SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 15

 Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration Under Section 12(g) of
 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under
          Section 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                                 Commission File Number 1-13816


                     Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


   477 Martinsville Road, P.O. Box 830, Liberty Corner, NJ 07938  908-604-3000
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   (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
                    of registrant's principal executive offices)


                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)


                                    None
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       (Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to
             file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)


         Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule
provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

                                          
         Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)    [ ]                   Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)  [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii)   [ ]                   Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)   [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)    [ ]                   Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii)  [ ]
         Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii)   [ ]                   Rule 15d-6            [ ]
         Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)    [x]

         

         Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or
notice date:          1
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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Everest Reinsurance Holdings, Inc. has caused this certification/notice to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.


DATE: March 8,2000                     BY:  /s/ Janet J. Burak
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                                          Janet J. Burak
                                          Senior Vice President,
                                           General Counsel and Secretary