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



November 1, 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
September 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