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Operator

Good day and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Everest Fourth Quarter 2021 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the call off to Jon Levenson with Everest.

Jon Levenson

to year-end Re earnings welcome fourth Limited and and quarter conference morning, the Group Everest XXXX Good call. President Mark The are Everest Executive Officer; Juan call Financial Vice Kociancic, Andrade, President Executives and Chief leading and Chief today's Officer. Executive

members by We Everest the other also management of are joined team.

and noted refer to these call are comments Management similar to extensive begin, respect disclosures Juan release I that, filings. today's to the certain our risks, regarding Everest to and that items over the forward-looking comments With preface and Andrade. we noting subject in assumptions SEC Management These estimates, with are projections Before on statements. I in will as by call may turn financial supplement. non-GAAP also financial uncertainties filings reconciled the earnings include measures.

Juan Andrade

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Mark Kociancic

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Jon Levenson

to questions. We are or the follow that ask questions up Thanks have re-join any remaining now two one one limit do ready line Mark. for then Operator, please open your we to question you and questions. the if queue you plus

Operator

first And Bank Josh of question the with comes Instructions] [Operator Shanker from America.

Joshua Shanker

ploughing Thank much. what and you in ROI trying insurance, reinsurance quarter and for Good I’m versus million into on very the XX figure capital outlook your versus to in and I'm at price. this is repurchases [ph] thinking out XQ stock great shares use incremental

Mark Kociancic

for Mark. morning compliments its the thanks and Good Josh on the results.

me So split into a we're this few --let buckets.

So opportunities in franchises or aspect, other, different certainly privileging allocate expanding management it's or the and when organic each competing reinsurance, we're capital growth, whether capital, the we against insurance.

And a so really at when objective adjusted these opportunities. XX% least look on cornerstone basis our risk TSR different at is of we the

capital share were in have unconstrained capital both for And in buybacks, so like that also to we ample and aspect. deploy management actions, businesses

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Joshua Shanker

one prices? choice? put where to can if difference Are you'd only like, in make equal a there Or all prefer capital at these almost is options you

Mark Kociancic

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buckets, equally opportunities. put definitely you've I capital So investments are reinsurance for for one. three which that would got competing insurance, Within and that and

the time, buybacks share at it table at we're opportunistically same on the the during year. are think looking and I certainly the

Joshua Shanker

commissions? is in what's the and returns ceding in it business? And and outlook How for regard, where you impact to renewals future? reinsurance happening trending, impacting the have do an going numbers in that's that that with And

Jim Williamson

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Joshua Shanker

precise Thank answers. you the for very much

Jim Williamson

Josh. Thanks,

Operator

next question And with Phillips comes from Morgan of your Stanley. the line Michael

Michael Phillips

that mean on outlook year reinsurance the for growth and and quarter? to ahead? the the of related what guess reinsurance increase cedings. growth outlook take your that, their morning. and Good guess how Jim mean too, for own does a for commissions. Thanks. to more just risk on ceding last I the you retentions, that And month of the for profitability I on I much question on Kind of your this that was kind want bit as what on does from that influencing hold mentioned cedings of

Jim Williamson

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the that's see to So the look, And see did to in business own day, the margin, we think away shifting who much of how at reinsurers, pro rata are around particularly cedings of rata some their there definitely structures, I an they end think want into important about movement lines. the And from XOL. pro fact. their people

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Michael Phillips

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Juan Andrade

Yes, Mike.

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underwriters has to I so that more in And environment in southeast think, a an general. like Florida particularly lot prudent and be proven wind

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Jim Williamson

I'll detail. little Mike, a Jim. Yes, add more this is bit just

the the meaningful way. is one in very Florida that meaningful during the retro one a through market. dislocation the I one will expectation play think into of things in renewals was renewal clearly some our saw we And that

so in up selective challenges way. portfolio. or a programs, in as I think for And to going be Overtime, That those present very we're southeast reasonably the bullish etcetera. we've Florida sized changes over do some could think that to that renewals wind come us increases, opportunity there's And our I significant could summer. rate result right

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Michael Phillips

appreciate it. on the for the detail, Congrats you Thank guys quarter.

Jim Williamson

Mike. Thanks, Thanks.

Operator

with Elyse Your Greenspan comes Wells next from Fargo. question

Elyse Greenspan

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Juan Andrade

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Mark Kociancic

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Elyse Greenspan

in less you could Thank this there. process Thanks. comments that on you're U.S. some a looking than it's impact it's through then the how the how on revised get model out question comments S&P follow Everest? some capital model collecting I sense to of And thinking Everest. think the my of you up the that based, But give since impact on I us We're just Bermuda of could that guys is are peers. would know to a capital the you. hoping if put just have impact of on you

Mark Kociancic

Yes, it’s Elyse. Mark again,

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Elyse Greenspan

Thank you.

Mark Kociancic

Elyse. Thanks,

Operator

Brian question UBS. next from comes Your with Meredith

Brian Meredith

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kind for leverage your up. position? operating moving insurance. look it to Mark, we P&L on? move we towards think your that think given just your to what's of the operating mean, about way us capital should I reductions maybe First, best as And continue at and sense is more in excess the about it How leverage that curious, makes that evaluate should outsider, I'm moving an

Mark Kociancic

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Brian Meredith

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Mark Kociancic

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Brian Meredith

you. thank Great,

Operator

Ryan line comes Tunis question from of next with Research. Your the Autonomous

Ryan Tunis

question for Juan. thanks, good Hey A morning.

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Juan Andrade

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Ryan Tunis

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Juan Andrade

Yes.

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Jim Williamson

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Ryan Tunis

you. Thank

Jim Williamson

Thanks Ryan.

Operator

question comes next with Yaron your Kinar And from Jeffries.

Yaron Kinar

you. question and Thank maybe Ron’s last until -- Good question earlier. on heading morning, I guess

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Juan Andrade

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Yaron Kinar

Right.

opportunity significant the maybe ultimately, market years to if what opportunistic, the target, you or that, I XXXX. the And of the around conditions you see that XX%, to take so try is XXXX? clarify Okay. to grow or to Is understand few maybe guidance line because change? beyond top then growth, through better you're as just next potentially XX% or it, see of the do excess in well to X% see clearly the you'll base reinsurance if you but saying slowing X% want CAGR over that the of end further you're Was

Juan Andrade

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Jim Williamson

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Yaron Kinar

answers. Thanks helpful the for

Operator

next comes Mike from Research. Wolfe question Your with Zaremski

Mike Zaremski

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Juan Andrade

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Mike Karmilowicz

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Mike Zaremski

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Juan Andrade

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Mike Zaremski

Understood. Thank you.

Juan Andrade

Thanks, Mike.

Operator

from comes Shields question Meyer final with your KBW. And

Meyer Shields

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Juan Andrade

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Meyer Shields

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Juan Andrade

provide Yes, Karmilowicz some on let Mike ask that. follow to me

Mike Karmilowicz

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Meyer Shields

Okay, fantastic. you. Thank

Operator

like to conference for comments. to closing over now would management I back the turn

Juan Andrade

discussion the questions Great. excellent the Thank today. you for and all

of hear And look we from and continue thank markets And to today. can you us And our our our great you we Have build your create accelerate to As you your our us. forward our support for and about next for clients QX we for in time serve. investors, value progress the we're tone, that you company, talking for the before to a Thank optimistic opportunities results. company. continued day.

Operator

Thank your today's call. Ladies for participation. and conference gentlemen, does you conclude this

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Everest Re (EG) 10 Feb 222021 Q4 Earnings call transcript