Everest Insurance Adds 3 Members to Cyber Practice

Everest Insurance has expanded its Everest Specialty Underwriters (ESU) Financial Lines group with the addition of three cyber liability team members. This team, led by Vice President and Cyber Practice Leader Kevin Sherry, is focused on providing cyber liability coverage to firms across all industries.

Raphael DaCosta joins Everest as a manager, responsible for middle market and national accounts predominantly in the Northeast and Midwest regions. DaCosta comes to Everest from Zurich, where he worked as a senior underwriter focusing on Security and Privacy, Miscellaneous Professional Liability, Tech E&O, Manufacturers E&O and Employed Lawyers Liability. Prior to Zurich, he began his underwriting career at Chubb.

Melissa Bell has joined Everest as associate manager, and will be handling middle market and national accounts in the South and West Coast Regions. She comes to Everest from Arch Insurance, where she was an underwriter in Cyber and E&O.

Jenna Belous has been hired as associate manager, responsible for middle market and national accounts in the Northeast Region. Belous joins Everest from Liberty Mutual, where she worked as an underwriter in Data Privacy and Technology.