Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Juan C. Andrade,
certify that:
1.
I have reviewed t
his
quarterly report on Form 10
-
Q
of Everest Re Group, Ltd;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to
state a material
fact necessary to make
the statements made, in
light of the circumstances under
which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based
on
my
knowledge,
the
financial
statements,
and
oth
er
financial
information
included
in
this
report, fairly present in all material respects
the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows
of the registrant as of, and for,
the periods presented in this report;
4.
The
registrant’s
other
certi
fying
officer(s)
and
I
are
responsible
for
establishing
and
maintaining
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
(as
defined
in
Exchange
Act
Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e))
and
internal
control
over
financial reporting
(as defined
in Exchange
Act
Rules 13a-15(f)and
15d-15(f))
for
the registrant and have:
(a)
Designed
such
disclosure
controls
and
procedures,
or
caused
such
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
to be
designed under
our supervision,
to
ensure
that
material information
relating
to
the registrant,
including its
consolidated subsidiaries,
is made
known to
us by
others within
those
entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
or
caused
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
to
be
designed
under
our
supervision,
to
provide
reasonable
assurance
regarding
the
reliability
of
financial
reporting
and
the
preparation
of
financial
statements
for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness
of the registrant’s disclosure controls
and procedures and presented
in this report
our conclusions about the
effectiveness of
the disclosure controls
and procedures, as
of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed
in this
report
any
change
in the
registrant’s
internal
control
over
financial reporting
that
occurred
during
the
registrant’s
most
recent
fiscal
quarter
(the
registrant’s
fourth
fiscal
quarter
in
the
case
of
an
annual
report)
that
has
materially
affected,
or
is
reasonably
likely
to
materially affect, the registrant’s
internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s)
and I have
disclosed, based on
our most
r
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
to
the
registrant’s
auditors
and
the
audit
committee
of
the
registrant’s board of directors
(or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control
over
financial
reporting
which
are
reasonably
likely
to
adversely
affect
the
registrant’s
ability
to
record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud,
whether or not
material, that involves
management or other
employees who have
a
significant role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
August 5, 2021
/S/ JUAN C. ANDRADE
Juan C. Andrade
President and
Chief Executive Officer
