EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.

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            AMENDED NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF
                                  SHAREHOLDERS
                             TO BE HELD MAY 22, 2003

TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.:

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Everest Re Group, Ltd. (the
"Company"), a Bermuda company, will be held at the Royal Pavilion Hotel,
Porters, St. James, Barbados on THURSDAY, May 22, 2003 at 11:00 a.m., for the
following purposes:

         1.       To elect three Class I Directors of the Company, each to serve
                  for a three-year  period to expire at the 2006 Annual  General
                  Meeting of  Shareholders  or until such  director's  successor
                  shall  have been  duly  elected  or  appointed  or until  such
                  director's office is otherwise vacated.

         2.       To  appoint   PricewaterhouseCoopers   LLP  as  the  Company's
                  independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2003 and
                  authorize the Board of Directors of the Company, acting by the
                  Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, to set the fees for
                  the independent auditors.

         3.       To  consider  and  approve  the  Everest Re Group,  Ltd.  2003
                  Non-Employee Director Equity Compensation Plan as described in
                  the COMPANY'S Proxy Statement DATED 11 APRIL, 2003.

         4.       To consider  and act upon any other  business,  if any, as may
                  properly come before the meeting and any and all  adjournments
                  thereof.

         The Company's financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002
together with the report of the Company's  auditor in respect of these financial
statements,  as approved by the Company's Board of Directors,  will be presented
at this Annual General Meeting.

         Only  shareholders of record,  as shown by the transfer books (Register
of  Members)  of the  Company,  at the close of  business  on March 27, 2003 are
entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual General Meeting.

         You are cordially  invited to attend the meeting in person.  Whether or
not you expect to attend the  meeting in person,  you are urged to sign and date
the  enclosed  proxy and return it  promptly  in the  postage  prepaid  envelope
provided for that purpose.

                                   By Order of the Board of Directors
                                   Joseph A. Gervasi, Secretary

April 14, 2003
Hamilton, Bermuda



                             EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.

                     ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
                       THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2003, 11:00 A.M.
                              ROYAL PAVILION HOTEL
                          PORTERS, ST. JAMES, BARBADOS




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                                      PROXY

                             EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.

           THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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R         The undersigned hereby appoints J.V. Taranto,  S.L. Limauro,  and J.A.
O    Gervasi,  and each of them, as proxies of the  undersigned,  each with full
X    power to act  without  the others and with full power of  substitution,  to
Y    vote all the Common  Shares of EVEREST RE GROUP,  LTD.  held in the name of
     the  undersigned  at the close of business on March 27, 2003, at the Annual
     General  Meeting of  Shareholders  to be held on May 22, 2003, at the Royal
     Pavilion Hotel,  Porters,  St. James,  Barbados at 11:00 a.m. (local time),
     and at any  adjournment or  postponement  thereof,  with all the powers the
     undersigned  would have if  personally  present,  on the  matters set forth
     hereon in accordance with any directions  given by the undersigned  and, in
     their  discretion,  on all other  matters that may properly come before the
     Annual General Meeting,  all in accordance with the accompanying Notice and
     Proxy Statement, receipt of which is acknowledged.

          YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SPECIFY YOUR CHOICES BY MARKING THE  APPROPRIATE
     BOXES (SEE REVERSE SIDE), BUT YOU NEED NOT MARK ANY BOX IF YOU WISH TO VOTE
     IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS'  RECOMMENDATIONS.  THE PROXIES
     CANNOT VOTE YOUR SHARES UNLESS YOU SIGN AND RETURN THIS CARD.

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EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.

C/O EQUISERVE TRUST COMPANY N.A.
P.O. BOX 8523
EDISON, NJ 08818-8523





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                YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE IMMEDIATELY.
                             (FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY)





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       THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3.

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                             EVEREST RE GROUP, LTD.
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                                     FOR     WITHHELD

1.   Election of   FOR ALL NOMINEES  [_]        [_]         WITHHOLD
     Directors    LISTED (EXCEPT AS                        AUTHORITY
                    MARKED TO THE                         TO VOTE FOR
                      CONTRARY)                         NOMINEES LISTED


     To elect Martin Abrahams, John R. Dunne and
     John A. Weber as Directors of the Company
     for a three-year term ending in 2006.

[_]  FOR all nominees except as written above.

2.   To appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP as the    FOR     AGAINST    ABSTAIN
     Company's independent auditors for the year      [_]       [_]        [_]
     ending December 31, 2003 and authorize the
     Board of Directors acting by the Audit
     Committee of the Board to set the fees for
     the independent auditors.

3.   To approve the adoption of the Everest Re        [_]       [_]        [_]
     Group, Ltd. 2003 Non-Employee Director Equity
     Compensation Plan.


In their  discretion,  upon such other  matters as may properly  come before the
meeting,  and any and all  adjournments  thereof,  all in  accordance  with  the
accompanying Notice and Proxy Statement, receipt of which is acknowledged.

IF THIS PROXY IS PROPERLY EXECUTED AND RETURNED,  THE SHARES REPRESENTED THEREBY
WILL BE VOTED. IF A CHOICE IS SPECIFIED BY THE  SHAREHOLDER,  THE SHARES WILL BE
VOTED ACCORDINGLY.  IF NOT OTHERWISE  SPECIFIED,  THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS
PROXY WILL BE VOTED FOR ITEMS 1, 2 AND 3.

THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

Signature:_________________________________________________  Date:______________

Signature:_________________________________________________  Date:______________

Sign exactly as name appears hereon. When signing in a representative  capacity,
please give full title.