gross written premiums for the year, a ... Read the full article
Everest Group names Christopher Kujawa as Chief Human Resources Officer
23rd January 2026
Everest Group, Ltd., an underwriting organisation offering reinsurance and specialty insurance solutions, announced the appointment of Christopher Kujawa as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, effective January 20, 2026. Kujawa will report to Jim Williamson, President and Chief Executive Officer, and will become a member of Everest’s Executive Leadership ... 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
Trueman and Shaw join Everest’s Global Wholesale & Specialty Insurance division
23rd December 2025
Everest Group, a Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, has announced two senior leadership appointments within its Global Wholesale & Specialty (GWS) Insurance division. Paul Trueman has been named Head of International, Global Wholesale & Specialty. In this role, he will oversee Everest’s underwriting, distribution, and portfolio strategy across international markets and lead ... Read the full article
Long-term perspective to guide Everest through future cycles: Beggs
22nd December 2025
Everest's Jill Beggs has said that in 2026 her firm will continue to seize emerging opportunities while delivering strategically and economically sustainable outcomes, with its long-term, disciplined perspective having guided the company through past cycles and expected to do so in the years ahead. In a recent interview with Reinsurance News, ... Read the full article
Everest names Carter as Head of NA Re Claims as Parker takes over as Head of Intl. Re Claims
19th December 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance company, Everest Group, has named Tim Carter as Head of North America Reinsurance Claims, and James Parker as Head of International Reinsurance Claims. Carter has been with Everest Reinsurance Company since March 2008, and in March 2019, was appointed as Vice President Claims before assuming the position ... Read the full article
Everest names Bradica as Group Chief Actuary and Kerényi as CRO
4th December 2025
Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer, Everest Group, has appointed Katy Bradica as its new Group Chief Actuary, and named Attila Kerényi as Group Chief Risk Officer, both effective early January 2026. The pair join the firm's executive leadership team, with Everest noting that the hires enhance its leadership and reinforce its commitment ... Read the full article
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