Higher attachment points assisted Everest Re Q2: Doucette

Everest Re reinsurance CEO John Doucette has told analysts that
higher attachment points on its reinsurance business helped it to
limit its exposure to the spate of US weather events in the second
quarter of 2017.
Responding to a question from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
analyst Meyer Shields on Everest Re's Q2 results call, Doucette
said increased attachment points had helped the Bermudian limit its
cat exposure in both the latest quarter and the previous one.
"So, in general, market...