Everest Group, Ltd. has announced that Gary Haase will join the company as Executive Vice President and CEO of Legacy Operations starting December 1, 2025. He will report directly to Jim Williamson, Everest’s President and CEO, and become part of the company’s Executive Leadership Team.
This appointment comes after Everest’s recent $2 billion renewal rights sale of its commercial retail insurance business to AIG. The transaction is part of a strategy to concentrate on Everest's core global businesses.
Gary Haase will be responsible for overseeing the company's legacy insurance portfolios. His focus will be on improving capital efficiency, maintaining operational discipline, and generating long-term value for the company.
Jim Williamson commented on the appointment: “Gary’s broad and diverse experience — from actuarial and claims to M&A and technology transformation — makes him uniquely qualified for this role and an exceptional addition to our senior team. His proven ability to modernize complex legacy portfolios and integrate analytics to unlock value will strengthen our legacy operations, enhance capital deployment and support Everest’s strategy for sustained, profitable growth.”
Haase brings over twenty years of experience in insurance, reinsurance, and financial services. Most recently, he worked as an executive advisor to private equity and technology firms focusing on insurance mergers & acquisitions and artificial intelligence transformation. Previously, he was EVP and COO at CNA Financial Corporation where he led enterprise technology initiatives including data analytics operations and developed CNA’s cloud-native analytics platform.
Earlier in his career, Haase spent more than ten years with Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd., eventually becoming Group COO with responsibility for global run-off strategies across various jurisdictions. He began his professional journey in actuarial roles at Quanta U.S. Holdings and Aon Benfield.
Commenting on his new position at Everest, Haase said: “Everest’s global reach and disciplined underwriting platform create a powerful foundation for opportunity. I look forward to partnering with Jim and the leadership team to optimize Everest’s legacy business and advance its long-term strategy.”
Haase is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society (FCAS) and holds an MBA in Quantitative Finance and General Management from NYU Stern School of Business where he also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Statistics.
Everest Group is recognized as a leading provider of property, casualty, specialty reinsurance, and insurance solutions worldwide. The company has operated for fifty years with a focus on disciplined underwriting practices along with capital management. Its common stock trades on the NYSE under the symbol EG.
More information about Everest can be found at www.everestglobal.com.