AXIS Completes Previously Announced Transaction With Enstar
April 24 2025 - 4:05PM
Business Wire
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (“AXIS Capital” or “AXIS” or the
“Company”) (NYSE: AXS) and Enstar Group Limited (“Enstar”) (Nasdaq:
ESGR) announced today that they have completed a loss portfolio
transfer (“LPT”) transaction, covering reinsurance segment reserves
predominantly attributable to casualty portfolios related to 2021
and prior underwriting years.
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The LPT reinsurance agreement covers reinsurance segment
reserves totalling $3.1 billion at September 30, 2024, and is
structured as a 75% ground-up quota share, with AXIS retroceding
$2.3 billion of reinsurance segment reserves to Enstar.
The LPT reinsurance agreement was provided by Enstar’s wholly
owned subsidiary, Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, which has
S&P and AM Best 'A' financial strength ratings.
Completion of the transaction followed receipt of regulatory
approvals and satisfaction of various other closing conditions.
About AXIS Capital
AXIS Capital, through its operating subsidiaries, is a global
specialty underwriter and provider of insurance and reinsurance
solutions. The Company has shareholders' equity of $6.1 billion at
September 30, 2024, and locations in Bermuda, the United States,
Europe, Singapore, and Canada. Its operating subsidiaries have been
assigned a financial strength rating of "A+" ("Strong") by Standard
& Poor's and "A" ("Excellent") by A.M. Best. For more
information about AXIS Capital, visit our website at
www.axiscapital.com.
About Enstar
Enstar is a NASDAQ-listed global insurance group that offers
innovative capital release solutions through its network of group
companies in Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom,
Australia, Lichtenstein and Belgium. A market leader in completing
legacy acquisitions, Enstar has acquired more than 120 companies
and portfolios since its formation in 2001. For further information
about Enstar, see www.enstargroup.com.
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AXIS Contacts:
For Investors: Cliff Gallant +1 (415) 262-6843
investorrelations@axiscapital.com
For Media: Nichola Liboro +1 (917) 705-4579
nichola.liboro@axiscapital.com
Enstar Contacts:
For Investors: Matthew Kirk +1 (201) 743-7734
investor.relations@enstargroup.com
For Media: Jenna Kerr +44 (0) 771-4487-187
communications@enstargroup.com
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