Everest appoints Yashar Jafari to its alternative solutions group

Everest Insurance has appointed Yashar Jafari as director in its alternative solutions group, where he leads the newly-formed tax liability underwriting team.

Jafari, who is based in New York, joins Everest from Alvarez and Marsal where he was director of global transaction tax. He has spent eight years working on different facets of transactional and mergers and acquisitions tax law, having also spent time as a mergers and acquisitions tax manager at KPMG, and a senior consultant of transaction tax at EY.

Rob Clark, global head of alternative solutions at Everest Insurance, said: “[Jafari’s] experience in transactional and M&A tax law make him a strong and knowledgeable leader for our tax liability insurance practice, and the addition of underwriting capabilities in this space will further enhance our ability to meet the unique needs of our customers.”