9 October 2013 Insurance

Endurance appoints new head for London office

Endurance Specialty Holdings, a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has appointed Graham Evans as executive vice president and head of international insurance to build a new international insurance platform offering multi-line capabilities.

Evans has more than 25 years’ experience in the London Market where he has demonstrated his ability to build and grow underwriting operations across Europe and Asia. He will join Endurance on November 7, 2013 and will be based in London.

"Graham has an excellent reputation for building start-up operations and a significant network of relationships, both of which will be critical as we develop Endurance's presence in the London market,” said Jack Kuhn, chief executive officer of Global Insurance. “This marks a significant milestone as we establish Endurance as a recognised global leader in the specialty insurance market. Going forward, we will further expand our international presence from this new London base, complementing significant planned growth in our US and Bermuda teams."

Evans joins Endurance from Axis Capital, where as president, professional lines, he built the company’s international professional lines business across multiple products. Prior to that, he held a number of underwriting and management positions including chief underwriting officer for European financial lines at CNA Europe. Director of a start-up Lloyd's operation, and manager of an international professional lines book at Chubb Insurance Company of Europe.

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