Enstar Group Limited is a Bermuda-based holding company, formed in 2001. Enstar
is a multi-faceted insurance group that offers innovative capital release solutions
and specialty underwriting capabilities through its network of group companies
in Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Australia,
and other international locations. Enstar is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the ticker symbol "ESGR".
Our fundamental corporate objective is growing our net book value per share.
We strive to achieve this primarily through growth in net earnings from both
organic and accretive sources, including the completion of new acquisitions,
the effective management of companies and portfolios of business acquired, and
the execution of active underwriting strategies.
Enstar focuses on the acquisition and management of insurance and reinsurance
companies in run-off, and the acquisition and management of portfolios of insurance
and reinsurance business in run-off. Since formation, we have completed the
acquisition of over 70 insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios of
business. Although achieving growth through strategic acquisitions is our primary
focus, we also provide management, consulting and other services to the insurance
and reinsurance industry globally.
In recent years, Enstar has diversified further, and we now operate two specialty
active underwriting businesses:
Atrium Underwriting Group Limited and its subsidiaries ("Atrium"),
which manage and underwrite specialist insurance and reinsurance business for
Lloyd’s Syndicate 609; and
StarStone Insurance Bermuda Limited and its subsidiaries ("StarStone")
(formerly known as the Torus group), which is an A.M. Best A- rated global specialty
insurance group with multiple underwriting platforms.
We Leverage Management’s Experience and Industry Relationships to Solidify
Enstar’s Position in the Run-Off Market. Enstar leverages the extensive
experience and relationships of our senior management team to solidify our position
as a leading run-off acquirer and generate future growth opportunities.
We Engage in Highly Disciplined Acquisition, Management and Reinsurance Practices
across a Diverse Portfolio of Loss Reserves. Enstar employs a disciplined approach
when assessing, acquiring or managing portfolios of risk, which we believe minimizes
risk and increases the probability of delivering positive operating results
from the companies and portfolios acquired or managed. Enstar is highly selective
in reviewing potential acquisition targets and management engagements. When
considering any acquisition, we carefully analyze the target’s risk exposures,
claims practices and reserve requirements.
We Aim to Profitably Underwrite Selected Specialty Lines to Enhance Future Growth
Opportunities. Through our Atrium and StarStone segments, Enstar selectively
underwrites in chosen specialty lines, with a focus on balancing risk exposures.
Through Atrium and StarStone, the group’s underwriting activity grows
organically; and when Enstar acquires run-off businesses, the group’s
active underwriting companies are well-positioned to capture profitable active
business in specialty lines previously identified as attractive.
We Manage Claims Professionally, Expeditiously, and Cost-Effectively. Enstar
aims to manage claims made against group companies and portfolios in a professional
and disciplined manner, drawing on in-house expertise to dispose of risks efficiently.
Enstar strives to pay valid claims on a timely basis, while relying on well-documented
policy terms and exclusions where applicable, and litigation when necessary,
to defend against paying invalid claims.
We Seek to Commute Assumed Liabilities and Ceded Reinsurance Assets at a Discount
to the Ultimate Liability. Using detailed claims analysis and actuarial projections,
Enstar seeks to negotiate with policyholders, both in the non-life run-off insurance
and reinsurance companies or portfolios that the group owns or manages, with
a goal of commuting existing insurance and reinsurance liabilities at a discount
to the ultimate liability.