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Markel signs $2.4B adverse development cover with Enstar on $4.8B reinsurance reserves
MKLMarkel Group Inc.
Markel Group Inc. entered into an Adverse Development Cover Agreement with Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, a subsidiary of Enstar Group Limited, to reinsure a portfolio of its run-off Global Reinsurance business and certain exited insurance lines. The transaction covers $4.8 billion in net reserves, with Markel retaining the first $2.6 billion and retroceding the next $2.3 billion to Enstar. Additionally, Markel obtains $1.2 billion of coverage for adverse loss development above those reserves. In exchange, Markel will pay a reinsurance premium of $2.4 billion, satisfied through an asset transfer, plus a separate risk premium of $120 million. The deal is expected to close by the end of Q4 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Markel Group Inc. operates as a diversified holding company with significant insurance and investment management operations.