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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2010
OR
o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
		For the Transition Period From to

001-33289
Commission File Number

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Bermuda (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		N/A (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

P.O. Box HM 2267
Windsor Place, 3^rd Floor
18 Queen Street
Hamilton HM JX
Bermuda

(Address of principal executive office, including zip code)

(441) 292-3645

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes o No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer o	Accelerated filer þ	Non-accelerated filer o	Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

As of November 4, 2010, the registrant had outstanding 13,065,169 ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share.

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION


Item 1.	*FINANCIAL STATEMENTS*

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009


	September 30,			December 31,
	2010			2009
	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)

ASSETS
Short-term investments, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2010 — $23,596; 2009 — $45,046)	$	23,583		$	45,206
Short-term investments, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: 2010 — nil; 2009 — $159,333)		—			159,210
Short-term investments, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2010 — $539,969; 2009 — $nil)		539,985			—
Fixed maturities, available-for-sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2010 — $1,342,419; 2009 — $69,976)		1,361,336			69,892
Fixed maturities, held-to-maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: 2010 — $nil; 2009 — $1,169,934)		—			1,152,330
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2010 — $392,120; 2009 — $85,775)		400,498			88,050
Equities, trading, at fair value (cost: 2010 — $66,783; 2009 — $21,257)		71,613			24,503
Other investments, at fair value (cost: 2010 — $274,246; 2009 — $165,872)		200,700			81,801

Total investments		2,597,715			1,620,992
Cash and cash equivalents		823,777			1,266,445
Restricted cash and cash equivalents		395,821			433,660
Accrued interest receivable		25,854			16,108
Accounts receivable, net		12,756			17,657
Income taxes recoverable		7,274			3,277
Reinsurance balances receivable		914,441			638,262
Investment in partly owned company		—			20,850
Goodwill		21,222			21,222
Other assets		214,069			132,369

TOTAL ASSETS	$	5,012,929		$	4,170,842


LIABILITIES
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	$	3,233,699		$	2,479,136
Reinsurance balances payable		235,017			162,576
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		54,275			60,878
Income taxes payable		26,339			51,854
Loans payable		207,177			254,961
Other liabilities		83,603			85,285

TOTAL LIABILITIES		3,840,110			3,094,690

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Share capital
Authorized issued and fully paid, par value $1 each (authorized 2010:
156,000,000; 2009: 156,000,000)
Ordinary shares (issued and outstanding 2010: 13,707,014; 2009: 13,580,793)		13,707			13,581
Non-voting convertible ordinary shares (issued 2010: 2,972,892; 2009: 2,972,892)		2,973			2,973
Treasury stock at cost (non-voting convertible ordinary shares 2010: 2,972,892; 2009: 2,972,892)		(421,559	)		(421,559	)
Additional paid-in capital		727,506			721,120
Accumulated other comprehensive income		33,743			8,709
Retained earnings		526,851			477,057

Total Enstar Group Limited Shareholders’ Equity		883,221			801,881
Noncontrolling interest		289,598			274,271

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		1,172,819			1,076,152

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	5,012,929		$	4,170,842

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and
	per share data)

INCOME
Consulting fees	$	2,119		$	4,112		$	19,747		$	11,627
Net investment income		20,165			24,640			69,284			60,442
Net realized gains		10,635			2,912			8,610			1,982

		32,919			31,664			97,641			74,051

EXPENSES
Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:
Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		(20,890	)		(44,736	)		(57,936	)		(92,302	)
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		(1,304	)		—			(14,411	)		(9,714	)
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(10,171	)		(9,830	)		(30,832	)		(29,370	)
Amortization of fair value adjustments		6,250			12,008			25,102			44,756

		(26,115	)		(42,558	)		(78,077	)		(86,630	)
Salaries and benefits		18,012			16,997			47,456			41,328
General and administrative expenses		13,185			12,195			39,473			35,487
Interest expense		2,961			4,262			8,160			13,902
Net foreign exchange (gain) loss		(586	)		(7,164	)		1,387			(7,177	)

		7,457			(16,268	)		18,399			(3,090	)

EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND SHARE OF NET EARNINGS OF PARTLY OWNED COMPANY		25,462			47,932			79,242			77,141
INCOME TAXES		(979	)		(2,660	)		(23,016	)		(2,019	)
SHARE OF NET EARNINGS OF PARTLY OWNED COMPANY		1,351			196			10,704			465

NET EARNINGS		25,834			45,468			66,930			75,587
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4,391	)		(10,481	)		(17,136	)		(20,318	)

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED	$	21,443		$	34,987		$	49,794		$	55,269

EARNINGS PER SHARE — BASIC:
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited ordinary shareholders	$	1.56		$	2.58		$	3.64		$	4.10

EARNINGS PER SHARE — DILUTED:
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited ordinary shareholders	$	1.53		$	2.53		$	3.57		$	4.03

Weighted average shares outstanding — basic		13,704,832			13,578,555			13,676,113			13,492,044
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted		14,019,768			13,814,651			13,956,948			13,729,387

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,			September 30,			September 30,			September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

NET EARNINGS	$	25,834		$	45,468		$	66,930		$	75,587
Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on investments arising during the period		29,161			(13,028	)		23,509			(27,901	)
Reclassification adjustment for net realized gains included in net earnings		(10,635	)		(2,912	)		(8,610	)		(1,982	)
Currency translation adjustment		36,662			28,286			19,546			65,511

Total other comprehensive income:		55,188			12,346			34,445			35,628

Comprehensive income		81,022			57,814			101,375			111,215
Less comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest		(19,422	)		(14,073	)		(26,547	)		(34,741	)

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED	$	61,600		$	43,741		$	74,828		$	76,474

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009


	2010			2009
	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Share Capital — Ordinary Shares
Balance, beginning of period	$	13,581		$	13,334
Issue of shares		47			168
Share awards granted/vested		79			77

Balance, end of period	$	13,707		$	13,579

Share Capital — Non-Voting Convertible Ordinary Shares
Balance, beginning and end of period	$	2,973		$	2,973

Treasury Shares
Balance, beginning and end of period	$	(421,559	)	$	(421,559	)

Additional Paid-in Capital
Balance, beginning of period	$	721,120		$	709,485
Issue of shares		501			5,263
Share awards granted/vested		5,286			3,567
Amortization of share awards		599			—

Balance, end of period	$	727,506		$	718,315

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Enstar Group Limited
Balance, beginning of period	$	8,709		$	(30,871	)
Cumulative translation adjustments		13,726			46,020
Net movement in unrealized holdings gains (losses) on investments		11,308			(24,816	)

Balance, end of period	$	33,743		$	(9,667	)

Retained Earnings
Balance, beginning of period	$	477,057		$	341,847
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited		49,794			55,269

Balance, end of period	$	526,851		$	397,116

Noncontrolling Interest
Balance, beginning of period	$	274,271		$	256,022
Return of capital		(32,963	)		(32,198	)
Contribution of capital		28,742			—
Dividends paid		(7,000	)		(980	)
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		17,136			20,318
Cumulative translation adjustments		5,821			19,492
Net movement in unrealized holdings gains (losses) on investments		3,591			(5,068	)

Balance, end of period	$	289,598		$	257,586

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009


	2010			2009
	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)

OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net earnings	$	66,930		$	75,587
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows provided by operating activities:
Share of undistributed net earnings of partly owned company		(10,704	)		(465	)
Net realized and unrealized investment gains		(8,610	)		(1,982	)
Share of net gain from other investments		(11,225	)		(2,334	)
Other items		(663	)		4,563
Depreciation and amortization		1,053			763
Amortization of bond premiums and discounts		6,540			5,660
Net movement of trading securities held on behalf of policyholders		22,772			18,878
Sales of trading securities		313,654			—
Purchases of trading securities		(1,072,799	)		—
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Reinsurance balances receivable		(18,743	)		23,508
Other assets		(80,229	)		6,885
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		184,212			(183,180	)
Reinsurance balances payable		24,343			964
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(19,142	)		52,498
Other liabilities		(27,541	)		22,915

Net cash flows (used in) provided by operating activities		(630,152	)		24,260

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		155,435			8,504
Purchase of available-for-sale securities		—			(244,310	)
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities		57,335			489,778
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities		(780,848	)		(697,146	)
Sales and maturity of held-to-maturity securities		786,651			56,622
Movement in restricted cash and cash equivalents		73,354			(109,601	)
Funding of other investments		(89,426	)		(24,255	)
Sale of investment in partly owned company		31,554			—
Other investing activities		(467	)		(2,060	)

Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities		233,588			(522,468	)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Distribution of capital to noncontrolling interest		(32,963	)		(33,178	)
Contribution to surplus of subsidiary by noncontrolling interest		28,742			—
Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest		(7,000	)		—
Receipt of loans		46,400			—
Repayment of loans		(93,560	)		(97,845	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		—			2,796

Net cash flows used in financing activities		(58,381	)		(128,227	)

TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT		12,277			59,974

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(442,668	)		(566,461	)

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD		1,266,445			1,866,546

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	$	823,777		$	1,300,085





Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Income taxes paid	$	58,625		$	12,867
Interest paid	$	8,103		$	10,697

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009

(Tabular information expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share data)

(unaudited)


1.	BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CONSOLIDATION

The Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements have not been audited. These statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position and results of operations as at the end of and for the periods presented. Results of operations for subsidiaries acquired are included from the dates of their acquisition by the Company. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. All significant inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated. In these notes, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” or “the Company” refer to Enstar Group Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. The following information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards

In January 2010, the Company adopted the revised guidance issued by the U.S. Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for the consolidation of variable interest entities. The revised guidance requires an entity to perform an analysis to determine whether the entity’s variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity. It prescribes the determination of whether a reporting entity is required to consolidate another entity based on, among other things, the other entity’s purpose and design and the reporting entity’s ability to direct the activities of the other entity that most significantly impact the other entity’s economic performance. The adoption of the revised guidance did not have any impact on the consolidated financial statements.

The Company adopted the revised guidance issued by FASB for the accounting for transfers of financial assets in January 2010. The revised guidance eliminates the concept of a “qualifying special-purpose entity”; changes the requirements for derecognizing financial assets; and enhances information reported to financial statement users by increasing the transparency of disclosures about transfers of financial assets and an entity’s continuing involvement with transferred financial assets. The adoption of the revised guidance did not have any impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Also in January 2010, the Company adopted the revised guidance issued by FASB for the disclosures about fair value measurements. The revised guidance requires additional disclosures about transfers into and out of Levels 1 and 2 and separate disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements. The revised guidance also clarifies existing fair value disclosures about the level of disaggregation and about inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The revised guidance is effective for the first reporting period (including interim periods) beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the requirement to provide the Level 3 activity of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements on a gross basis, which will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of the revised guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

On February 24, 2010, FASB amended its guidance on subsequent events to no longer require companies filing periodic reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements in order to alleviate potential conflicts between FASB’s guidance and the SEC’s filing requirements. This guidance was effective immediately upon issuance. The adoption of this guidance had no impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition. While the Company’s consolidated financial statements no longer disclose the date through

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


1.	BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CONSOLIDATION — (cont’d)

which it has evaluated subsequent events, the Company continues to be required to evaluate subsequent events through the date when its financial statements are issued.

The Company has determined that all other recently issued accounting pronouncements will not have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements, or do not apply to its operations.


2.	ACQUISITIONS

The Company accounts for acquisitions using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value. The fair values of reinsurance assets and liabilities acquired are derived from probability weighted ranges of the associated projected cash flows, based on actuarially prepared information and management’s run-off strategy. Any amendment to the fair values resulting from changes in such information or strategy will be recognized when the changes occur.

Knapton Insurance (formerly British Engine)

On March 2, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Knapton Holdings Limited (“Knapton Holdings”), completed the acquisition of Knapton Insurance Limited, formerly British Engine Insurance Limited (“Knapton”), from RSA Insurance Group plc for a total purchase price of approximately £28.8 million (approximately $44.0 million). Knapton is a U.K.-domiciled reinsurer that is in run-off. The acquisition was funded from available cash on hand.

The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the Knapton acquisition were as follows:


Total purchase price	$	44,031

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	44,031

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:


Cash	$	153,286
Restricted cash		35,515
Investments:
Short-term investments, trading		5,990
Fixed maturity investments, trading		27,923

Total investments		33,913
Reinsurance balances receivable		50,942
Other assets		5,840
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		(216,871	)
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable		(12,347	)
Accounts payable		(6,247	)

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	44,031

From March 2, 2010, the date of acquisition, to September 30, 2010, the Company has recorded in its consolidated statement of earnings, revenues and net losses related to Knapton of $1.7 million and $(0.1) million, respectively.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


2.	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

In April 2010, Knapton Holdings entered into a term facility agreement with a London-based bank (the “Knapton Facility”). On April 20, 2010, Knapton Holdings drew down $21.4 million from the Knapton Facility.

Assuransinvest

On March 30, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Nordic Run-Off Limited, completed the acquisition of Forsakringsaktiebolaget Assuransinvest MF (“Assuransinvest”) for a purchase price of SEK 78.8 million (approximately $11.0 million). Assuransinvest is a Swedish-domiciled reinsurer that is in run-off. The purchase price was funded from available cash on hand.

The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the Assuransinvest acquisition were as follows:


Total purchase price	$	11,042

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	11,042

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:


Cash	$	58,971
Fixed maturity investments, trading		579
Other assets		5
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		(45,021	)
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable		(3,130	)
Accounts payable		(362	)

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	11,042

From March 30, 2010, the date of acquisition, to September 30, 2010, the Company has recorded in its consolidated statement of earnings, revenues and net earnings related to Assuransinvest of $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Providence Washington

On July 20, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, PWAC Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of PW Acquisition Company (“PWAC”) for a purchase price of $25.0 million. PWAC owns the entire share capital of Providence Washington Insurance Company. Providence Washington Insurance Company and its two subsidiaries are Rhode Island-domiciled insurers that are in run-off. The purchase price was financed by a term facility provided by a London-based bank (the “Enstar Facility”). The Enstar Facility was fully repaid during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the PWAC acquisition were as follows:


Total purchase price	$	25,000

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	25,000

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


2.	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:


Cash	$	19,278
Investments:
Short-term investments, trading		4,181
Fixed maturity investments, trading		97,756
Equities		37
Other investments		4,985

Total investments		106,959
Accounts receivable and accrued interest		813
Reinsurance balances receivable		31,718
Other assets		1,276
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		(120,745	)
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable		(3,597	)
Accounts payable		(10,702	)

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	25,000

From July 20, 2010, the date of acquisition, to September 30, 2010, the Company has recorded in its consolidated statement of earnings, revenues and net losses related to PWAC of $1.0 million and $(0.1) million, respectively.

Seaton Insurance

On August 3, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Virginia Holdings Ltd. (“Virginia”) acquired 55.6% of the shares of Seaton Insurance Company (“Seaton”) that it previously did not own for a $nil purchase price, resulting in Virginia owning 100% of Seaton. Seaton is a Rhode Island-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. The acquisition of the Seaton shares was a result of the distribution by Stonewall Acquisition Corporation (“SAC”) to Virginia of proceeds and certain other assets following its sale of Stonewall Insurance Company to Columbia Insurance Company, an affiliate of National Indemnity Company (an indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.). Prior to the distribution, Virginia had indirectly owned 44.4% of Seaton through its holding in SAC. The purchase price and fair value of the assets acquired in the Seaton acquisition were both $nil.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


2.	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)

The following summarizes the estimated fair values of 100% of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:


Cash	$	3,949
Fixed maturity investments, trading		22,745
Accounts receivable and accrued interest		270
Reinsurance balances receivable		170,344
Other assets		3,759
Losses and loss adjustment expenses		(171,010	)
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable		(28,670	)
Accounts payable		(1,387	)

Net assets acquired at fair value	$	—

From August 3, 2010, the date of acquisition, to September 30, 2010, the Company has recorded in its consolidated statement of earnings, revenues and net losses related to Seaton of $0.4 million and $(0.5) million, respectively.

Claremont

On September 7, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary CLIC Holdings, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Claremont Liability Insurance Company, or Claremont, for an aggregate purchase price of $13.5 million and an additional amount based on a purchase price adjustment to be calculated at closing. The purchase price is expected to be financed from available cash on hand. Claremont is a California-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Completion of the transaction is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory approval and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

New Castle

On September 22, 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Kenmare Holdings Ltd., entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of New Castle Reinsurance Company Ltd., or New Castle, for an aggregate purchase price of $24.0 million, subject to potential purchase price adjustments at closing. The purchase price is expected to be financed from available cash on hand. New Castle is a Bermuda-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Completion of the transaction is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory approval and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Brampton

On November 2, 2010, the Company acquired the 49.9% of the shares of Hillcot Holdings Ltd. (“Hillcot”) that it did not previously own from Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (“Shinsei”) for a purchase price of $38.0 million, resulting in the Company owning 100% of Hillcot. At the time of acquisition, Hillcot owned 100% of the shares of Brampton Insurance Company Limited, a U.K.-domiciled reinsurer that is in run-off. J. Christopher Flowers, a member of the Company’s board of directors and one of its largest shareholders, is a director and the largest shareholder of Shinsei. The accounting for this business combination has not been completed at the time of issuance of these financial statements.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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3.	SIGNIFICANT NEW BUSINESS

Shelbourne RITC Transactions

In December 2007, the Company, in conjunction with JCF FPK I L.P. (“JCF FPK”) and a newly-hired executive management team, formed U.K.-based Shelbourne Group Limited (“Shelbourne”) to invest in Reinsurance to Close or “RITC” transactions (the transferring of liabilities from one Lloyd’s syndicate to another) with Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance syndicates in run-off. The Company owns approximately 56.8% of Shelbourne, which in turn owns 100% of Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited, the Managing Agency for Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008, a syndicate approved by Lloyd’s of London on December 16, 2007 to undertake RITC transactions with Lloyd’s syndicates in run-off.

In February 2010, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 entered into RITC agreements with two Lloyd’s syndicates with total gross insurance reserves of approximately $170.3 million. The capital commitment to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 with respect to these two RITC agreements amounted to £25.0 million (approximately $37.5 million), which was fully funded by the Company from available cash on hand.

JCF FPK is a joint investment program between Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Cochran, Caronia & Waller (USA) LLC (“FPK”) and J.C. Flowers II, L.P. (the “Flowers Fund”). The Flowers Fund is a private investment fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. J. Christopher Flowers, a member of the Company’s board of directors and one of the Company’s largest shareholders, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. John J. Oros who was the Company’s Executive Chairman and a member of the Company’s board of directors until his resignation on August 20, 2010, is a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. In addition, an affiliate of the Flowers Fund controlled approximately 41% of FPK until its sale of FPK in December 2009.

Fitzwilliam

In February 2010, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited (“Fitzwilliam”), entered into a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (UK) Branch (“Allianz”) with respect to a specific portfolio of run-off business of Allianz. Fitzwilliam received total assets and assumed total gross reinsurance reserves of approximately $112.6 million.

In July 2010, following the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Glacier Insurance AG by Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited (“Torus”), Fitzwilliam entered into two quota share reinsurance agreements with Torus protecting the prior year reserve development of two portfolios of business reinsured by them: a 79% quota share of Torus’ 95% quota share reinsurance of Glacier Insurance AG, and a 75% quota share of Torus’ 100% quota share reinsurance of Glacier Reinsurance AG. Fitzwilliam received total assets and assumed total gross reinsurance reserves of approximately $105.0 million.

Bosworth

In May 2010, a specific portfolio of run-off business underwritten by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. of Japan (“Mitsui”) was transferred to the Company’s 50.1% owned subsidiary, Bosworth Run-off Limited (“Bosworth”). This transfer, which occurred under Part VII of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, was approved by the U.K. Court and took effect on May 31, 2010. As a result of the transfer, Bosworth received total assets and assumed net reinsurance reserves of approximately $117.5 million. Shinsei owns the remaining 49.9% of Bosworth.


4.	RESTRICTED CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

Restricted cash and cash equivalents were $395.8 million and $433.7 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The restricted cash and cash equivalents are used as collateral against letters of credit and as guarantee under trust agreements. Letters of credit are issued to ceding insurers as security for the obligations of insurance subsidiaries under reinsurance agreements with those ceding insurers.

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Available-for-sale

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale were as follows:


					Gross
			Gross		Unrealized
			Unrealized		Holding
	Amortized		Holding		Losses			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Non-OTTI			Value

As at September 30, 2010
U.S. government and agency	$	108,202	$	1,162	$	(110	)	$	109,254
Non-U.S. government		291,278		4,204		(159	)		295,323
Corporate		888,730		16,950		(1,243	)		904,437
Residential mortgage-backed		24,071		292		(341	)		24,022
Commercial mortgage-backed		25,241		378		(2,828	)		22,791
Asset backed		28,493		1,017		(418	)		29,092

	$	1,366,015	$	24,003	$	(5,099	)	$	1,384,919


					Gross
			Gross		Unrealized
			Unrealized		Holding
	Amortized		Holding		Losses			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Non-OTTI			Value

As at December 31, 2009
U.S. government and agency	$	14,079	$	227	$	—		$	14,306
Non-U.S. government		37,166		33		(13	)		37,186
Corporate		62,092		825		(867	)		62,050
Residential mortgage-backed		1,685		31		(160	)		1,556

	$	115,022	$	1,116	$	(1,040	)	$	115,098

The following tables summarize the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position as well as the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has continuously been in an unrealized loss position:


	12 Months or Greater					Less Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

As at September 30, 2010
U.S. government and agency	$	—	$	—		$	39,789	$	(110	)	$	39,789	$	(110	)
Non-U.S. government		—		—			38,361		(159	)		38,361		(159	)
Corporate		27,988		(684	)		129,757		(559	)		157,745		(1,243	)
Residential mortgage-backed		1,743		(143	)		15,435		(198	)		17,178		(341	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		6,607		(2,703	)		8,909		(125	)		15,516		(2,828	)
Asset backed		5,425		(52	)		9,771		(366	)		15,196		(418	)

	$	41,763	$	(3,582	)	$	242,022	$	(1,517	)	$	283,785	$	(5,099	)

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	12 Months or Greater					Less Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

As at December 31, 2009
Non-U.S. government	$	—	$	—		$	782	$	(13	)	$	782	$	(13	)
Corporate		10,894		(786	)		5,348		(81	)		16,242		(867	)
Residential mortgage-backed		369		(160	)		—		—			369		(160	)

	$	11,263	$	(946	)	$	6,130	$	(94	)	$	17,393	$	(1,040	)

As at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the number of securities classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position was 148 and 20, respectively, with a fair value of $283.8 million and $17.4 million, respectively. Of these securities, the number of securities that had been in an unrealized loss position for twelve months or longer was 27 and 11, respectively. As at September 30, 2010, none of these securities were considered to be other-than-temporarily impaired.

The contractual maturities of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.


	Amortized		Fair		% of Total
	Cost		Value		Fair Value

As at September 30, 2010
Due in one year or less	$	439,785	$	442,126		31.9	%
Due after one year through five years		837,937		855,973		61.8	%
Due after five years through ten years		5,320		5,529		0.4	%
Due after ten years		5,168		5,386		0.4	%

		1,288,210		1,309,014		94.5	%
Residential mortgage-backed		24,071		24,022		1.7	%
Commercial mortgage-backed		25,241		22,791		1.7	%
Asset backed		28,493		29,092		2.1	%

	$	1,366,015	$	1,384,919		100	%


	Amortized		Fair		% of Total
	Cost		Value		Fair Value

As at December 31, 2009
Due in one year or less	$	64,202	$	64,606		56.1	%
Due after one year through five years		39,951		40,305		35.0	%
Due after five years through ten years		5,811		5,783		5.0	%
Due after ten years		3,373		2,848		2.5	%

		113,337		113,542		98.6	%
Residential mortgage-backed		1,685		1,556		1.4	%

	$	115,022	$	115,098		100.0	%

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The following tables set forth certain information regarding the credit ratings (provided by major rating agencies) of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as available-for-sale:


	Amortized		Fair		% of Total
	Cost		Value		Fair Value

As at September 30, 2010
AAA	$	559,727	$	563,892		40.7	%
AA		343,163		348,843		25.2	%
A		363,860		371,294		26.8	%
BBB or lower		98,875		100,447		7.3	%
Not Rated		390		443		0.0	%

	$	1,366,015	$	1,384,919		100.0	%


	Amortized		Fair		% of Total
	Cost		Value		Fair Value

As at December 31, 2009
AAA	$	54,157	$	54,229		47.1	%
A		32,764		32,886		28.6	%
BBB or lower		13,848		13,596		11.8	%
Not Rated		14,253		14,387		12.5	%

	$	115,022	$	115,098		100.0	%

Held-to-maturity

As of September 30, 2010, the Company has redesignated $1.33 billion in investment securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category, following the disposition of certain held-to-maturity securities in one of the Company’s Australian insurance subsidiaries. The speed of settlement of the liabilities in this subsidiary has been notably greater than was originally anticipated, prompting the Company to apply to the subsidiary’s regulator for a reduction in required capital levels. Upon the approval, on September 1, 2010, of the capital reduction in the amount of $148.2 million, the Company evaluated the funding alternatives relating to the capital distribution and, as a result, reconsidered its intent to hold certain securities to maturity and sold securities with a carrying value of $33.4 million that had previously been designated held-to-maturity. The proceeds from these sales were $36.5 million, resulting in a realized gain of $3.1 million.

During September 2010, requests were made to regulators, that are pending approval, for capital releases, in certain of the Company’s other insurance subsidiaries, for amounts that are also greater than was originally anticipated. Further to both approved and pending requests for capital releases greater than originally anticipated in certain of the Company’s insurance subsidiaries, the Company reevaluated its intent with respect to its remaining held-to-maturity securities. The Company concluded that, as of September 30, 2010, it no longer had the positive intent to hold its held-to-maturity securities to maturity. The Company does not plan to designate securities as held-to-maturity for at least two years and believes that maintaining its securities in the available-for-sale category provides greater flexibility in the management of the overall investment portfolio.

As a result of redesignation, the held-to-maturity securities with an amortized cost of $1.15 billion have been transferred to the available-for-sale category at the fair value of $1.33 billion, with unrealized gains of $18.0 million recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.

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5.	INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity as at December 31, 2009 were as follows:


					Gross
			Gross		Unrealized
			Unrealized		Holding
	Amortized		Holding		Losses			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Non-OTTI			Value

U.S. government and agency	$	164,706	$	1,659	$	(196	)	$	166,169
Non-U.S. government		276,506		3,069		(131	)		279,444
Corporate		780,099		15,794		(1,284	)		794,609
Municipal		9,649		6		(1	)		9,654
Residential mortgage-backed		15,894		165		(427	)		15,632
Commercial mortgage-backed		30,608		1,130		(1,970	)		29,768
Asset backed		34,078		477		(564	)		33,991

	$	1,311,540	$	22,300	$	(4,573	)	$	1,329,267

The following table summarizes the Company’s fixed maturity securities and short-term investments classified as held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position as at December 31, 2009 and the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time the security has continuously been in an unrealized loss position:


	12 Months or Greater					Less Than 12 Months					Total
	Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized			Fair		Unrealized
	Value		Losses			Value		Losses			Value		Losses

U.S. government and agency	$	—	$	—		$	53,674	$	(196	)	$	53,674	$	(196	)
Non-U.S. government		—		—			44,477		(131	)		44,477		(131	)
Corporate		3,892		(249	)		153,220		(1,034	)		157,112		(1,283	)
Municipal		—		—			8,641		(1	)		8,641		(1	)
Residential mortgage-backed		2,109		(277	)		6,494		(151	)		8,603		(428	)
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		—			11,931		(1,970	)		11,931		(1,970	)
Asset backed		889		(86	)		21,817		(478	)		22,706		(564	)

	$	6,890	$	(612	)	$	300,254	$	(3,961	)	$	307,144	$	(4,573	)

As at December 31, 2009, the number of fixed maturity securities classified as held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position was 135, with a fair value of $307.1 million. Of these securities, the number of securities that had been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer was 19.

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Trading

The estimated fair value of the Company’s investments in fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and equities classified as trading was as follows:


					Gross
			Gross		Unrealized
			Unrealized		Holding
	Amortized		Holding		Losses			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Non-OTTI			Value

As at September 30, 2010
U.S. government and agency	$	117,991	$	5,131	$	—		$	123,122
Non-U.S. government		125,106		100		(35	)		125,171
Corporate		617,554		3,692		(190	)		621,056
Municipal		1,591		19		(5	)		1,605
Residential mortgage-backed		61,668		179		(342	)		61,505
Commercial mortgage-backed		7,818		71		(226	)		7,663
Asset backed		361		—		—			361
Equities		66,783		6,351		(1,521	)		71,613

	$	998,872	$	15,543	$	(2,319	)	$	1,012,096


					Gross
			Gross		Unrealized
			Unrealized		Holding
	Amortized		Holding		Losses			Fair
	Cost		Gain		Non-OTTI			Value

As at December 31, 2009
U.S. government and agency	$	60,355	$	1,696	$	(131	)	$	61,920
Corporate		23,894		1,139		—			25,033
Residential mortgage-backed		474		4		(22	)		456
Commercial mortgage-backed		1,051		—		(410	)		641
Equities		21,258		3,854		(609	)		24,503

	$	107,032	$	6,693	$	(1,172	)	$	112,553

Other Investments


	September 30,		December 31,
	2010		2009

Private equity	$	86,383	$	77,359
Short-duration high yield bond fund		51,879		—
Hedge funds		20,899		—
Other		41,539		4,442

	$	200,700	$	81,801

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had $86.4 million and $77.4 million, respectively, of private equity investments recorded in limited partnerships and limited liability companies. These

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private equity investments represented 2.3% of total investments and cash and cash equivalents at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. All of the Company’s investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that are determined by the governing documents and limit the Company’s ability to liquidate these investments in the short term. Due to a lag in the valuations reported by the managers, the Company records changes in the investment value with up to a three-month lag. These investments are accounted for at estimated fair value determined by the Company’s proportionate share of the net asset value of the investee reduced by any impairment charges. As at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had unfunded capital commitments relating to its private equity investments of $97.9 and $101.1 million, respectively.

Other-Than-Temporary Impairment Process

Upon the adoption of the new guidance on investments in debt and equity securities, effective April 1, 2009, the Company changed its quarterly process for assessing whether declines in the fair value of its fixed maturity investments, both available-for-sale and held-to-maturity, represented impairments that are other-than-temporary. The process now includes reviewing each fixed maturity investment that is impaired and determining: (i) if the Company has the intent to sell the fixed maturity investment or (ii) if it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery; and (iii) assessing whether a credit loss exists, that is, where the Company expects that the present value of the cash flows expected to be collected from the fixed maturity investment are less than the amortized cost basis of the investment.

The Company had no planned sales of its fixed maturity investments classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position as at September 30, 2010. In assessing whether it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell a fixed maturity investment before its anticipated recovery, the Company considers various factors including its future cash flow requirements, legal and regulatory requirements, the level of its cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and fixed maturity investments available for sale in an unrealized gain position, and other relevant factors. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, the Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairments due to required sales.

In evaluating credit losses, the Company considers a variety of factors in the assessment of a fixed maturity investment including: (1) the time period during which there has been a significant decline below cost; (2) the extent of the decline below cost and par; (3) the potential for the fixed maturity investment to recover in value; (4) an analysis of the financial condition of the issuer; (5) the rating of the issuer; and (6) failure of the issuer of the fixed maturity investment to make scheduled interest or principal payments.

Based on the factors described above, the Company determined that, as at September 30, 2010, no credit losses existed.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price at which to sell an asset or transfer a liability (i.e. the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants. The Company uses a fair value hierarchy that gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels as follows:


	•	Level 1 — Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 instruments.

	•	Level 2 — Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets, or for which significant inputs are observable (e.g.

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		interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.


	•	Level 3 — Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own judgment about assumptions that market participants might use.

The following is a summary of valuation techniques or models the Company uses to measure fair value by asset and liability classes.

Fixed Maturity Investments

The Company’s fixed maturity portfolio is managed by the Company’s Chief Investment Officer and outside investment advisors. The Company uses nationally recognized pricing services, including pricing vendors, index providers and broker-dealers to estimate fair value measurements for all of its fixed maturity investments. These pricing services include Barclays Capital Aggregate Index (formerly Lehman Index), Reuters Pricing Service, FT Interactive Data and others.

The pricing services use market quotations for securities (e.g., public common and preferred securities) that have quoted prices in active markets. When quoted market prices are unavailable, the pricing service prepares estimates of fair value measurements for these securities using its proprietary pricing applications, which include available relevant market information, benchmark curves, benchmarking of like securities, sector groupings, and matrix pricing.

With the exception of two securities within the Company’s trading portfolio, the fair value estimates of its fixed maturity investments are based on observable market data. The Company has therefore included these as Level 2 investments within the fair value hierarchy. The two securities in its trading portfolio that do not have observable inputs have been included as Level 3 investments within the fair value hierarchy.

To validate the techniques or models used by the pricing services, the Company compares the fair value estimates to its knowledge of the current market and will challenge any prices deemed not to be representative of fair value.

As of September 30, 2010 there were no material differences between the prices obtained from the pricing services and the fair value estimates developed by the Company.

Equity Securities

The Company’s equity securities are managed by two external advisors. Through these third parties, the Company uses nationally recognized pricing services, including pricing vendors, index providers and broker-dealers to estimate fair value measurements for all of its equity securities. These pricing services include FT Interactive Data and others.

The Company has categorized all of its investments in common stock as Level 1 investments because the fair values of these securities are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. The Company has categorized all of its investments in preferred stock as Level 2 (except one which was categorized as Level 3) because their fair value estimates are based on observable market data.

Other Investments

For its investments in hedge funds, limited partnerships and limited liability companies, the Company measures fair value by obtaining the most recently published net asset value as advised by the external fund manager or third-party administrator. The financial statements of each fund generally are audited annually, using

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fair value measurement for the underlying investments. For all publicly traded companies within the funds, the Company has valued those investments based on the latest share price. The value of Affirmative Investment LLC (in which the Company owns a non-voting 7% membership interest) is based on the market value of the shares of Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company.

All of the Company’s investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales that are determined by the governing documents and limit the Company’s ability to liquidate those investments in the short term.

The Company has classified its hedge funds, limited partnerships and limited liability companies as Level 3 investments because they reflect the Company’s own judgment about the assumptions that market participants might use.

The short duration high yield fund and other bond funds have been classified as Level 2 investments because their fair value is estimated using the net asset value reported by Bloomberg and they have daily liquidity.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with the provisions of the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the Company has categorized its investments that are recorded at fair value among levels as follows:


	September 30, 2010
	Quoted Prices in				Significant
	Active Markets		Significant Other		Unobservable
	for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs		Total Fair
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Value

U.S. government and agency	$	—	$	232,375	$	—	$	232,375
Non-U.S. government		—		420,494		—		420,494
Corporate		—		1,524,987		504		1,525,491
Municipal		—		1,606		—		1,606
Residential mortgage-backed		—		85,528		—		85,528
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		29,582		872		30,454
Asset backed		—		29,454		—		29,454
Equities		53,105		15,033		3,475		71,613
Other investments		—		86,829		113,871		200,700

Total investments	$	53,105	$	2,425,888	$	118,722	$	2,597,715

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	December 31, 2009
	Quoted Prices in				Significant
	Active Markets		Significant Other		Unobservable
	for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Inputs		Total Fair
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Value

U.S. government and agency	$	—	$	76,226	$	—	$	76,226
Non-U.S. government		—		37,186		—		37,186
Corporate		—		87,083		—		87,083
Residential mortgage-backed		—		2,012		—		2,012
Commercial mortgage-backed		—		—		641		641
Equities		21,203		—		3,300		24,503
Other investments		—		—		81,801		81,801

Total investments	$	21,203	$	202,507	$	85,742	$	309,452

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs during the three months ended September 30, 2010.


	Fixed
	Maturity			Other		Equity
	Investments			Investments		Securities		Total

Level 3 investments as of July 1, 2010	$	1,394		$	104,079	$	3,238	$	108,711
Net purchases (sales and distributions)		—			7,832		—		7,832
Total realized and unrealized (losses)/gains		(18	)		1,960		237		2,179
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3		—			—		—		—

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2010	$	1,376		$	113,871	$	3,475	$	118,722

The amount of net gains/(losses) for the three months ended September 30, 2010 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2010 was $(0.3) million. Of this amount, $0.2 million was included in net realized gains/(losses) and $(0.5) million was included in net investment income.


	Fixed
	Maturity		Other		Equity
	Investments		Investments		Securities		Total

Level 3 investments as of July 1, 2009	$	263	$	71,039	$	3,200	$	74,502
Net purchases (sales and distributions)		—		517		—		517
Total realized and unrealized gains		315		4,807		150		5,272
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3		—		—		—		—

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2009	$	578	$	76,363	$	3,350	$	80,291

The amount of net gains for the three months ended September 30, 2009 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2009 was $4.3 million. Of this amount, $0.5 million was included in net realized gains and $3.8 million was included in net investment income.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


5.	INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

The following table presents a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for all investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis using the Level 3 inputs during the nine months ended September 30, 2010:


	Fixed
	Maturity		Other		Equity
	Investments		Investments		Securities		Total

Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2010	$	641	$	81,801	$	3,300	$	85,742
Net purchases (sales and distributions)		579		24,078		—		24,657
Total realized and unrealized gains		156		7,992		175		8,323
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3		—		—		—		—

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2010	$	1,376	$	113,871	$	3,475	$	118,722

The amount of net gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2010 was $9.1 million. Of this amount, $0.3 million was included in net realized gains and $8.8 million was included in net investment income.


	Fixed
	Maturity		Other		Equity
	Investments		Investments		Securities		Total

Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2009	$	352	$	60,237	$	—	$	60,589
Net purchases (sales and distributions)		—		12,932		2,006		14,938
Total realized and unrealized gains		226		3,194		1,344		4,764
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3		—		—		—		—

Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2009	$	578	$	76,363	$	3,350	$	80,291

The amount of net gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at September 30, 2009 was $3.7 million. Of this amount, $1.6 million was included in net realized gains and $2.1 million was included in net investment income.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, proceeds from the sales and maturities of available-for sale securities were $57.3 million and $489.8 million, respectively. Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities were $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively, and gross unrealized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities were $nil and $0.6 million, respectively. Unrealized gains on trading securities were $3.9 million for both the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

Restricted Investments

The Company is required to maintain investments on deposit with various regulatory authorities to support its insurance and reinsurance operations. The investments on deposit are available to settle insurance and reinsurance liabilities. The Company also utilizes trust accounts to collateralize business with its insurance and reinsurance counterparties. These trust accounts generally take the place of letter of credit requirements. The investments in

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5.	INVESTMENTS — (cont’d)

trust as collateral are primarily highly rated fixed maturity securities. The carrying value of the Company’s restricted investments as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was as follows:


	September 30,		December 31,
	2010		2009

Assets used for collateral in trust for third-party agreements	$	354,521	$	214,149
Deposits with U.S. regulatory authorities		33,281		12,998

	$	387,802	$	227,147


6.	INVESTMENT IN PARTLY OWNED COMPANIES

On June 13, 2008, the Company’s indirect subsidiary Virginia completed the acquisition from Dukes Place Holdings, L.P. (a portfolio company of GSC European Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.) of 44.4% of the outstanding capital stock of SAC, the parent of two Rhode Island-domiciled insurers in run-off, Stonewall Insurance Company and Seaton. The total purchase price, including acquisition costs, was $21.4 million and was funded from available cash on hand. SAC entered into a definitive agreement on December 3, 2009 for the sale of its shares in Stonewall Insurance Company to Columbia Insurance Company, an affiliate of National Indemnity Company (an indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.), for a sale price of $56.0 million, subject to certain post-closing purchase price adjustments that brought the total consideration received to $60.4 million. The transaction received the required regulatory approval on March 31, 2010 and subsequently closed on April 7, 2010. The proceeds received by SAC were later distributed among Dukes Place Holdings, L.P. and Virginia. The investment was carried on the equity basis until the distribution. When the Company carries an investment on the equity basis, the investment is initially recorded at cost and adjusted to reflect the Company’s share of after-tax earnings or losses and unrealized investment gains and losses and reduced by dividends.

As discussed in Note 2 above, on August 3, 2010, Virginia acquired 55.6% of the shares of Seaton that it previously did not own for $nil consideration, resulting in Virginia owning 100% of Seaton. The acquisition of the Seaton shares was a result of the distribution by SAC of proceeds and certain other assets following its sale of Stonewall Insurance Company. Virginia received 100% of the final $1.4 million distribution from SAC.

The following summarized financial information for SAC is derived from its unaudited quarterly financial statements:


	Three Months						Nine Months
	Ended						Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2009			2010		2009

Total revenues	$	3,008		$	1,941		$	8,757	$	5,045
Total expenses		(1,657	)		(1,501	)		11,301		(3,998	)
Income from continuing operations		1,351			440			20,058		1,047
Net income		1,351			440			20,058		1,047

The balance of the investment in partly owned company was $nil and $20.9 million at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


7.	LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance reserves recoverable.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009

Balance as at July 1,	$	2,894,353		$	2,781,577
Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		421,864			375,431

		2,472,489			2,406,146
Net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(26,115	)		(42,558	)
Net losses paid		(80,501	)		(50,756	)
Effect of exchange rate movement		80,839			15,867
Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed		100,136			—
Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries		198,498			—

Net balance as at September 30	$	2,745,346		$	2,328,699
Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		488,353			357,253

Balance as at September 30	$	3,233,699		$	2,685,952

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009

Net losses paid	$	(80,501	)	$	(50,756	)
Net change in case and loss adjustment expense (LAE) reserves		101,542			91,540
Net change in incurred but not reported (IBNR) reserves		(151	)		3,952

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		20,890			44,736
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		1,304			—
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		10,171			9,830
Amortization of fair value adjustments		(6,250	)		(12,008	)

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	$	26,115		$	42,558

Net change in case and LAE reserves comprises the movement during the quarter in specific case reserve liabilities as a result of claims settlements or changes advised to the Company by its policyholders and attorneys, less changes in case reserves recoverable advised by the Company to its reinsurers as a result of the settlement or movement of assumed claims. Net change in IBNR reserves represents the change in the Company’s actuarial estimates of losses incurred but not reported.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $26.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $10.2 million, relating to 2010 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $6.3 million.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


7.	LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $21.1 million and a modest increase in IBNR reserves of $0.2 million, primarily related to the following:


	(i)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $10.8 million in one of the Company’s insurance entities following the commutations and policy buy-backs of five of its largest insurance and reinsurance exposures.

	(ii)	The Company concluded its review of historic case reserves for two of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2009 of $42.6 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $44.7 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss adjustment expense liabilities of $9.8 million, relating to 2009 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments of $12.0 million relating to companies acquired.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $44.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009 related to the following:


	(i)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $23.8 million in two of the Company’s insurance entities whereby previously advised net case and LAE reserves of $18.6 million were settled without payment. The application of the Company’s reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves resulted in a reduction in net IBNR reserves of $5.2 million.

	(ii)	The Company concluded its review of historic case reserves for eight of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 4,000 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $16.6 million.

	(iii)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $5.4 million in another of the Company’s insurance entities that completed, during September 2009, a Solvent Scheme of Arrangement relating to its U.K. liabilities. A Solvent Scheme of Arrangement is an arrangement between a company and its creditors whereby the company, by making a one-time full and final settlement of its liabilities to policyholders, is able to achieve financial certainty and finality. The entity settled its remaining U.K. net case reserves of $1.5 million, net IBNR reserves of $3.1 million and net reinsurance reserves recoverable for the net receipt of $0.8 million.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


7.	LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

The table below provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance reserves recoverable.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009

Balance as of January 1	$	2,479,136		$	2,798,287
Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		347,728			394,575

		2,131,408			2,403,712
Net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(78,077	)		(86,630	)
Net losses paid		(211,589	)		(130,577	)
Effect of exchange rate movement		18,410			81,993
Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed		464,654			48,818
Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries		420,540			11,383

Net balance as at September 30	$	2,745,346		$	2,328,699
Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		488,353			357,253

Balance as at September 30	$	3,233,699		$	2,685,952

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009

Net losses paid	$	(211,589	)	$	(130,577	)
Net change in case and LAE reserves		234,114			133,742
Net change in IBNR reserves		35,411			89,137

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		57,936			92,302
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		14,411			9,714
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		30,832			29,370
Amortization of fair value adjustments		(25,102	)		(44,756	)

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	$	78,077		$	86,630

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $78.1 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $57.9 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debt of $14.4 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $30.8 million, relating to 2010 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $25.1 million.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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7.	LOSSES AND LOSS ADJUSTMENT EXPENSES — (cont’d)

and/or reinsured exposures in three of the Company’s insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. These commutations and policy buy-backs were primarily responsible for the reduction in IBNR reserves of $35.4 million following the application of the Company’s reserving methodologies in determining the IBNR reserves related to the commuted exposures. The settlement of advised case and LAE reserves of $234.1 million included the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million which resulted from the Company’s review of historic case reserves for two of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years.

The reductions in provisions for bad debt of $14.4 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

The net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 of $86.6 million was attributable to a reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $92.3 million, a reduction in provisions for bad debts of $9.7 million and a reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $29.4 million, relating to 2009 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments of $44.8 million relating to companies acquired.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $92.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 related primarily to the following:


	(i)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses in one of the Company’s subsidiaries of $25.2 million following the commutation of one of its largest ten assumed and ceded exposures at less than case and LAE reserves.

	(ii)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $13.0 million in one of the Company’s subsidiaries as a result of net favorable incurred loss development of $2.6 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $10.4 million. The net favorable incurred loss development of $2.6 million, whereby net advised case and LAE reserves of $6.6 million were settled for net paid losses of $4.0 million, arose from the settlement of losses during the period below carried reserves. The net reduction in the estimate of the subsidiary’s IBNR loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $10.4 million was the result of the application of the Company’s reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves following the subsidiary’s semi-annual actuarial review of reserves, which are required by local regulation.

	(iii)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $23.8 million in two of the Company’s insurance entities whereby previously advised net case and LAE reserves of $18.6 million were settled without payment. The application of the Company’s reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves resulted in a reduction in net IBNR reserves of $5.2 million.

	(iv)	The Company concluded its review of historic case reserves for eight of its insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 4,000 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $16.6 million.

	(v)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $14.1 million in another of the Company’s insurance entities that completed, during September 2009, a Solvent Scheme of Arrangement relating to its U.K. liabilities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the entity settled its remaining U.K. net case and LAE reserves of $8.4 million, net IBNR reserves of $10.4 million and net reinsurance reserves recoverable for the net payment of $4.7 million.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


8.	LOANS PAYABLE

Amounts of long-term debt outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 totaled $207.2 million and $255.0 million, respectively, and were comprised of the following:


Facility	Date of Facility	September 30, 2010		December 31, 2009

Cumberland — Facility B	March 4, 2008	$	—	$	67,071
Unionamerica — Facility A	December 30, 2008		153,300		155,268
Unionamerica — Facility B	December 30, 2008		32,165		32,622
Knapton	April 20, 2010		21,712		—

		$	207,177	$	254,961

In April 2010, Knapton Holdings entered into the Knapton Facility, a term facility agreement with a London-based bank. On April 20, 2010, Knapton Holdings drew down $21.4 million from the Knapton Facility to partially fund the acquisition of Knapton. The interest rate on the Knapton Facility is LIBOR plus 2.75%. The Knapton Facility is repayable in three years and is secured by a first charge over Knapton Holding’s shares in Knapton. The Knapton Facility contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations involving Knapton Holdings and its subsidiaries. As of September 30, 2010, all of the covenants relating to the Knapton Facility were met.

On July 16, 2010, the Company entered into the Enstar Facility, a term facility agreement with a London-based bank. On July 19, 2010, the Company drew down $25.0 million from the Enstar Facility to fund the acquisition of PWAC. The interest rate on the Enstar Facility was LIBOR plus 2.75%. The Enstar Facility was repayable in three months and was unsecured. The Enstar Facility contained various financial and business undertakings. On September 13, 2010, the Company fully repaid the Enstar Facility.

On September 10, 2010, the Company fully repaid the remaining outstanding principal and accrued interest on Cumberland Facility B of AU$76.4 million ($70.8 million). With this repayment, the Company fully repaid the AU$301 million ($276.5 million) it borrowed in March 2008 pursuant to the Cumberland term facility agreements, which partially funded the acquisition of its Australian subsidiaries.

The Unionamerica facilities are described in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.


9.	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

The Company’s share-based compensation plans provide for the grant of various awards to the Company’s employees and to members of the board of directors. These are described in Note 13 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The information below includes both the employee and director components of the Company’s share-based compensation.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


9.	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)


*(a)*	*Employee share plans*

Employee stock awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 are summarized as follows:


				Weighted
				Average Fair
	Number of			Value of
	Shares			the Award

Nonvested — January 1, 2010		1,636		$	102
Granted		237,238			16,128
Vested		(84,944	)		(5,743	)

Nonvested — September 30, 2010		153,930		$	11,175

(i) 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan and 2006 Equity Incentive Plan

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, 78,664 and 64,378 shares were awarded to directors, officers and employees under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The total value of the awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $5.4 million and $3.3 million, respectively, and was charged against the 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan accrual established for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively.

In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, 153,930 restricted shares were awarded to certain employees under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The total unrecognized compensation cost related to the non-vested share award as at September 30, 2010 was $9.4 million. These costs are expected to be recognized evenly over the next 5.2 years. Compensation costs of $0.4 million and $1.1 million relating to the share award were recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively.

The accrued expense relating to the 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 was $3.8 million and $8.8 million, respectively, as compared to $6.2 million and $9.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively.

(ii) Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan

Compensation costs of less than $0.1 million relating to the shares issued have been recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. As at September 30, 2010, 12,932 shares have been issued to employees under the Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan.


*(b)*	*Options*


				Weighted
				Average		Intrinsic
	Number of			Exercise		Value of
	Shares			Price		Shares

Outstanding — January 1, 2010		327,586		$	29.49	$	14,261
Granted		—			—		—
Exercised		(106,920	)		28.29		(3,741	)
Forfeited		—			—		—

Outstanding — September 30, 2010		220,666		$	30.07	$	9,385

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


9.	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)

Stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2010 were as follows:

Ranges of

Weighted Average

Exercise

Number of

Weighted Average

Remaining

Prices

Options

Exercise Price

Contractual Life

$10 — $20

112,785

19.03

0.8 years

$40 — $60

107,881

41.61

3.0 years


*(c)*	*Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors*

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, 4,847 and 5,292 restricted share units, respectively, were credited to the accounts of non-employee directors under the Company’s Deferred Compensation and Ordinary Share Plan for Non-Employee Directors.


10.	EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the comparison of basic and diluted earnings per share of amounts attributable to the Company’s ordinary shareholders for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.


	Three Months Ended		Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30, 2010		September 30, 2009		September 30, 2010		September 30, 2009

Basic earnings per share:
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited	$	21,443	$	34,987	$	49,794	$	55,269
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic		13,704,832		13,578,555		13,676,113		13,492,044

Earnings per share attributable to Enstar Group Limited — basic	$	1.56	$	2.58	$	3.64	$	4.10

Diluted earnings per share:
Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited	$	21,443	$	34,987	$	49,794	$	55,269
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic		13,704,832		13,578,555		13,676,113		13,492,044
Share equivalents:
Unvested Shares		155,616		1,636		116,214		5,896
Restricted share units		17,406		11,070		15,965		8,193
Options		141,914		223,390		148,656		223,254

Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted		14,019,768		13,814,651		13,956,948		13,729,387

Earnings per share attributable to Enstar Group Limited — diluted	$	1.53	$	2.53	$	3.57	$	4.03


11.	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Company has entered into certain transactions with companies and partnerships that are affiliated with J. Christopher Flowers and John J. Oros, as set forth below. Mr. Flowers is a member of the Company’s board of

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

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11.	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS — (cont’d)

directors and is one of the Company’s largest shareholders. Mr. Oros served as an executive officer and member of the Company’s board of directors until his resignation on August 20, 2010.


	(i)	In March 2010, the Company committed to invest $20.0 million in Varadero International Ltd. (“Varadero”), a hedge fund. The investment manager of Varadero is Varadero Capital, L.P., of which Varadero GP, LLC is the general partner. Both the investment manager and general partner are partially owned by an entity affiliated with the Company and Messrs. Flowers and Oros.


	(ii)	During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, and excluding Varadero, the Company funded $0.3 million of its remaining outstanding capital commitment to entities affiliated with Messrs. Flowers and Oros. The Company had, as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, investments in entities affiliated with Messrs. Flowers and Oros (excluding Varadero) with a total value of $78.5 million and $76.1 million, respectively, and outstanding commitments to entities affiliated with Mr. Flowers (excluding Varadero), as of those same dates, of $97.8 million and $98.1 million, respectively. The Company’s outstanding commitments may be drawn down over approximately the next four years.

As at September 30, 2010, the related party investments associated with Messrs. Flowers and Oros accounted for 99.9% of the total unfunded capital commitments of the Company and 49.5% of the total amount of investments classified as other investments by the Company.

On October 1, 2010, the Company entered into share repurchase agreements (the “Repurchase Agreements”) with three of its executives and certain trusts and a corporation affiliated with the executives to repurchase an aggregate of 800,000 ordinary shares of the Company at a price of $70.00 per share. The repurchase transactions consisted of repurchases of an aggregate of 600,000 ordinary shares from Dominic F. Silvester (the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors) and a trust of which he and his immediate family are the sole beneficiaries, 100,000 ordinary shares from a trust of which Paul J. O’Shea (the Company’s Joint Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and a member of its Board of Directors) and his immediate family are the sole beneficiaries and 100,000 ordinary shares from a corporation owned by a trust of which Nicholas A. Packer (the Company’s Joint Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President) and his immediate family are the sole beneficiaries. The repurchase transactions closed on October 14, 2010. The aggregate purchase price of $56.0 million is payable by the Company through promissory notes to the selling shareholders. The annual interest rate for the notes is fixed at 3.5%, and the notes are repayable in three equal installments on December 31, 2010, December 1, 2011 and December 1, 2012. In connection with the Repurchase Agreements, the Company entered into lock-up agreements with each of Messrs. Silvester, O’Shea and Packer, and their respective family trusts and corporation. The lock-up agreements prohibit future sales and transfers of shares now owned or subsequently acquired for two years from the date of the Repurchase Agreements.


12.	TAXATION

Under current Bermuda law, the Company and its Bermuda-based subsidiaries are not required to pay any taxes in Bermuda on their income or capital gains. The Company has received an undertaking from the Minister of Finance in Bermuda that, in the event of any taxes being imposed, the Company and its Bermuda-based subsidiaries will be exempt from taxation in Bermuda until March 2016.

The Company has operating subsidiaries and branch operations in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States and Europe and is subject to the relevant taxes in those jurisdictions. The weighted average expected tax provision for the foreign operations has been calculated using pre-tax accounting income in each jurisdiction multiplied by that jurisdiction’s applicable statutory tax rate.

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


12.	TAXATION — (cont’d)

The actual income tax rate for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, differed from the amount computed by applying the effective rate of 0% under the Bermuda law to earnings before income taxes as a result of the following:


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009

Earnings before income tax	$	22,422		$	37,647		$	72,810		$	57,288

Expected tax rate		0	%		0	%		0	%		0	%
Foreign taxes at local expected rates		12.4	%		54.8	%		40.6	%		50.4	%
Benefit of loss carryovers		(4.3	)%		—			(5.4	)%		—
Change in uncertain tax positions		—			(0.8	)%		0.2	%		(0.8	)%
Valuation allowance		(3.5	)%		(40.9	)%		(3.9	)%		(40.1	)%
Other		(0.2	)%		(6.0	)%		0.1	%		(6.0	)%

Effective tax rate		4.4	%		7.1	%		31.6	%		3.5	%

The Company had net deferred tax assets of approximately $26.6 million and $31.2 million as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Deferred income taxes arise from the recognition of temporary differences between income determined for financial reporting purposes and income tax purposes. The temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the Company’s deferred tax assets are net operating loss carryforwards, claims reserves, principally due to the discounting for tax, and the allowance for doubtful accounts receivable. The Company evaluates its deferred income taxes quarterly to determine if valuation allowances are required. Based on consideration of all available evidence using a “more likely than not” standard, the Company determined that certain of the valuation allowances that had previously been established were no longer required. This resulted in a reduction of the valuation allowance in the nine month period ended September 30, 2010 of approximately $2.8 million.

The Company adopted the authoritative guidance related to the financial statement recognition, measurement and disclosure of uncertain tax positions in a company’s financial statements on January 1, 2007. The Company has unrecognized tax benefits relating to uncertain tax positions of approximately $5.6 million and $5.7 million as of September 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.

The Company’s operating subsidiaries that are in specific countries may be subject to audit by various tax authorities and may be subject to different statutes of limitations expiration dates. With limited exceptions, the Company’s major subsidiaries that operate in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia are no longer subject to audits for years before 2005, 2007, and 2003, respectively.


13.	SEGMENT INFORMATION

The determination of reportable segments is based on how senior management monitors the Company’s operations. The Company measures the results of its operations under two major business categories: reinsurance and consulting.

The Company’s consulting segment comprises the operations and financial results of those subsidiaries that provide management and consulting services, forensic claims inspections services and reinsurance collection services to third-party clients, as well as to the Company’s reinsurance segment, in return for management fees. The Company provides consulting and management services through its subsidiaries located in the United States, Bermuda and Europe to large multinational company clients with insurance and reinsurance companies and

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


13.	SEGMENT INFORMATION — (cont’d)

portfolios in run-off relating to risks spanning the globe. As a result, extracting and quantifying revenues attributable to certain geographic locations would be impracticable given the global nature of the business.

All of the consulting fees for the reinsurance segment relate to intercompany fees paid to the consulting segment.


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Reinsurance			Consulting			Total

Consulting fees	$	(10,831	)	$	12,950		$	2,119
Net investment income		21,012			(847	)		20,165
Net realized gains		10,635			—			10,635

		20,816			12,103			32,919

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:
Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		(20,890	)		—			(20,890	)
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		(1,304	)		—			(1,304	)
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(10,171	)		—			(10,171	)
Amortization of fair value adjustments		6,250			—			6,250

		(26,115	)		—			(26,115	)
Salaries and benefits		5,378			12,634			18,012
General and administrative expenses		7,578			5,607			13,185
Interest expense		2,961			—			2,961
Net foreign exchange gain		(356	)		(230	)		(586	)

		(10,554	)		18,011			7,457

Earnings (loss) before income taxes and share of net earnings of partly owned company		31,370			(5,908	)		25,462
Income taxes		(2,806	)		1,827			(979	)
Share of net earnings of partly owned company		1,351			—			1,351

Net earnings (loss)		29,915			(4,081	)		25,834
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4,391	)		—			(4,391	)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Enstar Group Limited	$	25,524		$	(4,081	)	$	21,443

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


13.	SEGMENT INFORMATION — (cont’d)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
	Reinsurance			Consulting			Total

Consulting fees	$	(8,099	)	$	12,211		$	4,112
Net investment income		22,927			1,713			24,640
Net realized gains		2,912			—			2,912

		17,740			13,924			31,664

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:
Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		(44,736	)		—			(44,736	)
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(9,830	)		—			(9,830	)
Amortization of fair value adjustments		12,008			—			12,008

		(42,558	)		—			(42,558	)
Salaries and benefits		7,577			9,420			16,997
General and administrative expenses		7,795			4,400			12,195
Interest expense		4,262			—			4,262
Net foreign exchange (gain) loss		(7,253	)		89			(7,164	)

		(30,177	)		13,909			(16,268	)

Earnings before income taxes and share of net earnings of partly owned company		47,917			15			47,932
Income taxes		(1,449	)		(1,211	)		(2,660	)
Share of net earnings of partly owned company		196			—			196

Net earnings (loss)		46,664			(1,196	)		45,468
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		(10,481	)		—			(10,481	)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Enstar Group Limited	$	36,183		$	(1,196	)	$	34,987

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


13.	SEGMENT INFORMATION — (cont’d)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
	Reinsurance			Consulting			Total

Consulting fees	$	(42,423	)	$	62,170		$	19,747
Net investment income		70,138			(854	)		69,284
Net realized gains		8,610			—			8,610

		36,325			61,316			97,641

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:
Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		(57,936	)		—			(57,936	)
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		(14,411	)		—			(14,411	)
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(30,832	)		—			(30,832	)
Amortization of fair value adjustments		25,102			—			25,102

		(78,077	)		—			(78,077	)
Salaries and benefits		11,513			35,943			47,456
General and administrative expenses		24,103			15,370			39,473
Interest expense		8,160			—			8,160
Net foreign exchange loss		965			422			1,387

		(33,336	)		51,735			18,399

Earnings before income taxes and share of net earnings of partly owned company		69,661			9,581			79,242
Income taxes		(21,389	)		(1,627	)		(23,016	)
Share of net earnings of partly owned company		10,704			—			10,704

Net earnings		58,976			7,954			66,930
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		(17,136	)		—			(17,136	)

Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited	$	41,840		$	7,954		$	49,794

ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)


13.	SEGMENT INFORMATION — (cont’d)


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
	Reinsurance			Consulting			Total

Consulting fees	$	(24,343	)	$	35,970		$	11,627
Net investment income		57,617			2,825			60,442
Net realized gains		1,982			—			1,982

		35,256			38,795			74,051

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:
Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		(92,302	)		—			(92,302	)
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		(9,714	)		—			(9,714	)
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(29,370	)		—			(29,370	)
Amortization of fair value adjustments		44,756			—			44,756

		(86,630	)		—			(86,630	)
Salaries and benefits		14,004			27,324			41,328
General and administrative expenses		22,578			12,909			35,487
Interest expense		13,902			—			13,902
Net foreign exchange gain		(6,892	)		(285	)		(7,177	)

		(43,038	)		39,948			(3,090	)

Earnings (loss) before income taxes and share of net earnings of partly owned company		78,294			(1,153	)		77,141
Income taxes		399			(2,418	)		(2,019	)
Share of net earnings of partly owned company		465			—			465

Net earnings (loss)		79,158			(3,571	)		75,587
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		(20,318	)		—			(20,318	)

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Enstar Group Limited	$	58,840		$	(3,571	)	$	55,269

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

of Enstar Group Limited

We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2010, and the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to such condensed consolidated interim financial statements for them to be in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have previously audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended; and in our report dated March 3, 2010, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2009 is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche

Hamilton, Bermuda

November 5, 2010


Item 2.	*MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS*

The following is a discussion and analysis of our results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the attached unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Business Overview

Enstar Group Limited, or Enstar, was formed in August 2001 under the laws of Bermuda to acquire and manage insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off, and to provide management, consulting and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Since our formation, we have acquired a number of insurance and reinsurance companies and several portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business and are now administering those businesses in run-off. We derive our net earnings from the ownership and management of these companies and portfolios of business in run-off primarily by settling insurance and reinsurance claims below the recorded loss reserves and from returns on the portfolio of investments retained to pay future claims. In addition, we provide management and consultancy services, claims inspection services and reinsurance collection services to our affiliates and third-party clients for both fixed and success-based fees.

Recent Transactions

Brampton

On November 2, 2010, we acquired the 49.9% of the shares of Hillcot Holdings Ltd., or Hillcot, from Shinsei Bank, Ltd., or Shinsei, that we did not previously own for a purchase price of $38.0 million, resulting in us owning 100% of Hillcot. At the time of acquisition, Hillcot owned 100% of the shares of Brampton Insurance Company Limited, a U.K.-domiciled reinsurer that is in run-off. J. Christopher Flowers, a member of our board of directors and one of our largest shareholders, is a director and the largest shareholder of Shinsei.

Share Repurchases

On October 1, 2010, we entered into share repurchase agreements with three of our executives and certain trusts and a corporation affiliated with the executives to repurchase an aggregate of 800,000 of our ordinary shares at a price of $70.00 per share. The repurchase transactions consisted of repurchases of an aggregate of 600,000 ordinary shares from Dominic F. Silvester (our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors) and a trust of which he and his immediate family are the sole beneficiaries, 100,000 ordinary shares from a trust of which Paul J. O’Shea (our Joint Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and a member of our Board of Directors) and his immediate family are the sole beneficiaries and 100,000 ordinary shares from a corporation owned by a trust of which Nicholas A. Packer (our Joint Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President) and his immediate family are the sole beneficiaries. The repurchase transactions closed on October 14, 2010. The aggregate purchase price of $56.0 million is payable by us through promissory notes to the selling shareholders. The annual interest rate for the notes is fixed at 3.5%, and the notes are repayable in three equal installments on December 31, 2010, December 1, 2011 and December 1, 2012. In connection with the share repurchase agreements, we entered into lock-up agreements with each of Messrs. Silvester, O’Shea and Packer, and their respective family trusts and corporation. The lock-up agreements prohibit future sales and transfers of shares now owned or subsequently acquired for two years from the date of the share repurchase agreements.

New Castle

On September 22, 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Kenmare Holdings Ltd., entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of New Castle Reinsurance Company Ltd., or New Castle, for an aggregate purchase price of $24.0 million, subject to potential purchase price adjustments at closing. The purchase price is

expected to be funded from available cash on hand. New Castle is a Bermuda-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Completion of the transactions is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory approval and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Claremont

On September 7, 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary CLIC Holdings, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Claremont Liability Insurance Company, or Claremont, for an aggregate purchase price of $13.5 million and an additional amount based on a purchase price adjustment to be calculated at closing. The purchase price is expected to be funded from available cash on hand. Claremont is a California-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. Completion of the transactions is conditioned on, among other things, regulatory approval and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Providence Washington

On July 20, 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary PWAC Holdings, Inc., completed the acquisition of PW Acquisition Company, or PWAC, for a purchase price of $25.0 million. PWAC owns the entire share capital of Providence Washington Insurance Company. Providence Washington Insurance Company and its two subsidiaries are Rhode Island-domiciled insurers that are in run-off. The purchase price was financed by a term facility provided by a London-based bank, which was fully repaid during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Sale of Interest in Stonewall and Acquisition of Seaton

On June 13, 2008, our indirect subsidiary Virginia Holdings Ltd., or Virginia, completed the acquisition from Dukes Place Holdings, L.P. (a portfolio company of GSC European Mezzanine Fund II, L.P.) of 44.4% of the outstanding capital stock of Stonewall Acquisition Corporation, or SAC, the parent of two Rhode Island-domiciled insurers in run-off, Stonewall Insurance Company and Seaton Insurance Company, or Seaton. The total purchase price, including acquisition costs, was $21.4 million and was funded from available cash on hand. SAC entered into a definitive agreement on December 3, 2009 for the sale of its shares in Stonewall Insurance Company to Columbia Insurance Company, an affiliate of National Indemnity Company (an indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.), for a sale price of $56.0 million, subject to certain post-closing purchase price adjustments that brought the total consideration received to $60.4 million. The transaction received the required regulatory approval on March 31, 2010 and subsequently closed on April 7, 2010. The proceeds received by SAC and certain other assets were distributed between Dukes Place Holdings, L.P. and Virginia. The proceeds received by Virginia included the shares of Seaton distributed on August 3, 2010, resulting in Virginia owning 100% of Seaton following the distribution (prior to the distribution, Virginia had indirectly owned 44.4% of Seaton through its holdings in SAC).

Knapton Insurance (formerly British Engine)

On March 2, 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Knapton Holdings Limited, or Knapton Holdings, completed the acquisition of Knapton Insurance Limited, formerly British Engine Insurance Limited, or Knapton, from RSA Insurance Group plc for a total purchase price of £28.8 million (approximately $44.0 million). Knapton is a U.K.-domiciled reinsurer that is in run-off. The acquisition was funded from available cash on hand.

In April 2010, Knapton Holdings entered into a term facility agreement with a London-based bank, or the Knapton Facility. On April 20, 2010, Knapton Holdings drew down $21.4 million from the Knapton Facility.

Assuransinvest

On March 30, 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Nordic Run-Off Limited, completed the acquisition of Forsakringsaktiebolaget Assuransinvest MF, or Assuransinvest, for a purchase price of SEK 78.8 million (approximately $11.0 million). Assuransinvest is a Swedish-domiciled reinsurer that is in run-off. The acquisition was funded from available cash on hand.

Significant New Business

Fitzwilliam

In February 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Fitzwilliam Insurance Limited, or Fitzwilliam, entered into a 100% quota share reinsurance agreement with Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty AG (UK) Branch, or Allianz, with respect to a specific portfolio of run-off business of Allianz. Fitzwilliam received total assets and assumed total gross reinsurance reserves of approximately $112.6 million.

In July 2010, following the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Glacier Insurance AG by Torus Insurance (Bermuda) Limited, or Torus, Fitzwilliam entered into two quota share reinsurance agreements with Torus protecting the prior year reserve development of two portfolios of business reinsured by them: a 79% quota share of Torus’ 95% quota share reinsurance of Glacier Insurance AG, and a 75% quota share of Torus’ 100% quota share reinsurance of Glacier Reinsurance AG. Fitzwilliam received total assets and assumed total gross reinsurance reserves of approximately $105.0 million.

Bosworth

In May 2010, a specific portfolio of business in run-off underwritten by Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. of Japan, or Mitsui, was transferred to our 50.1% owned subsidiary, Bosworth Run-off Limited, or Bosworth. This transfer, which occurred under Part VII of the U.K. Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, was approved by the U.K. Court and took effect on May 31, 2010. As a result of the transfer, Bosworth received total assets and assumed net reinsurance reserves of approximately $117.5 million. Shinsei owns the remaining 49.9% of Bosworth.

Shelbourne RITC Transactions

In December 2007, we, in conjunction with JCF FPK I L.P., or JCF FPK, and a newly-hired executive management team, formed U.K.-based Shelbourne Group Limited, or Shelbourne, to invest in Reinsurance to Close or “RITC” transactions (the transferring of liabilities from one Lloyd’s Syndicate to another) with Lloyd’s of London insurance and reinsurance syndicates in run-off. We own approximately 56.8% of Shelbourne, which in turn owns 100% of Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited, the Managing Agency for Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008, a syndicate approved by Lloyd’s of London on December 16, 2007 to undertake RITC transactions with Lloyd’s syndicates in run-off.

JCF FPK is a joint investment program between J.C. Flowers II L.P., or the Flowers Fund, and Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia & Waller (USA) LLC, or FPK. The Flowers Fund is a private investment fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. J. Christopher Flowers, a member of our board of directors and one of our largest shareholders, is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. John J. Oros, who served as our Executive Chairman and a member of our board of directors until August 20, 2010, is a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. In addition, an affiliate of the Flowers Fund controlled approximately 41% of FPK until its sale of FPK in December 2009.

Results of Operations

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated statement of operations data for each of the periods indicated.


	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

INCOME
Consulting fees	$	2,119		$	4,112		$	19,747		$	11,627
Net investment income		20,165			24,640			69,284			60,442
Net realized gains		10,635			2,912			8,610			1,982

		32,919			31,664			97,641			74,051

EXPENSES
Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities:
Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		(20,890	)		(44,736	)		(57,936	)		(92,302	)
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		(1,304	)		—			(14,411	)		(9,714	)
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(10,171	)		(9,830	)		(30,832	)		(29,370	)
Amortization of fair value adjustments		6,250			12,008			25,102			44,756

		(26,115	)		(42,558	)		(78,077	)		(86,630	)
Salaries and benefits		18,012			16,997			47,456			41,328
General and administrative expenses		13,185			12,195			39,473			35,487
Interest expense		2,961			4,262			8,160			13,902
Net foreign exchange (gain) loss		(586	)		(7,164	)		1,387			(7,177	)

		7,457			(16,268	)		18,399			(3,090	)

Earnings before income taxes and share of net earnings of partly owned company		25,462			47,932			79,242			77,141
Income taxes		(979	)		(2,660	)		(23,016	)		(2,019	)
Share of net earnings of partly owned company		1,351			196			10,704			465

NET EARNINGS		25,834			45,468			66,930			75,587
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4,391	)		(10,481	)		(17,136	)		(20,318	)

NET EARNINGS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED	$	21,443		$	34,987		$	49,794		$	55,269

Comparison of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

We reported consolidated net earnings, before net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, of approximately $25.8 million and $45.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in earnings of approximately $19.7 million was primarily attributable to the following:


	(i)	a decrease in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $16.4 million; and

	(ii)	a decrease in net foreign exchange gains of $6.6 million; partially offset by

	(iii)	an increase of $1.2 million in income earned from our investment in our partly owned company; and

	(iv)	a decrease in income tax expense of $1.7 million.

We recorded noncontrolling interest in earnings of $4.4 million and $10.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited decreased from

$35.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to $21.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010.

Consulting Fees:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	12,950		$	12,211		$	739
Reinsurance		(10,831	)		(8,099	)		(2,732	)

Total	$	2,119		$	4,112		$	(1,993	)

We earned consulting fees of approximately $13.0 million and $12.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. After elimination of consulting fees received from our reinsurance segment, our income from third party fees decreased by $2.0 million. The decrease was attributable to reduced third party engagements during the period.

Internal management fees of $10.8 million and $8.1 million were paid for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, by our reinsurance companies to our consulting companies. The increase in internal fees paid to the consulting segment was due primarily to fees earned from new acquisitions that were completed subsequent to September 30, 2009.

Net Investment Income and Net Realized Gains:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	Net Investment Income								Net Realized Gains
	2010			2009		Variance			2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	(847	)	$	1,713	$	(2,560	)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Reinsurance		21,012			22,927		(1,915	)		10,635		2,912		7,723

Total	$	20,165		$	24,640	$	(4,475	)	$	10,635	$	2,912	$	7,723

Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased by $4.5 million to $20.2 million, as compared to $24.6 million for the same period in 2009. The decrease was primarily attributable to the following:


	(i)	a decrease of $1.4 million in the fair value of our private equity investments for the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to an increase of $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009; partially offset by

	(ii)	an increase in investment income from fixed maturities and cash and cash equivalents due primarily to an overall increase in the amount of investments held as at September 30, 2010 as compared to September 30, 2009 with a corresponding increased return as compared to the return available on cash and cash equivalents.

The average yield on our total cash and investments for the three months ended September 30, 2010 was 2.32%, as compared to the average yield of 2.35% for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The average Standard & Poor’s credit rating of our fixed income investments at September 30, 2010 was AA−.

Net realized gains for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $10.6 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The net realized gains relate primarily to mark-to-market changes in the market value of our equity investments.

Fair Value Measurements

In accordance with the provisions of the Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, we have categorized our investments that are recorded at fair value among levels as follows:


	September 30, 2010
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
	Quoted Prices in
	Active Markets		Significant Other		Significant
	for Identical Assets		Observable Inputs		Unobservable Inputs		Total Fair
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)		(Level 3)		Value

U.S. government and agency	$	—	$	232,375	$	—	$	232,375
Non-U.S. government		—		420,494		—		420,494
Corporate		—		1,524,987		504		1,525,491
Municipal		—		1,606		—		1,606
Residential mortgage-backed		—		85,528		—		85,528
Commercial mortgage- backed		—		29,582		872		30,454
Asset backed		—		29,454		—		29,454
Equities		53,105		15,033		3,475		71,613
Other investments		—		86,829		113,871		200,700

Total investments	$	53,105	$	2,425,888	$	118,722	$	2,597,715

Net Reduction in Ultimate Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Net losses paid	$	(80,501	)	$	(50,756	)
Net change in case and LAE reserves		101,542			91,540
Net change in IBNR reserves		(151	)		3,952

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		20,890			44,736
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		1,304			—
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		10,171			9,830
Amortization of fair value adjustments		(6,250	)		(12,008	)

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	$	26,115		$	42,558

Net change in case and loss adjustment expense reserves, or LAE reserves, comprises the movement during the quarter in specific case reserve liabilities as a result of claims settlements or changes advised to us by our policyholders and attorneys, less changes in case reserves recoverable advised by us to our reinsurers as a result of the settlement or movement of assumed claims. Net change in incurred but not reported reserves, or IBNR reserves, represents the change in our actuarial estimates of losses incurred but not reported.

amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $6.3 million.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $20.9 million comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $21.1 million and a modest increase in IBNR reserves of $0.2 million, primarily related to the following:


	(i)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $10.8 million in one of our insurance entities primarily following the commutations and policy buy-backs of five of its largest insurance and reinsurance exposures during the three months ended September 30, 2010.

	(ii)	We concluded our review of historic case reserves for two of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $1.3 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $44.7 million during the three months ended September 30, 2009 related to the following:


	(i)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $23.8 million in two of our insurance entities whereby previously advised net case and LAE reserves of $18.6 million were settled without payment. The application of our reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves resulted in a reduction in IBNR reserves of $5.2 million.

	(ii)	We concluded our review of historic case reserves for eight of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 4,000 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $16.6 million.

	(iii)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $5.4 million in another of our insurance entities that completed, during September 2009, a Solvent Scheme of Arrangement relating to its U.K. liabilities. A Solvent Scheme of Arrangement is an arrangement between a company and its creditors whereby the company, by making a one-time full and final settlement of its liabilities to policyholders, is able to achieve financial certainty and finality. The entity settled its remaining U.K. net case reserves of $1.5 million, net IBNR reserves of $3.1 million and net reinsurance reserves recoverable for the net receipt of $0.8 million.


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Balance as at July 1	$	2,894,353		$	2,781,577
Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		421,864			375,431

		2,472,489			2,406,146
Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(26,115	)		(42,558	)
Net losses paid		(80,501	)		(50,756	)
Effect of exchange rate movement		80,839			15,867
Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed		100,136			—
Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries		198,498			—

Net balance as at September 30	$	2,745,346		$	2,328,699
Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		488,353			357,253

Balance as at September 30	$	3,233,699		$	2,685,952

Salaries and Benefits:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	12,634	$	9,420	$	(3,214	)
Reinsurance		5,378		7,577		2,199

Total	$	18,012	$	16,997	$	(1,015	)

Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $18.0 million and $17.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily attributable to:


	(i)	increased staff costs due to an increase in average staff numbers from 287 for the three months ended September 30, 2009 to 322 for the three months ended September 30, 2010;

	(ii)	a payment of $1.25 million to our former Executive Chairman, John J. Oros, in accordance with the terms of his separation agreement; and

	(iii)	amortization of the unrecognized compensation costs of $0.5 million in respect of the restricted shares that were awarded to certain employees in 2010 under our 2006 Equity Incentive Plan; partially offset by

	(iv)	a decrease in the discretionary bonus expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $2.4 million as a result of lower earnings.

Expenses relating to our discretionary bonus plan will be variable and dependent on our overall profitability.

General and Administrative Expenses:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	5,607	$	4,400	$	(1,207	)
Reinsurance		7,578		7,795		217

Total	$	13,185	$	12,195	$	(990	)

General and administrative expenses attributable to the consulting segment increased by $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase related primarily to increased costs associated with companies acquired subsequent to September 30, 2009, and increased professional, legal and accounting fees associated with general corporate matters.

Interest Expense:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	—	$	—	$	—
Reinsurance		2,961		4,262		1,301

Total	$	2,961	$	4,262	$	1,301

Interest expense of $3.0 million and $4.3 million was recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to the decrease in the principal remaining on outstanding bank borrowings as at September 30, 2010 compared to September 30, 2009, as well as lower interest rates. As at September 30, 2009, we had approximately $319.2 million of outstanding bank debt as compared to approximately $207.2 million as at September 30, 2010.

Foreign Exchange Gain/(Loss):


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	230	$	(89	)	$	319
Reinsurance		356		7,253			(6,897	)

Total	$	586	$	7,164		$	(6,578	)

We recorded a foreign exchange gain of $0.6 million and $7.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

For the three months ended September 30, 2009, the foreign exchange gain of $7.2 million arose primarily as a result of the matching of our non-U.S. dollar assets and liabilities at a time when the U.S. dollar had been depreciating against most major currencies, along with realized foreign exchange gains earned on the maturity of non-U.S. dollar available-for-sale securities. The gain was partially offset by foreign exchange losses arising as a result of the holding of surplus U.S. dollar assets in one of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars at a time when the Australian dollar had been depreciating against the U.S. dollar. Unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) on our non-U.S. dollar available-for-sale securities as at September 30, 2010 and 2009 are recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income.

In addition to the foreign exchange gains recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income currency translation adjustment gains, net of noncontrolling interest, of $25.8 million as compared to $20.7 million for the same period in 2009. For the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the currency translation adjustments related primarily to an Australian subsidiary with Australian dollars as its functional currency. We are

required to record any U.S. dollar gains or losses on the translation of the net Australian dollar assets through accumulated other comprehensive income.

Income Tax (Expense)/Recovery:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	1,827		$	(1,211	)	$	3,038
Reinsurance		(2,806	)		(1,449	)		(1,357	)

Total	$	(979	)	$	(2,660	)	$	1,681

We recorded income tax expense of $1.0 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in taxes in the consulting segment was attributable to our recording taxes recoverable for the three months ended September 30, 2010 of $1.8 million as compared to a tax expense of $1.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The tax recoverable for 2010 arose primarily as a result of a release of a valuation allowance of $1.2 million against an investment related loss. The increase in tax expense for the reinsurance segment was due primarily to an increase in earnings of some of our companies operating in tax paying jurisdictions.

Share of Net Earnings of Partly Owned Company:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	—	$	—	$	—
Reinsurance		1,351		196		1,155

Total	$	1,351	$	196	$	1,155

For the three months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded $1.4 million for our share of net earnings of partly owned company as compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2009. The $1.4 million was our share of the final distribution by SAC of proceeds and certain other assets to our subsidiary, Virginia, following SAC’s sale of Stonewall Insurance Company, described above under “ — Recent Transactions — Sale of Interest in Stonewall and Acquisition of Seaton.”

Noncontrolling Interest:


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	—		$	—		$	—
Reinsurance		(4,391	)		(10,481	)		6,090

Total	$	(4,391	)	$	(10,481	)	$	6,090

We recorded noncontrolling interest in earnings of $4.4 million and $10.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The costs associated with our noncontrolling interest are variable and wholly dependent on the results for the period of those subsidiaries for which there exists a noncontrolling interest.

Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009

We reported consolidated net earnings, before net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest, of approximately $66.9 million and $75.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in earnings of approximately $8.7 million was primarily attributable to the following:


	(i)	a decrease in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $8.6 million;


	(ii)	an increase in income taxes of $21.0 million due to higher tax liabilities recorded on the results of some of our taxable subsidiaries;

	(iii)	an increase in salaries and benefits costs of $6.1 million due to increased salary costs; and

	(iv)	an increase in net foreign exchange losses of $8.6 million from a gain of $7.2 million in 2009 to a loss of $1.4 million in 2010; partially offset by

	(v)	an increase in investment income including net realized gains of $15.5 million primarily as a result of: (a) an increase in 2010 in the fair value of our private equity portfolio classified as other investments of $7.9 million, compared to an increase in 2009 of $2.1 million; and (b) an increase in realized gains of $6.6 million;

	(vi)	an increase of $10.2 million in income earned from our investment in our partly owned company;

	(vii)	a reduction in interest expense of $5.7 million due primarily to an overall reduction in loan facility balances outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2010; and

	(viii)	an increase in consulting fee income of $8.1 million due to increased fees earned from incentive based engagements.

We recorded noncontrolling interest in earnings of $17.1 million and $20.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Net earnings attributable to Enstar Group Limited decreased from $55.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to $49.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Consulting Fees:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	62,170		$	35,970		$	26,200
Reinsurance		(42,423	)		(24,343	)		(18,080	)

Total	$	19,747		$	11,627		$	8,120

We earned consulting fees of approximately $62.2 million and $36.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in consulting fees related primarily to the combination of additional fees received from our reinsurance segment and increased incentive fees earned from third party agreements.

Internal management fees of $42.4 million and $24.3 million were paid for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, by our reinsurance companies to our consulting companies. The increase in internal fees paid to the consulting segment was due primarily to additional fees paid by reinsurance companies relating to allocated charges for increases in salary and general and administrative expenses.

Net Investment Income and Net Realized Gains


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	Net Investment Income								Net Realized Gains
	2010			2009		Variance			2010		2009		Variance
				(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	(854	)	$	2,825	$	(3,679	)	$	—	$	—	$	—
Reinsurance		70,138			57,617		12,521			8,610		1,982		6,628

Total	$	69,284		$	60,442	$	8,842		$	8,610	$	1,982	$	6,628

Net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by $8.9 million to $69.3 million, as compared to $60.4 million for the same period in 2009. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in the fair value of our private equity investments of $5.8 million, from an increase of $2.1 million for

the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to an increase of $7.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

The average yield on our total cash and investments, excluding other investments, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 1.98%, as compared to the average yield of 2.03% for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The average Standard & Poor’s credit rating of our fixed income investments at September 30, 2010 was AA−.

Net realized gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 were $8.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively. The net realized gains were a result of mark-to-market changes in the market value of our equity investments.

Net Reduction in Ultimate Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:

The following table shows the components of the movement in the net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Net losses paid	$	(211,589	)	$	(130,577	)
Net change in case and LAE reserves		234,114			133,742
Net change in IBNR reserves		35,411			89,137

Reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses		57,936			92,302
Reduction in provisions for bad debt		14,411			9,714
Reduction in provisions for unallocated loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities		30,832			29,370
Amortization of fair value adjustments		(25,102	)		(44,756	)

Net reduction in ultimate loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	$	78,077		$	86,630

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $57.9 million comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $22.5 million along with reductions in IBNR reserves of $35.4 million. The net favorable incurred loss development of $22.5 million, whereby net advised case and LAE reserves of $234.1 million were settled for net losses paid of $211.6 million, related to the settlement of non-commuted and commuted losses during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 including commutations and policy buy-backs of seven of the largest insured and/or reinsured exposures in three of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries. These commutations and policy buy-backs were primarily responsible for the reduction in IBNR reserves of $35.4 million following the application of our reserving methodologies in determining the IBNR reserves related to the commuted exposures. The settlement of advised case and LAE reserves of $234.1 million included the redundancy of approximately 1,750 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $11.8 million which resulted from our review of historic case reserves for two of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years.

The reduction in provisions for bad debt of $14.4 million resulted from the collection of receivables against which bad debt provisions had been provided in earlier periods.

loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $29.4 million, relating to 2009 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments of $44.8 million relating to companies acquired.

The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $92.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 related primarily to the following:


	(i)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses in one of our subsidiaries of $25.2 million following the commutation of one of our largest ten assumed and ceded exposures at less than case and LAE reserves.

	(ii)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $13.0 million in one of our subsidiaries as a result of net favorable incurred loss development of $2.6 million and reductions in IBNR reserves of $10.4 million. The net favorable incurred loss development of $2.6 million, whereby net advised case and LAE reserves of $6.6 million were settled for net paid losses of $4.0 million, arose from the settlement of losses during the period below carried reserves. The net reduction in the estimate of the subsidiary’s IBNR loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $10.4 million was the result of the application of our reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves following the subsidiary’s semi-annual actuarial review of reserves, which are required by local regulation.

	(iii)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $23.8 million in two of our insurance entities whereby previously advised net case and LAE reserves of $18.6 million were settled without payment. The application of our reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves resulted in a reduction in net IBNR reserves of $5.2 million.


	(iv)	We concluded our review of historic case reserves for eight of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries for which no updated advices had been received for a number of years. This review confirmed the redundancy of approximately 4,000 advised case reserves with an aggregate value of $16.6 million.


	(v)	A reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $14.1 million in another of our insurance entities that completed, during September 2009, a Solvent Scheme of Arrangement relating to its U.K. liabilities. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the entity settled its remaining U.K. net case and LAE reserves of $8.4 million, net IBNR reserves of $10.4 million and net reinsurance reserves recoverable for the net payment of $4.7 million.


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Balance as at January 1	$	2,479,136		$	2,798,287
Less: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		347,728			394,575

		2,131,408			2,403,712
Net reduction in ultimate losses and loss adjustment expense liabilities		(78,077	)		(86,630	)
Net losses paid		(211,589	)		(130,577	)
Effect of exchange rate movement		18,410			81,993
Retroactive reinsurance contracts assumed		464,654			48,818
Acquired on purchase of subsidiaries		420,540			11,383

Net balance as at September 30	$	2,745,346		$	2,328,699
Plus: total reinsurance reserves recoverable		488,353			357,253

Balance as at September 30	$	3,233,699		$	2,685,952

Salaries and Benefits:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	35,943	$	27,324	$	(8,619	)
Reinsurance		11,513		14,004		2,491

Total	$	47,456	$	41,328	$	(6,128	)

Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $47.5 million and $41.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The increase in salaries and benefits was primarily attributable to:


	(i)	increased staff costs due to an increase in average staff numbers from 287 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 to 309 for the nine months ended September 30, 2010;

	(ii)	a payment of $1.25 million to our former Executive Chairman, John J. Oros, in accordance with the terms of his separation agreement; and

	(iii)	amortization of the unrecognized compensation costs of $1.1 million relating to the restricted shares that were awarded to certain employees in 2010 under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan; partially offset by

	(iv)	a decrease in the discretionary bonus expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 of $1.0 million due to lower earnings.

Expenses relating to our discretionary bonus plan will be variable and are dependent on our overall profitability.

General and Administrative Expenses:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	15,370	$	12,909	$	(2,461	)
Reinsurance		24,103		22,578		(1,525	)

Total	$	39,473	$	35,487	$	(3,986	)

General and administrative expenses attributable to the reinsurance segment increased by $1.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase of $1.5 million was primarily due to: (i) increased bank costs of $0.5 million primarily associated with the costs of establishing and maintaining our letters of credit along with structure fees paid in relation to the establishment of the Knapton Facility; and (ii) increased other general and administrative expenses of $1.7 million relating primarily to increased expenses associated with Shelbourne and Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008; partially offset by (iii) reduced rent expense of $0.7 million primarily relating to a reassessment of lease shortfall and dilapidation costs for office space we received upon the acquisition of Copenhagen Reinsurance Company Ltd.

General and administrative expenses attributable to the consulting segment increased by $2.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2009. The increase of $2.5 million was primarily due to: (i) increased professional fees of $1.5 million relating largely to ongoing litigation costs and (ii) increased rent expense of $0.4 million related to increased office space costs.

Interest Expense:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	—	$	—	$	—
Reinsurance		8,160		13,902		5,742

Total	$	8,160	$	13,902	$	5,742

Interest expense of $8.2 million and $13.9 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The decrease in interest expense was primarily attributable to the decrease in the principal remaining on outstanding bank borrowings as at September 30, 2010 as compared to September 30, 2009, as well as lower interest rates. As at September 30, 2010 we had approximately $207.2 million of outstanding bank debt as compared to approximately $319.2 million as at September 30, 2009.

Foreign Exchange (Loss)/Gain:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	(422	)	$	285	$	(707	)
Reinsurance		(965	)		6,892		(7,857	)

Total	$	(1,387	)	$	7,177	$	(8,564	)

We recorded a foreign exchange (loss) gain of $(1.4) million and $7.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the foreign exchange gain arose primarily as a result of holding surplus British pounds relating primarily to cash collateral requirements to support British pound denominated letters of credit required by U.K. regulators, partially offset by the combination of realized foreign exchange losses on currency translations and foreign exchange losses arising as a result of the holding of surplus U.S. dollar assets in one of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars at a time when the U.S. dollar had been depreciating against the Australian dollar.

In addition to the foreign exchange losses recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income currency translation adjustment gains, net of noncontrolling interest, of $13.8 million as compared to gains of $46.3 million for the same period in 2009. For the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the currency translation adjustments related primarily to an Australian subsidiary with Australian dollars as its functional currency. We are required to record any U.S. dollar gains or losses on the translation of the net Australian dollar assets through accumulated other comprehensive income.

Income Tax (Expense)/Recovery:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010			2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	(1,627	)	$	(2,418	)	$	791
Reinsurance		(21,389	)		399			(21,788	)

Total	$	(23,016	)	$	(2,019	)	$	(20,997	)

We recorded income tax expense of $23.0 million and $2.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The increase in taxes related primarily to two of our insurance subsidiaries that recorded total tax expense of $17.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to $1.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Share of Net Earnings of Partly Owned Company:


	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2010		2009		Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	—	$	—	$	—
Reinsurance		10,704		465		10,239

Total	$	10,704	$	465	$	10,239

For the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded $10.7 million of our share of net earnings of partly owned company as compared to $0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

The $10.7 million was our share of distributions by SAC of proceeds and certain other assets to our subsidiary, Virginia, following SAC’s sale of Stonewall Insurance Company, described above under “ — Recent Transactions — Sale of Interest in Stonewall and Acquisition of Seaton.”

Noncontrolling Interest:


	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2010			2009			Variance
	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)

Consulting	$	—		$	—		$	—
Reinsurance		(17,136	)		(20,318	)		3,182

Total	$	(17,136	)	$	(20,318	)	$	3,182

We recorded noncontrolling interest in earnings of $17.1 million and $20.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The costs associated with our noncontrolling interest are variable and wholly dependent on the results for the period of those subsidiaries for which there exists a noncontrolling interest.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

In April 2010, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Knapton Holdings, entered into a term facility agreement with a London-based bank. On April 20, 2010, Knapton Holdings drew down $21.4 million from the Knapton Facility to partially fund the acquisition of Knapton. The interest rate on the Knapton Facility is LIBOR plus 2.75%. The Knapton Facility is repayable in three years and is secured by a first charge over Knapton Holding’s shares in Knapton. The Knapton Facility contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on mergers and consolidations involving Knapton Holdings and its subsidiaries.

On July 16, 2010, in advance of the closing of the PWAC acquisition, we entered into a term facility agreement with a London-based bank, or the Enstar Facility. On July 19, 2010, we drew down $25.0 million from the Enstar Facility to fund the acquisition of PWAC. The interest rate on the Enstar Facility was LIBOR plus 2.75%. The Enstar Facility was repayable in three months and was unsecured. The Enstar Facility contained various financial and business covenants. On September 13, 2010, we fully repaid the Enstar Facility.

As of September 30, 2010, all of the covenants relating to our three outstanding credit facilities, the Knapton Facility and the two term facilities that we entered into in connection with our 2008 acquisition of Unionamerica Holdings Limited (Unionamerica — Facility A and Unionamerica — Facility B), were met.

In September 2010, the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority, or APRA, the regulatory authority with jurisdiction over our Australian subsidiaries, approved a capital distribution by our Australian subsidiaries of AU$172.0 million ($159.4 million). On September 10, 2010, our Australian subsidiaries distributed AU$160.0 million ($148.2 million) to their parent Cumberland Holdings Limited, or Cumberland. On October 7, 2010, the subsidiaries distributed an additional AU$20.0 million ($19.6 million) to Cumberland.

Cumberland utilized the AU$180.0 million ($167.8 million) distributions as follows:


	(i)	AU$76.4 million ($70.8 million) to fully repay the outstanding balance of its loan facility;


	(ii)	AU$18.4 million ($17.0 million) to repay intercompany balances;

	(iii)	AU$25.6 million ($24.0 million) as a distribution to its noncontrolling interest shareholder; and

	(iv)	AU$59.6 million ($56.0 million) as a distribution to us.

As at September 30, 2010 we had surplus Australian dollar net assets of approximately AU$263.1 million. In October 2010, we entered into the following transactions in order to reduce our surplus Australian dollar net assets to approximately AU$141.1 million and to secure approximately 46.4% of foreign exchange gains relating to the appreciation of the Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar since June 30, 2010.


	(i)	Our Australian subsidiaries converted AU$77.0 million cash to U.S. dollars, at an exchange rate of approximately $0.98.

	(ii)	We purchased an AU$45.0 million forward foreign exchange contract at an Australian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate of $0.9432. This contract has an expiration date of June 30, 2011.

Other than the above, there have been no material changes to our liquidity position or capital resource requirements since December 31, 2009. For more information refer to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Liquidity and Capital Resources” included in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

With respect to the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, net cash (used in) provided by our operating activities was $(630.2) million and $24.3 million, respectively. The movement in cash flows between periods was primarily attributable to:


	(i)	an increase in the net purchase of trading securities of $759.1 million resulting primarily from our increased investment in short-term investments classified as trading, due to the change in our investment policy regarding how we classify short-term investments; and

	(ii)	an increase in the net movement of other assets and other liabilities of $137.6 million related primarily to our completion of a greater number of acquisitions and RITC transactions in 2010 along with our completion of the 100% quota share reinsurance agreement with Allianz; partially offset by

	(iii)	an increase in loss and loss adjustment expenses of $367.4 million primarily due to our completion of a greater number of acquisitions and RITC transactions in 2010, along with the completion of the transfer of a portfolio of run-off business from Mitsui to Bosworth.

We changed our investment policy effective April 1, 2010 and, as a result, we now classify all of our short-term investments as trading securities, including those we acquire in connection with our acquisitions. Since April 1, 2010, we have a net purchase of trading securities of $663.9 million. Due to the nature of our operating activities — managing insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance in run-off — it is not unexpected to have significant swings in net cash provided by our operating activities.

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $233.6 million and $(522.5) million, respectively. The movement in cash flows between periods was primarily attributable to:


	(i)	an increase of $146.9 million in net cash acquired on completed acquisitions;

	(ii)	an increase of $646.3 million in total net sales and maturities of held-to-maturity securities. The increase was due primarily to increased maturities of our investments designated as held-to-maturity; and

	(iii)	an increase of $183.0 million of restricted cash due primarily to increased letter of credit funding requirements in relation to the Bosworth run-off business; partially offset by

	(iv)	a decrease of $188.1 million in total net purchases, sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities.

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $58.4 million and $128.2 million, respectively. The movement in net cash used in financing activities between periods was

primarily attributable to an increase in net capital contributions received from noncontrolling interests of $21.7 million and an increase in loan proceeds of $46.4 million.

As of September 30, 2010, we redesignated $1.33 billion in investment securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category, following the disposition of certain held-to-maturity securities in one of our Australian insurance subsidiaries. The speed of settlement of the liabilities in this subsidiary has been notably greater than was originally anticipated, prompting us to apply to the subsidiary’s regulator for a reduction in required capital levels. Upon the approval, on September 1, 2010, of the capital reduction in the amount of $148.2 million, we evaluated the funding alternatives relating to the capital distribution and, as a result, we reconsidered our intent to hold certain securities to maturity and sold securities with a carrying value of $33.4 million that had previously been designated held-to-maturity. The proceeds from these sales were $36.5 million, resulting in a realized gain of $3.1 million.

Further to both approved and pending requests for capital releases greater than originally anticipated in certain of our insurance subsidiaries, we reevaluated our intent with respect to our remaining held-to-maturity securities. We concluded that, as of September 30, 2010, we no longer had the positive intent to hold our held-to-maturity securities to maturity. We do not plan to designate securities as held-to-maturity for at least two years and believe that maintaining our securities in the available-for-sale category provides greater flexibility in the management of our overall investment portfolio.

Commitments and Contingencies

There have been no material changes in our commitments or contingencies since December 31, 2009. Refer to Item 7 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our critical accounting estimates are discussed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.

Off-Balance Sheet and Special Purpose Entity Arrangements

At September 30, 2010, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This quarterly report contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, with respect to our financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of our management, as well as the markets for our ordinary shares and the insurance and reinsurance sectors in general. Statements that include words such as “estimate,” “project,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “would,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” and similar statements of a future or forward-looking nature identify forward-looking statements for purposes of the federal securities laws or otherwise. All forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates or expectations, and not statements of historical fact, reflecting the best judgment of our management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various important factors, including those set forth in this quarterly report.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements include:


	•	risks associated with implementing our business strategies and initiatives;


	•	the adequacy of our loss reserves and the need to adjust such reserves as claims develop over time;

	•	risks relating to the availability and collectability of our reinsurance;

	•	risks that we may require additional capital in the future which may not be available or may be available only on unfavorable terms;

	•	changes and uncertainty in economic conditions, including interest rates, inflation, currency exchange rates, equity markets and credit conditions including current market conditions and the instability in the global credit markets, which could affect our investment portfolio, our ability to finance future acquisitions and our profitability;

	•	losses due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;

	•	tax, regulatory or legal restrictions or limitations applicable to us or the insurance and reinsurance business generally;

	•	increased competitive pressures, including the consolidation and increased globalization of reinsurance providers;

	•	emerging claim and coverage issues;

	•	lengthy and unpredictable litigation affecting assessment of losses and/or coverage issues;

	•	loss of key personnel;

	•	changes in our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations or intentions, which may happen at any time at management’s discretion;

	•	operational risks, including system or human failures;

	•	the risk that ongoing or future industry regulatory developments will disrupt our business, or mandate changes in industry practices in ways that increase our costs, decrease our revenues or require us to alter aspects of the way we do business;

	•	changes in Bermuda law or regulation or the political stability of Bermuda;

	•	changes in tax laws or regulations applicable to us or our subsidiaries, or the risk that we or one of our non-U.S. subsidiaries become subject to significant, or significantly increased, income taxes in the United States or elsewhere; and

	•	changes in accounting policies or practices.

The factors listed above should be not construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and Risk Factors that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as well as in the other materials filed and to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.


Item 3.	*QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK*

There have been no material changes in our market risk exposures since December 31, 2009, except that we purchased an AU$45.0 million forward foreign exchange contract at an Australian dollar to U.S. dollar exchange rate of $0.9432. This contract has an expiration date of June 30, 2011.

For more information refer to “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk” included in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009.


Item 4.	*CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES*

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management performed an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2010. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information that we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Controls

Our management has performed an evaluation, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, of changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2010. Based upon that evaluation there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.	*LEGAL PROCEEDINGS*

We are, from time to time, involved in various legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation regarding claims. We do not believe that the resolution of any currently pending legal proceedings, either individually or taken as a whole, will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Nevertheless, we cannot assure you that lawsuits, arbitrations or other litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We anticipate that, similar to the rest of the insurance and reinsurance industry, we will continue to be subject to litigation and arbitration proceedings in the ordinary course of business, including litigation generally related to the scope of coverage with respect to asbestos and environmental claims. There can be no assurance that any such future litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.


Item 1A.	*RISK FACTORS*

Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. The risk factors identified therein have not materially changed.


Item 6.	*EXHIBITS*


Exhibit
No.			Description

	10	.1*	Separation Agreement and General Release, dated as of August 20, 2010, by and among Enstar Group Limited, Enstar (US), Inc. and John J. Oros.
	15	.1*	Deloitte & Touche Letter Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
	31	.1*	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31	.2*	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32	.1**	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32	.2**	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*		Filed herewith

**		Furnished herewith

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit
No.			Description

	10	.1*	Separation Agreement and General Release, dated as of August 20, 2010, by and among Enstar Group Limited, Enstar (US), Inc. and John J. Oros.
	15	.1*	Deloitte & Touche Letter Regarding Unaudited Interim Financial Information.
	31	.1*	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	31	.2*	Certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32	.1**	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
	32	.2**	Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


*		Filed herewith

**		Furnished herewith


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (Unaudited)		1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)		5
	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		6
	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm		36
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		37
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		55
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		56

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		57
Item 1A.	Risk Factors		57
Item 6.	Exhibits		58
Signature			59
EX-10.1
EX-15.1
EX-31.1
EX-31.2
EX-32.1
EX-32.2


ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED
By:	/s/ Dominic F. Silvester
	Name:	Dominic F. Silvester
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer


ENSTAR (US) INC.
By:	/s/ Karl Wall
	Name:	Karl Wall
	Title:	President

1.		I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Enstar Group Limited;

2.		Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.		Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.		The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

	a.		Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

	b.		Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

	c.		Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

	d.		Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

	a.		All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

	b.		Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.



	/s/ Richard J. Harris
	Richard J. Harris
	Chief Financial Officer

	(1)		The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

	(2)		The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.