Everest Appoints Joe Fobert to Lead U.S. Insurance Retail Casualty and Industry Practices

Everest announced the appointment of Joe Fobert to Head of U.S. Retail Casualty and Industry Practices for Everest Insurance®. He will report to William Hazelton, Executive Vice President of Everest Insurance® and President of North America Insurance.

“Joe is an accomplished industry leader with a proven track record of scaling businesses and achieving consistent, profitable growth,” said William Hazelton. “His deep expertise in large account excess casualty lines, strategic vision and collaborative leadership, make him the ideal choice to lead the ongoing transformation of our U.S. Casualty portfolio. I look forward to working with him as we continue to deliver on Everest’s commitment to providing specialized solutions and exceptional service for our clients and brokers.”

Mr. Fobert brings more than three decades of commercial underwriting expertise, having previously served as Head of Major Accounts Excess Casualty and Chairman of Global Casualty Product Board for Chubb. He has also held casualty and risk management leadership roles of increasing responsibility at AIG and Crum & Forster.