Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2004
Everest Re Group, Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Bermuda | 1-15731 | Not Applicable | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||||||
| of Incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | ||||||
| c/o ABG Financial & Management Services, Inc. | ||||||||
| Parker House, Wildey Road | ||||||||
| St. Michael, Barbados | Not Applicable | |||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 246-228-7398
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if
Changed Since Last Report)
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (c) | Exhibits | |||||
| Exhibit No | Description | |||||
| 99.1 | News Release of the registrant, | |||||
| dated February 2, 2004 | ||||||
Item 12. DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
| On February 2, 2004, the registrant issued a news release announcing its fourth quarter 2003 results. A copy of that news release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. |
| The news release furnished herewith contains information regarding the registrant’s operating income. Operating income differs from net income, the most directly comparable generally accepted accounting principle financial measure, only by the exclusion of realized gains and losses on investments. Management believes that presentation of operating income provides useful information to investors because it more accurately measures and predicts the registrant’s results of operations by removing the variability arising from the management of the registrant’s investment portfolio. In addition, management, analysts and investors use operating income to evaluate the financial performance of the registrant and the insurance industry in general. |
| In
accordance with general instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this report,
including exhibits, is furnished pursuant to Item 12 and shall not be deemed
“filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. |
| Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. |
| EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD | ||
| By: /s/ STEPHEN L. LIMAURO | ||
| Stephen L. Limauro | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief | ||
| Finanicial Officer |
Dated: February 2, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||||||||
| Number | Description of Document | Page No. | ||||||
| 99.1 | Press Release of the registrant, dated | 5 | ||||||
| February 2, 2004 | ||||||||