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Markel Advances Strategic Focus on Specialty Insurance, Announces Adverse Development Cover Reinsurance Agreement with Enstar on Reinsurance Business

$MKLPress releaseOct 28, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

Markel Insurance entered an adverse development cover reinsurance agreement with Enstar covering $4.8 billion of subject reserves from its run-off Global Reinsurance business and exited insurance lines for underwriting years 2025 and prior. Markel retains the first $2.6 billion, retrocedes $2.3 billion to Enstar, and buys $1.2 billion of coverage above subject reserves for a $120 million risk premium; closing is expected by end of Q4 2026 pending regulatory approval.

Key figures

Deal Value Usd
4800000000
Risk premium
120000000
Subject reserves
4800000000
Retained reserves
2600000000
Retroceded reserves
2300000000
Adverse development coverage
1200000000

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