LeStrange steps down as Orchid chairman

Founding Endurance CEO Ken LeStrange has retired as chairman of US
coastal wind-focused MGA Orchid Underwriters, the company said
today.
He will be replaced by another Endurance co-founder - former CUO
and COO Steven Carlsen, who was already a director on Orchid's
board.
Meanwhile, the Vero Beach, Florida-based MGA said it had also
promoted president Brad Emmons to the newly-created position of CEO
almost a decade after joining the Gryphon Investors-backed
firm.
Since Gryphon bought into Orchid