Exhibit 99.1
EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.
c/o ABG Financial & Management Services, Inc.
Parker House
Wildey Business Park, Wildey Road
St. Michael, Barbados
Telephone: (246) 228-7398
August 8, 2002
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 June
30, 2002 of Everest Re Group, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
Bermuda (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