Endurance Announces Brad Gow to Assume New Role of

PEMBROKE, Bermuda, March 23, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: ENH ), a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, announced today that Mr. Brad Gow has been named to the new role of Global Cyber Product Leader within Endurance Insurance. Mr. Gow, who joined Endurance in March 2011, will be responsible for providing overall underwriting direction for cyber offerings across the company’s global insurance business. In this new role, he will report to Mr. Jack Kuhn, Chief Executive Officer, Global Insurance.

Mr. Kuhn commented, “As the cyber market expands and continues to be a critical differentiator for us, I am extremely pleased that Endurance has one of most highly respected leaders in this market directing our cyber strategy. Brad has made significant contributions to our business over the last six years, leading our cyber product underwriting and coordinating product development and exposure management across our insurance business. I am confident that with Brad’s leadership we will further expand our presence in the rapidly evolving cyber market, aligned with our company’s strategic business goals.”

Mr. Gow has more than 28 years of underwriting and product experience. Most recently, as Senior Vice President at Endurance, he had product responsibilities for Endurance Pro’s professional liability and cyber risk businesses. Prior to joining Endurance, Mr. Gow held senior positions with Zurich and ACE USA. Before that he spent eight years working in the Asian insurance markets for CIGNA International and American International Group. Mr. Gow was also the co-founder of NetDiligence, an organization providing network security and consulting services for the insurance industry. He received his M.S. in International Business from the University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business.

About Endurance Specialty Holdings

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. is a global specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance. Through its operating subsidiaries, Endurance writes agriculture, professional lines, property, marine and energy, and casualty and other specialty lines of insurance and catastrophe, property, casualty, professional lines and specialty lines of reinsurance. We maintain excellent financial strength as evidenced by the ratings of A (Excellent) from A.M. Best (XV size category) and A (Strong) from Standard and Poor’s on our principal operating subsidiaries.  Endurance’s headquarters are located at Waterloo House, 100 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda and its mailing address is Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., Suite No. 784, No. 48 Par-la-Ville Road, Hamilton HM 11, Bermuda.  For more information about Endurance, please visit www.endurance.bm .

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