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Christopher Smith Joins Endurance As Senior VP

Christopher Smith Joins Endurance As Senior VP

Christopher Smith has joined Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. as Senior Vice President to build and lead a new Ocean Marine insurance unit writing bluewater hull, brownwater hull, marine liability and cargo coverage. Over his 30 year career, Mr. Smith has focused exclusively on marine insurance, developing strong underwriting expertise... Read more of this article

Endurance: “An Excellent Start To The Year”

Endurance: “An Excellent Start To The Year”

Bermuda’s Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. on Wednesday [May 1] reported net income available to common shareholders of $92.1 million and $2.13 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2013 versus net income of $74.4 million and $1.72 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2012. Operating highlights for the quarter ended March... Read more of this article

Endurance Announces New ARMTech CEO

Endurance Announces New ARMTech CEO

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, yesterday [Apr. 22] announced that Michael Smith will be rejoining the company effective immediately as Chief Executive Officer of ARMtech Insurance Services. Mr. Smith will report to Jack Kuhn, CEO of Global Insurance for Endurance. In... Read more of this article

A.M. Best Affirms Endurance Speciality Ratings

A.M. Best Affirms Endurance Speciality Ratings

A.M. Best Co. today [Apr. 10] affirmed the financial strength rating [FSR] of ‘A’ [Excellent] and issuer credit ratings (ICR) of “a” of Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. and its affiliates, as well as the ICR of “bbb” and debt ratings of the publicly traded parent, Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. Both companies are domiciled in Bermuda.... Read more of this article

Endurance Welcomes Sophia Phillips As VP

Endurance Welcomes Sophia Phillips As VP

Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. have announced that Sophia Phillips has joined the company as Vice President to establish and lead a new Inland Marine insurance unit. A spokesperson said, “Over her 30 year career in commercial insurance, Ms. Phillips has launched and managed inland marine insurance business units for several national... Read more of this article

Endurance Speciality Promotes Kalaydjian

Endurance Speciality Promotes Kalaydjian

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today [Dec.17] announced that Catherine A. Kalaydjian [pictured] will, in addition to her current responsibilities as chief claims officer, be promoted to the role of chief administrative officer and assume responsibility for human... Read more of this article

Endurance Sponsor BBFS Programme

Endurance Sponsor BBFS Programme

Bermuda’s Brazilian Football School [BBFS] in partnership with the Warwick Preschool and via Philanthropic support of Endurance, have launched the second year of the BBFS Mini Brazilians. Via the support of Endurance, BBFS will offer 80 preschoolers, football skills and positive male mentoring. The Programme is based on having positive male mentors... Read more of this article

John Kuhn Joins Endurance Specialty Holdings

John Kuhn Joins Endurance Specialty Holdings

Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced that John Kuhn will be joining the company next week as Chief Executive Officer, Global Insurance responsible for Endurance’s U.S., Bermuda and International insurance operations. During his 26 year career in the insurance business, Mr. Kuhn has served in multiple senior underwriting and... Read more of this article

Endurance Promotes David Bigley To Senior VP

Endurance Promotes David Bigley To Senior VP

Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. has promoted David Bigley to Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Property Catastrophe Reinsurance. Mr. Bigley, who joined Endurance in 2003, now reports to Stephen Young, Executive Vice President, Chief Underwriting Officer and Head of Global Catastrophe Reinsurance. “In addition, Rene Lamer and... Read more of this article

Michael Belfatti Joins Endurance As Chief Actuary

Michael Belfatti Joins Endurance As Chief Actuary

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today [June 19] announced that Michael Belfatti will join Endurance as Chief Actuary with responsibility for overseeing Endurance’s global pricing and reserving activities. He will be based in Endurance’s Bermuda office... Read more of this article

Endurance Adopts Dame Marjorie Bean School

Endurance Adopts Dame Marjorie Bean School

Earlier this afternoon [June 13] Minister of Education Dame Jennifer Smith announced another addition in the “Adopt-A-School” programme, with Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. being recognised for their contributions to the Dame Marjorie Bean Hope Academy. The Minister of Education said, “Today, we are here to celebrate the adoption of the... Read more of this article

Endurance: 19th Eligible Reinsurer in Florida

Endurance: 19th Eligible Reinsurer in Florida

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation [Office] signed a Consent Order that allows the nineteenth reinsurer, Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Insurance, Ltd., to post reduced collateral and operate in Florida as an eligible reinsurer. This Consent Order makes Endurance the seventeenth Bermuda reinsurer to operate in Florida with similar terms.... Read more of this article

Endurance’s Board Declare Quarterly Dividend

Endurance’s Board Declare Quarterly Dividend

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, yesterday [May 10] said that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per ordinary share, $0.484375 per share payable on its 7.75% Non-Cumulative Preferred Shares, Series A and $0.46875 per share payable on its 7.50% Non-Cumulative... Read more of this article

S&P: Angelina Departure Won’t Impact Ratings

S&P: Angelina Departure Won’t Impact Ratings

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said today [Apr. 3] that its ratings on Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. [BBB+/Stable] and its core subsidiaries [all rated A/Stable] are not affected by the recent announcement of the retirement of Michael Angelina as Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer. S&P believes that Endurance... Read more of this article

Angelina To Retire From Endurance Speciality

Angelina To Retire From Endurance Speciality

Bermuda re/insurer Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. announced today [Apr.2] that Michael Angelina will be retiring from his position as Chief Risk Officer and Chief Actuary effective April 13 in order to assume the position of Executive Director of the Academy of Risk Management and Insurance at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. Mr. Angelina... Read more of this article

Cash To Speak At Morgan Conference

Cash To Speak At Morgan Conference

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., the Bermuda-based provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, today [Mar. 21] announced that David Cash, Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to speak at the J.P. Morgan 2012 Insurance Conference in New York. The presentation will take place on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 3:30pm Eastern Time. The... Read more of this article