SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 13, 2002 EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Bermuda 1-15731 98-0365432 ----------------- ------------- ------------------- (State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction File Number) Identification No.) of Incorporation) 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 5. OTHER EVENTS On August 13, 2002, Joseph V. Taranto, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen L. Limauro, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, voluntarily certified the Company's 2001 annual report on Form 10-K and all subsequent reports filed prior to such date by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS (c) Exhibits -------- Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 99.1 Exhibit A - Certification by Joseph V. Taranto, the Company's Chief Executive Officer 99.2 Exhibit A - Certification by Stephen L. Limauro, the Company's Chief Financial Officer SIGNATURES 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/ JOSEPH A. GERVASI ------------------------------------------ Joseph A. Gervasi Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Dated: August 13, 2002