EX-99.1 4 recert.txt CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION. 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 ----------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------ Joseph V. Taranto Chairman and Chief Executive Officer /S/ STEPHEN L. LIMAURO ------------------------------------ Stephen L. Limauro Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer