Endurance Specialty News

AIG’s Sparro Joins Endurance Specialty as CEO of U.S. Insurance

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property/casualty insurance and reinsurance, said Christopher Sparro is joining the company as executive vice president and chief executive officer of U.S. Insurance. Sparro will be responsible for continuing to build the …

Sciemus’ Move into Specialty Underwriting: A Case of ‘Adapt and Thrive’

It was a case of adapt and thrive when modeling and analytics company Sciemus made a big strategic leap this year into underwriting space, power, mining, renewable energy and cyber—as a managing general agent. Despite the ongoing soft market, CEO …

Endurance Hires Quartly to Launch International Casualty Insurance Business

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced that Giles Quartly has joined the company senior vice president, head of International Casualty Insurance. Quartly will be responsible for Endurance’s international general liability …

Endurance Specialty Holdings Appoints Engel as Chief Claims Officer

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed James Engel as chief claims officer with responsibility for the overall strategic direction of the company’s global claims operation. Engel joins Endurance with …

S&P Says Endurance Ratings Unaffected By CEO Stepping Down

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said that its rating on Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., currently ‘BBB+’ with a stable outlook, is unaffected by the recent announcement that David Cash has stepped down as the company’s CEO and as a member …

Endurance Promotes Bigley to Senior VP, Head of U.S. Property Cat Reinsurance

Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd has promoted David Bigley to senior vice president and head of U.S. Property Catastrophe Reinsurance. Endurance also announced that Rene Lamer and Stefan Beine, both senior vice presidents in its Global Catastrophe Reinsurance team, have …

Earnings Reports: Allied World, Endurance Specialty, RenaissanceRe

Selected earnings highlights from Allied World Assurance for the first quarter of 2012 are as follows: Q1 2012 Q1 2011 Gross premiums written ———— $680.292 mn $560.688 mn Net premiums written ————— $588.953 mn $480.871 mn Net premiums earned ———– …

Fitzpatrick to Head U.S. Retail for Endurance Specialty

Sean M. Fitzpatrick is joining Bermuda-based Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. in the new role of president and head of U.S. property/casualty retail insurance. Fitzpatrick will be responsible for expanding Endurance’s presence in the U.S. specialty retail market. He will join …