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Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/20 – ‘XML’

On:  Friday, 5/15/20, at 4:40pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/20   ·   Accession #:  914748-20-10   ·   File #:  33-71652

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 5/15/20  Everest Reinsurance Holdings Inc  10-Q        3/31/20   94:12M

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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                (Details)                                                        
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                Value Of Fixed Maturity Securities, By Contractual               
                Maturity) (Details)                                              
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                Appreciation (Depreciation) For The Company's                    
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                Gross Unrealized Depreciation Of Fixed Maturity                  
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                Investment Income) (Details)                                     
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                Capital Gains (Losses)) (Details)                                
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                Assets, Recorded At Fair And Market Value)                       
                (Details)                                                        
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                Measurements Using Significant Unobservable Inputs               
                By Asset Type) (Details)                                         
23: R52         Fair Value (Fair Value Measurements Using           HTML     43K 
                Significant Unobservable Inputs for Equity Index                 
                Put Option Contracts) (Details)                                  
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                Replace All Such Annuities For Which The Company                 
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                Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net               
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                Expense Incurred In Connection With Long Term                    
                Subordinated Notes) (Details)                                    
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                (Details)                                                        
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                Results For Operating Segments To Income (Loss)                  
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                Premium Derived From Largest Non-U.S. Market)                    
                (Details)                                                        
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                Preferred Shares) (Details)                                      
26: R75         Related-Party Transactions (Affiliated Quota Share  HTML     79K 
                Reinsurance Agreements For All New And Renewal                   
                Business For The Indicated Coverage Period)                      
                (Details)                                                        
59: R76         Related-Party Transactions (Schedule Of Loss        HTML     43K 
                Portfolio Transfer Reinsurance Agreements, Net                   
                Insurance Exposures And Reserves Were Transferred                
                To An Affiliate) (Details)                                       
88: R77         Related-Party Transactions (Premiums And Losses     HTML     56K 
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                Prior Period Financial Statements - Stockholder's                
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