Federal Home Loan Bank Membership	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Federal Home Loan Bank Membership [Abstract]
Federal Home Loan Bank Membership	11. FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK MEMBERSHIP Everest Re is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”), which allows Everest Re to borrow up to 10% of its statutory admitted assets. As of June 30, 2021, Everest Re had admitted assets of approximately $18,197,177 thousand which provides borrowing capacity of up to approximately $1,819,717 thousand. During 2020, Everest Re borrowed $400,000 thousand under its FHLBNY capacity. The borrowings have interest payable at an interest rate of 0.35%. As of June 30, 2021, $310,000 of these borrowings remain outstanding, with maturities in November and December 2021. The FHLBNY membership agreement requires that 4.5% of borrowed funds be used to acquire additional membership stock.

The entire disclosure for borrowing from the Federal Home Loan Bank, including: (i) general description; (ii) title and nature of obligation; (iii) interest rate; (iv) payment terms; (v) maturity dates by year; (vi) collateral requirements; (vii) restrictive covenants; (viii) priority; (ix) conversion or redemption features; (x) carrying value of assets pledged as collateral; (xi) combined aggregate maturities for next five years; (xii) unused or available balances.

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