EX-31.1 5 exhibit311.htm EXHIBIT 31.1
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Juan C. Andrade,
certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Everest
Re Group, Ltd;
2.
Based on
my
knowledge, this
report
does not
contain
any untrue
statement
of a
material fact
or omit
to
state
a
material fact
necessary to
make the
statements
made, in
light of
the circumstances
under which
such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based
on
my
knowledge,
the
financial
statements,
and
other
financial
information
included
in
this
report,
fairly
present in all
material respects
the financial condition,
results of
operations and
cash flows
of the registrant
as of,
and for, the periods presented
in this report;
4.
The registrant’s
other certifying officer(s)
and I are
responsible for
establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls
and
procedures
(as
defined
in
Exchange
Act
Rules
13a-15(e)
and
15d-15(e))
and
internal
control
over
financial
reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f)and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures,
or caused such disclosure controls
and procedures to be
designed
under
our
supervision,
to
ensure
that
material
information
relating
to
the
registrant,
including
its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
which this report is being prepared;
(b)
Designed
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
or
caused
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
to
be designed
under
our supervision,
to
provide
reasonable assurance
regarding
the reliability
of
financial
reporting
and
the
preparation
of
financial
statements
for
external
purposes
in
accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)
Evaluated
the
effectiveness
of
the
registrant’s
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
and
presented
in
this
report our conclusions
about the effectiveness
of the disclosure
controls and procedures,
as of the
end of the
period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s
internal control over
financial reporting that occurred
during the registrant’s
most recent fiscal
quarter (the registrant’s
fourth fiscal quarter in
the case of an annual
report) that has materially
affected, or
is reasonably likely to
materially affect,
the registrant’s
internal control
over financial reporting; and
5.
The
registrant’s
other
certifying
officer(s)
and
I
have
disclosed,
based
on
our
most
recent
evaluation
of
internal
control
over financial
reporting, to
the registrant’s
auditors
and the
audit committee
of the
registrant’s
board
of
directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)
All
significant
deficiencies
and
material
weaknesses
in
the
design
or
operation
of
internal
control
over
financial reporting
which
are
reasonably
likely
to
adversely
affect
the registrant’s
ability
to
record,
process,
summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud,
whether or not
material, that involves
management or other
employees who have
a significant
role in the registrant’s internal control
over financial reporting.
February 24, 2023
/S/ JUAN C. ANDRADE
Juan C. Andrade
President and
Chief Executive Officer