Zaffino takes the reins at Everest Insurance

Everest Re Group has appointed Jonathan Zaffino to the position of president and chief executive officer of the Everest Insurance division.

“Jon has done a tremendous job in the build out of the North America Insurance Division and elevating the Everest name in this important marketplace,” commented Dominic Addesso, president and chief executive officer of Everest Re Group. “His strong leadership capability and strategic vision make him the ideal candidate for leading the continued build of Everest’s global insurance brand.”

Zaffino joined Everest in 2015 and was previously the president of Everest’s North America insurance division.

At his new post Zaffino will be responsible for planning and executing on the worldwide insurance division’s business strategies and will assume oversight for the newly formed Everest Insurance Company of Ireland and the Everest Lloyd’s Syndicate operations.