Everest Re Group Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results

Net Income of $680 Million

35% Growth in Gross Written Premium with an 89.3% Combined Ratio

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest” or the “Company”) today reported its 2021 second quarter results.

Second Quarter 2021 Highlights

• Net income of $680 million equal to $16.95 per share
• Net operating income of $587 million, equal to $14.63 per share
• Gross written premium growth of 35% and net written premium growth of 39%
• GAAP calendar year combined ratio of 89.3%, an 8-point improvement year over year, and attritional combined ratio of 87.6%, a 0.9 point improvement year over year
• Underwriting income of $274 million inclusive of pre-tax net catastrophe losses of $45 million primarily from several global events in the Quarter.
• No change to Covid-19 Pandemic (“Pandemic”) loss provision of $511 million
• Operating cashflow of $724 million for the quarter

The following table summarizes the Company’s net income and related financial metrics.

Everest Re Group President & CEO Juan C. Andrade commented on the Company’s results:

“Everest had an excellent quarter across the board with very strong growth and outstanding underwriting and investment performance. These results serve as the foundation for our exceptional net income result of $1.02 billion through the first half of 2021 and are another important step toward achieving our strategic plan objectives. Everest achieved an annualized Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) of 22.5% through the first half of 2021, exceeding our strategic plan target of 13.0%. Everest capitalized on market opportunities to expand our franchises in both reinsurance and insurance, driven by the relentless execution of our strategies and the valuable risk solutions provided to our customers and broker partners. Our focus on disciplined underwriting drove strong profitability in both reinsurance and insurance across our global operations. Finally, the standout performance this quarter demonstrates the quality of Everest’s diversified earnings, and it is an important step toward achieving our strategic objectives and the commitments made to our shareholders.”

The following information summarizes the Company’s underwriting results, on a consolidated basis and by segment – Reinsurance and Insurance, with selected commentary on results by segment.

Reinsurance segment

• The reinsurance segment recorded 40% growth in gross written premiums for the quarter. This growth reflects the strength of the Everest global franchise, as we saw broad demand for our reinsurance solutions in the US and across the world, notably in Europe, Bermuda, London, and Latin America.
• Our growth was well balanced by product line and geography and illustrates our ability to deploy capital strategically in attractive markets and in attractive and diversifying product lines.
• We had favorable renewals at April 1 and June 1 and we continue to write a stronger, less volatile, more diversified, and more profitable book on a risk adjusted basis.

Insurance segment

• Everest Insurance reported our first ever quarter with over $1.0 billion in gross written premium, reflecting 25% growth year over year. New business in North America was the most significant contributor to this growth, as the economy regains momentum and our responsive and focused product offerings continue to resonate with our broker partners and insureds.
• We continue to expand our margins and the attritional loss ratio improvement for the quarter reflects the continuing success of our nimble and disciplined underwriting process, reacting quickly to market conditions to best position our portfolio for long term profitability.

Investments and Shareholders’ Equity

• Net investment income of $407 million for the quarter including alternative investment gains of $266 million for the quarter
• Total invested assets and cash of $27.1 billion at June 30, 2021, 6.3% growth versus year end 2020
• Shareholders’ equity of $10.4 billion as of June 30, 2021
• Book value per diluted share of $260.32 at June 30, 2021
• Common share dividends declared and paid in the quarter of $1.55 per share, equal to $62.0 million
• Common share repurchases of $16.8 million during the quarter, representing 68,100 shares at an average price of $246.44 per share

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. We intend these forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in the U.S. Federal securities laws. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made on behalf of the Company. These risks and uncertainties include the impact of general economic conditions and conditions affecting the insurance and reinsurance industry, the adequacy of our reserves, our ability to assess underwriting risk, trends in rates for property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, competition, investment market and investment income fluctuations, trends in insured and paid losses, catastrophes, pandemic, regulatory and legal uncertainties and other factors described in our latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About Everest Re Group, Ltd.

Everest Re Group, Ltd. (“Everest”) is a leading global provider of reinsurance and insurance, operating for close to 50 years through subsidiaries in the U.S., Europe, Singapore, Canada, Bermuda, and other territories.

Everest offers property, casualty, and specialty products through its various operating affiliates located in key markets around the world.

Everest common stock (NYSE:RE) is a component of the S&P 500 index.

Additional information about Everest, our people, and our products can be found on our website at www.everestre.com. All issuing companies may not do business in all jurisdictions.

A conference call discussing the second quarter results will be held at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 2021. The call will be available on the Internet through the Company’s web site at everestre.com/investors.

Recipients are encouraged to visit the Company’s web site to view supplemental financial information on the Company’s results. The supplemental information is located at www.everestre.com in the “Investors/Financial Reports/Quarterly Reports” section of the website. The supplemental financial information may also be obtained by contacting the Company directly.

The Company generally uses after-tax operating income (loss), a non-GAAP financial measure, to evaluate its performance. After-tax operating income (loss) consists of net income (loss) excluding after-tax net realized capital gains (losses) and after-tax net foreign exchange income (expense) as the following reconciliation displays:

Although net realized capital gains (losses) and net foreign exchange income (expense) are an integral part of the Company’s insurance operations, the determination of net realized capital gains (losses) and foreign exchange income (expense) is independent of the insurance underwriting process. The Company believes that the level of net realized capital gains (losses) and net foreign exchange income (expense) for any particular period is not indicative of the performance of the underlying business in that particular period. Providing only a GAAP presentation of net income (loss) makes it more difficult for users of the financial information to evaluate the Company’s success or failure in its basic business and may lead to incorrect or misleading assumptions and conclusions. The Company understands that the equity analysts who follow the Company focus on after-tax operating income (loss) in their analyses for the reasons discussed above. The Company provides after-tax operating income (loss) to investors so that they have what management believes to be a useful supplement to GAAP information concerning the Company’s performance.

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