Everest Insurance appoints ex-Zurich CUO to board

Everest Insurance, the specialty insurance division of Bermuda-based  Everest Re Group, has appointed Alan Fairhead to the board of Everest Insurance (Ireland), DAC as an independent non-executive director.

Fairhead has more than 40 years of industry and international trading experience. Most recently, he served as the chief underwriting officer of general insurance at Zurich Insurance. Prior to that, Fairhead spent more than 20 years at the Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance group.

Vincent Vandendael, CEO of Everest Global Markets, added: “Alan’s many decades of underwriting and general management experience, and his countless achievements, will greatly benefit our Everest Global MarketsSM team. I look forward to working with Alan, who brings a wealth of knowledge to advance our capabilities in the London and international marketplace.”