BNET Industries

Market Cap:$2.1B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.8B
  • Public
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Dow Jones Description

Commercial Insurance & Reinsurance

Chairman, President & CEO
Kenneth J. Lestrange
Number of Employees 396
Contact Information

Wellesly House

90 Pitts Bay Road

Pembroke HM 08

www.endurance.b...

(441) 278 0400

NAICS Code Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers: 524126

Recent Events

  • Stifel Nicolaus & Co. upgrades Endurance Specialty Holdings to 'buy'

    11/19/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Endurances Board of Directors Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.25 Per Ordinary Share and $0.484375 Per...

    11/05/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story

  • Soleil Securities Maintains a 'Hold' on Endurance Specialty Holdings ENH; Raises Price Target & Estimates

    10/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Endurance Reports $153.8 Million Q3 Net Income; Conference Call Today

    10/31/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • 8 Insurers Affected by Ratings Changes

    10/15/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Thursday, Octob

    8/28/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Endurance Q2 Net Income Rises to $149 Million; 1H to $227 Million

    7/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Tuesday, July 28,...

    6/10/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

endurance specialty holdings ltd. - All News and Analysis

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark W. Boucher CEO, Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited
William Jewett President, Endurance Reinsurance Corp of America
David S. Cash Chief Underwriting Officer
Mark Silverstein Chief Investment Officer
Michael Angelina Chief Actuary
Michael J. McGuire CFO
Michael P Fujii COO, Insurance
Susan Patschak COO & Executive Vice President
Christopher T. Schaper Executive Vice President & Head, Reinsurance Operations
Ralph M. Serio Executive Vice President, Self Insured Risks, Operations & Marketing
Thomas D. Bell Executive Vice President
Kathleen Cavallo Senior Vice President & Team Leader
Laura Shanahan Senior Vice President, Surety, Endurance Reinsurance
Maria Costello Senior Vice President & Team Leader
William H. Bolinder Lead Director
Kevin Rooney Senior Vice President & Manager, Professional Liability Dept
Marianne Walsh Manager, Corp Communications
Massa B. Cressall Manager, Investor Relations
Catherine Bennett
Chris Powell
Daniel Izard Head, Reinsurance Operations
David Ahmad
Ed Kenney
James D'Onofrio
Joan deLemps
John Kelly
John L O'Connor
Jonathan Houghton
Judy Hart
Marcia Munn
Paul Mosquera
Robert A Brian
Scott Johnson
Simon Ball
Stephen Young
Thomas Asquino
Anthony J. DiNovi Director
Col John Del Secretary
Robert A. Spass Director
Therese M. Vaughan Director
William J. Raver Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenneth J. Lestrange Chairman, President & CEO
Brendan R. O'Neill Board Director
Charles G. Froland Board of Directors
Galen R. Barnes Board of Directors
Howard Mann Board of Directors
John T. Baily Board of Directors
Max Williamson Board of Directors
Norman Barham Board of Directors
R. Max Williamson Board of Directors
Richard C. Perry Board of Directors
Richard P. Schifter Board of Directors
Steven W. Carlsen Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Chairman, President & CEO Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Chairman, President & CEO Current
Aon Corporation CEO Former
American Re Corporation Executive Vice President of American Re Former
American Re Corporation manager of treaty underwriting operations Former
Swiss Reinsurance Company manager of treaty underwriting operations Former
Swiss Reinsurance Company underwriter Former
Aon Corporation Chairman Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. CEO, Endurance Worldwide Insurance Limited Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. President & Chief Executive Officer, Worldwide Reinsurance Operations Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. President, Endurance Reinsurance Corp of America Current
Risk Strategies Company Chief Underwriter Former
Harvard University A.B. Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Chief Underwriting Officer Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Chief Investment Officer Current
University of Chicago M.B.A. in Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Chief Actuary Current
Drexel University B.S. in Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. CFO Current
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. COO, Insurance Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. COO & Executive Vice President Current
Towers Perrin Former
University of Maryland Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Executive Vice President & Head, Reinsurance Operations Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Executive Vice President, Self Insured Risks, Operations & Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Executive Vice President Current
American Re Corporation Senior Vice President Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Senior Vice President & Team Leader Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Senior Vice President, Surety, Endurance Reinsurance Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Senior Vice President & Team Leader Current
Providence College BA Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Lead Director Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board Member Current
Coral Insurance Company Director Current
Acadia Trust Chief Executive Officer Former
Continental Insurance Company Former
Zurich Financial Services Former
Acadia Trust Director Former
University of Massachusetts Amherst B.S. In Business Administration Former
Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Senior Vice President & Manager, Professional Liability Dept Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Manager, Corp Communications Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Manager, Investor Relations Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Goizueta Business School at Emory University MBA Former
Wheaton College BA Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Head, Reinsurance Operations Current
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Trustee Current
Duncan Aviation Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Mr. D'Onofrio joins Endurance from AXA Corporate Solutions Reinsurance Corporation where he served as Senior Vice President, Multi-Line Team Leader. There, he was responsible for managing a substantial portfolio of multi-line treaty reinsurance, including property, automobile and general liability business. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President, Property Division Manager at Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America. A graduate of Yale University, Mr. D'Onofrio has over 13 years of insurance, reinsurance, and research experience.

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. Executive Vice President and Head of Reinsurance Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. Senior Vice President and Manager Casualty Department Former
Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America Senior Vice President, Property Division Manager Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Swiss Reinsurance Company Senior Vice President Former

Array

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. Vice President, Casualty Aerospace Treaty Current
Fairleigh Dickinson University MBA Former
University of Illinois BS In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Accenture Ltd. Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Alexander & Alexander Managing Director Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
CNA Former
University of Illinois BA Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Bentley College BS degree in Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Swiss Re Asia-Pacific Former
Wagner College BA in Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Stephen Young joined Endurance in March of 2002. He is a Vice President in the Property Treaty department. From 1997 to 2002, Stephen was an underwriter at Scandinavian Re, a Bermuda based finite reinsurer. Stephen graduated from Babson College in 1993 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance/Investments. Stephen attained his Associate in Reinsurance designation in 2000 and is currently working towards his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation.

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. Senior Vice President, Head of U.S. Property Treaty Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current
Babson College Bachelor of Science Degree In Finance, Investments Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Current

Organization Position Status
THL Inc. Co-President Current
American Media, Inc Director of Media and The Company Current
Papetti Chairman Current
American Media, Inc. Director Current
Niles Audio Corporation Board of Directors Current
Temtrol, Inc. Board of Directors Current
US LEC Corp. Director Current
Vertis Inc. Director Current
NTK Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vertis Communications Board of Directors Current
Nortek Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nortek, Inc. Board Director Current
FairPoint Communications Inc. Director Current
Papetti Director Current
Michael Foods, Inc. Director Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Director Current
Governair Corporation Board of Directors Current
Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP Co-President Former
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Former
Eye Care Centers of America, Inc. Director Former

Organization Position Status
Informa Group PLC Director Current
Informa Plc Board of Directors Current
Watson Wyatt & Company Board of Directors Current
Informa Board of Directors Current
Aegis Group plc Board of Directors Current
The Rank Group Plc Board of Directors Current
Watson Wyatt Worldwide Board of Directors Current
Tyco International Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board Director Current
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC CEO Former
Intervest Construction Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Guinness & Co Chief Executive Former
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC Coo Former
Intervest Construction Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
EMAP Plc Board of Directors Former
Imperial Chemical Industries PLC Board Director Former
University of East Anglia Ph.D Former
University of Cambridge M.A Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Secretary Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. General Counsel Current
Chartwellre.Com Secretary Former
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP associate Former
Trenwick Group Ltd. Secretary Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company President Former
Wausau Insurance Co President Former
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company Chief Operating Officer Former
Wausau Insurance Co Chief Operating Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Erie Family Life Insurance Company Board of Directors Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current
RLI Corp. Board of Directors Current
Nymagic, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PricewaterhouseCoopers partner Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers National Insurance Industry chairman Former
Erie Indemnity Company Chair Former
PricewaterhouseCoopers Board of Directors Former
Cooper's Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Chicago MBA Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Chief Technical Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Richard C. Perry currently serves as a director of PAV Republic and as one of Republic Engineered Products, Inc.'s directors. Mr. Perry is the President of Perry Capital, which he co-founded in 1988. Mr. Perry is also a director of Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. and Radio & Records, Inc., and a member of the boards of trustees of the Allen Stevenson School, Milton Academy, Facing History and Ourselves, Harlem Children's Zone and the Wharton Undergraduate Executive Board. Mr. Perry received a Bachelor of Science from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Masters of Business Administration from New York University's Stern School of Business. Mr. Perry has also served as an Adjunct Associate Professor at New York University's Stern School of Business.

Organization Position Status
Perry Capital LLC President Current
Radio & Records, Inc. Director Current
Republic Engineered Products Inc. Director Current
University of Pennsylvania Board of Directors Current
Facing History Board of Directors Current
Capital Business Credit LLC Board of Directors Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Universal American Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current

Robert A. Spass has served as a Director since July 1999. Mr. Spass is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, a Partner and co-founder of Capital Z, which owns 23.5% of our voting stock, and Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, a Partner and co-founder of Union Square Partners Management, LLC, the successor firm of Capital Z Management, LLC. Union Square, an affiliate of Capital Z's successor fund, is the owner of approximately 4.9% of our voting stock, assuming that requisite clearances, approvals or waivers are obtained that would permit the exchange of the shares of series A preferred stock for shares of series B preferred stock. Prior to founding Capital Z in 1998, Mr. Spass was the Managing Partner and co-founder of Insurance Partners, L.P. from 1994 to 1998. Prior to the formation of Insurance Partners, L.P., Mr. Spass was President and CEO of International Insurance Advisors L.P. from 1990 to 1994. Prior to that, Mr. Spass was a Director of Investment Banking at Salomon Brothers from 1984 to 1990 and a Senior Manager for Peat Marwick Main & Co. from 1978 to 1984. Mr. Spass serves on the board of directors of Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd., and Lancashire Holdings Limited.

Organization Position Status
Capital Z Chief Executive Officer Current
Nutravel Technology Solutions, LLC Partner of Capital Z Financial Services Partners Current
Capital Z Chairman of the Board Current
U.S.I. Holdings Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nutravel Technology Solutions, LLC Board Member Current
Lancashire Holdings Limited Board of Directors Current
Endurance Holdings, LLC Board of Directors Current
Ceres Group, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Nutravel, Inc. Board Member Current
Universal American Financial Corp. Board of Directors Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Director Current
International Insurance Advisors CEO Former
International Insurance Advisors President Former
Capital Z Co-Founder Former
Salomon Brothers Director of Investment Banking Former
Salomon Brothers, Inc. Director Former
Aames Financial Corporation Director Former
Aames Investment Corporation Board of Directors Former
State University of New York at Buffalo B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Board of Directors Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. President, Endurance Services Limited Former
Cat Company their Chief Underwriter, North America Former
Cat Company co-founder Former
Swiss Reinsurance Company treaty account executive Former

Therese M. Vaughan has been a director of the Company and Principal Life since November of 2005. Dr. Vaughan is the Robb B. Kelley Distinguished Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science at Drake University. From 1994-2004, Dr. Vaughan served as the Iowa Insurance Commissioner, and was President of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in 2002. Dr. Vaughan represents the American Academy of Actuaries at the Solvency and Regulation Committees of the International Actuarial Association, is a director of the Insurance Marketplace Standards Association and the National Council on Compensation Insurance. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and a director of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a public company that is a global provider of specialty lines property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. Dr. Vaughan is a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.

Organization Position Status
Principal Financial Group, Inc. Principal Current
Drake University Robb B. Kelley Distinguished Professor, Insurance and Actuarial Science Current
International Actuarial Association Current
Principal Financial Group, Inc. Director Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Director Current

Organization Position Status
Brandes Investment Partners CEO & CIO, National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust Current
Brandes Investment Partners Board of Directors Current
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Director Current
Young & Rubicam Inc. Senior Vice President Former
Cadbury Schweppes plc Vice President Former
Lafayette College trustee Former
Cadbury Schweppes plc Treasurer Former
Young & Rubicam Inc. Treasurer Former
Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania MBA In International Business Former
Lafayette College MBA Former
Lafayette College BA In International Affairs Former

Executive News

  • Endurance CEO to Speak At the Fox-Pitt, Kelton "Bermuda in Boston" Conference

    Reuters - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Thursday, Octob

    Interest!ALERT - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results...

    Reuters - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Thursday, October 29, 2009

    TradingMarkets - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Thursday, October 29, 2009

    NewsBlaze - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Thursday, October 29, 2009

    Street Insider - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. to Release Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results On Thursday, October 29, 2009

    Stockwatch - 8/28/09 - View Story

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ENH $37.59 -0.04 (-0.11% )
Volume 410,141
Shares Outstanding 56.5M
Market Cap 2.1B
Year High 38.58
Year Low 19.32
Earnings Per Share 6.40
P/E Ratio 5.8734
Dividend 1.00
Yield 2.66
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