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Enstar Agrees Adverse Development Cover with Markel

$MKLPress releaseOct 28, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

Markel has entered an adverse development cover with Enstar's Cavello Bay Reinsurance covering its run-off global reinsurance portfolio and certain discontinued lines for underwriting years 2025 and prior. Markel pays $2.4 billion for the last-to-pay $2.3 billion of reserves within a $4.8 billion portfolio, retaining the first $2.6 billion, plus $1.2 billion of cover above subject reserves; the deal is expected to close by end of Q4 2026 pending regulatory approval.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
2400000000
Subject reserves
4800000000
Last to pay layer
2300000000
Retained reserves
2600000000
Underwriting years
2025 and prior
Adverse development cover above reserves
1200000000

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