Everest Re appoints head of E&S property

Everest Re Group, a Bermuda-based holding company, has appointed Christopher Curtin as head of excess and surplus (E&S) property.

Curtin joins Everest as vice president and national E&S leader, based in the Everest Insurance Boston office. He will be responsible for managing all facets of this business unit within Everest’s property operation, including direct oversight of the Everest underwriting teams dedicated to the E&S market segment.

Prior to Everest, Curtin served as the national branch property executive and US-Canada multinational property leader at Lexington Insurance, a unit of AIG. Within this role, he was responsible for driving strategy and underwriting performance of the Lexington wholesale business for the US region.

He will report to Erik Nikodem, head of property at Everest Insurance. Nikodem said: “We are excited to have Chris join the Everest team. Chris’s broad industry and leadership experience, deep relationships, and underwriting expertise will be an asset to our organization, and our trading partners, as we continue to both maintain and build our presence in this important segment.
Chris will be joined by additional key strategic hires that together as a team will continue to build on our strategic and dynamic vision for Everest Insurance.”