COLLATERALIZED REINSURANCE AND TRUST AGREEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Collateralized Reinsurance And Trust Agreements [Abstract]

COLLATERALIZED REINSURANCE AND TRUST AGREEMENTS

COLLATERALIZED REINSURANCE AND TRUST AGREEMENTS

A subsidiary of the Company, Everest Re, has established a trust agreement, which effectively uses Everest Re’s investments as collateral, as security for assumed losses payable to non-affiliated ceding companies. At June 30, 2023, the total amount on deposit in the trust account was $717 million, which included $82 million of restricted cash. At June 30, 2022, the total amount on deposit in the trust account was $554 million, which included $187 million of restricted cash.

The Company entered into various collateralized reinsurance agreements with Kilimanjaro Re Limited (“Kilimanjaro”), a Bermuda-based special purpose reinsurer, to provide the Company with catastrophe reinsurance coverage. These agreements are multi-year reinsurance contracts which cover named storm and earthquake events. The table below summarizes the various agreements:

(Dollars in millions)
Class	Description	Effective Date	Expiration Date	Limit		Coverage Basis
Series 2019-1 Class A-1	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	12/12/2019	12/19/2023	150		Occurrence
Series 2019-1 Class B-1	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	12/12/2019	12/19/2023	275		Aggregate
Series 2019-1 Class A-2	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	12/12/2019	12/19/2024	150		Occurrence
Series 2019-1 Class B-2	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	12/12/2019	12/19/2024	275		Aggregate
Series 2021-1 Class A-1	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	4/8/2021	4/21/2025	150		Occurrence
Series 2021-1 Class B-1	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	4/8/2021	4/21/2025	85		Aggregate
Series 2021-1 Class C-1	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	4/8/2021	4/21/2025	85		Aggregate
Series 2021-1 Class A-2	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	4/8/2021	4/20/2026	150		Occurrence
Series 2021-1 Class B-2	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	4/8/2021	4/20/2026	90		Aggregate
Series 2021-1 Class C-2	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	4/8/2021	4/20/2026	90		Aggregate
Series 2022-1 Class A	US, Canada, Puerto Rico – Named Storm and Earthquake Events	6/22/2022	6/25/2025	300		Aggregate
	Total available limit as of June 30, 2023			$	1,800

Recoveries under these collateralized reinsurance agreements with Kilimanjaro are primarily dependent on estimated industry level insured losses from covered events as well as the geographic location of the events. The estimated industry level of insured losses is obtained from published estimates by an independent recognized authority on insured property losses. As of June 30, 2023, the Company has up to $350 million of catastrophe bond protection (“CAT Bond”) that attaches at a $48.1 billion Property Claims Services (“PCS”) Industry loss threshold. This recovery would be recognized on a pro-rata basis up to a $63.8 billion PCS Industry loss level. PCS’s current industry estimate of $49.4 billion issued in July 2023 exceeds the attachment point. The recovery under the CAT Bond, included in the Company’s financial results, is currently estimated to be $25 million, subject to further revision of the industry loss estimate.

Kilimanjaro has financed the various property catastrophe reinsurance coverages by issuing catastrophe bonds to unrelated, external investors. The proceeds from the issuance of the catastrophe bonds are held in reinsurance trusts throughout the duration of the applicable reinsurance agreements and invested solely in U.S. government money market funds with a rating of at least “AAAm” by Standard & Poor’s. The catastrophe bonds’ issue date, maturity date and amount correspond to the reinsurance agreements listed above.