Exhibit 99.1
EVEREST REINSURANCE HOLDINGS, INC.
477 Martinsville Road
Liberty Corner, NJ 07938-0830
Telephone: (908) 604-3000
May 14, 2003
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350,
as enacted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 2003 of Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc., a company organized under the
laws of Delaware (the "Company"), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certify,
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. ss. 1350, as enacted by section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:
1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ JOSEPH V. TARANTO
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Joseph V. Taranto
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
/s/ STEPHEN L. LIMAURO
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Stephen L. Limauro
Executive Vice President
and
Chief Financial Officer