SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 15, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda | 1-31599 | 98-032908 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Wellesley House, 90 Pitts Bay Road, Pembroke HM 08, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(441) 278-0440
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officer; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
(b) On January 15, 2009, Therese M. Vaughan tendered her resignation as a member of the board of directors of Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) and its constituent committees, in light of her appointment as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: January 15, 2009
| By: /s/ John V. Del Col
Name: John V. Del Col
Title: General Counsel & Secretary |
