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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, 2008	
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	 	N/A	
 	 	 	
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)	 	(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)	

P.O. Box HM 2267
Windsor Place, 3rd 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 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 þ	 	Accelerated filer  o	 	Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	 	Smaller reporting company  o	
 
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 7, 2008, the registrant had outstanding 13,317,957 ordinary shares, par value $1.00 per share.

 
 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION	
 	Item 1.	 	 	Financial Statements:	 	 	1	 	
 	 	 	 	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)	 	 	1	 	
 	 	 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)	 	 	2	 	
 	 	 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)	 	 	3	 	
 	 	 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)	 	 	4	 	
 	 	 	 	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 (Unaudited)	 	 	5	 	
 	 	 	 	Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	 	 	6	 	
 	 	 	 	Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	 	 	28	 	
 	Item 2.	 	 	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	 	 	29	 	
 	Item 3.	 	 	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	 	 	51	 	
 	Item 4.	 	 	Controls and Procedures	 	 	53	 	
 	
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION	
 	Item 1.	 	 	Legal Proceedings	 	 	54	 	
 	Item 1A.	 	 	Risk Factors	 	 	54	 	
 	Item 6.	 	 	Exhibits	 	 	55	 	
Signatures	 	 	56	 	
Exhibit 15.1	 	 	 	 	
Exhibit 31.1	 	 	 	 	
Exhibit 31.2	 	 	 	 	
Exhibit 32.1	 	 	 	 	
Exhibit 32.2	 	 	 	 	
 Exhibit 15.1	
 Exhibit 31.1	
 Exhibit 31.2	
 Exhibit 32.1	
 Exhibit 32.2	

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Item 1.  	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS	
 
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 	 	September 30,
	 	 	December 31,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except share data)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
ASSETS	
Short-term investments, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2008 — $42,520 2007 — $15,480)	 	$	42,520	 	 	$	15,480	 	
Fixed maturities, available for sale, at fair value (amortized cost: 2008 — $365,363;
2007 — $7,006)	 	 	365,213	 	 	 	6,878	 	
Fixed maturities, held to maturity, at amortized cost (fair value: 2008 — $92,909; 2007 — $210,998)	 	 	95,163	 	 	 	211,015	 	
Fixed maturities, trading, at fair value (amortized cost: 2008 — $109,856; 2007 — $318,199)	 	 	109,170	 	 	 	323,623	 	
Equities, trading, at fair value (cost: 2008 — $5,040; 2007 — $5,087)	 	 	4,545	 	 	 	4,900	 	
Other investments, at fair value	 	 	91,604	 	 	 	75,300	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total investments	 	 	708,215	 	 	 	637,196	 	
Cash and cash equivalents	 	 	1,805,978	 	 	 	995,237	 	
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	 	 	387,095	 	 	 	168,096	 	
Accrued interest receivable	 	 	13,635	 	 	 	7,200	 	
Accounts receivable, net	 	 	18,003	 	 	 	25,379	 	
Income taxes recoverable	 	 	—	 	 	 	658	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	601,665	 	 	 	465,277	 	
Investment in partly-owned company	 	 	21,387	 	 	 	—	 	
Goodwill	 	 	21,222	 	 	 	21,222	 	
Other assets	 	 	84,271	 	 	 	96,878	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL ASSETS	 	$	3,661,471	 	 	$	2,417,143	 	

LIABILITIES	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	$	2,365,191	 	 	$	1,591,449	 	
Reinsurance balances payable	 	 	164,040	 	 	 	189,870	 	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	 	 	33,669	 	 	 	21,383	 	
Income taxes payable	 	 	3,356	 	 	 	—	 	
Loans payable	 	 	291,954	 	 	 	60,227	 	
Other liabilities	 	 	61,095	 	 	 	40,178	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL LIABILITIES	 	 	2,919,305	 	 	 	1,903,107	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
MINORITY INTEREST	 	 	198,786	 	 	 	63,437	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Share capital	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Authorized issued and fully paid, par value $1 each (Authorized 2008: 156,000,000;
2007: 156,000,000)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ordinary shares (issued and outstanding 2008: 13,333,298; 2007: 11,920,377)	 	 	13,333	 	 	 	11,920	 	
Non-voting convertible ordinary shares (issued 2008: 2,972,892; 2007: 2,972,892)	 	 	2,973	 	 	 	2,973	 	
Treasury stock at cost (non-voting convertible ordinary shares 2008: 2,972,892;
2007: 2,972,892)	 	 	(421,559	)	 	 	(421,559	)	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	709,344	 	 	 	590,934	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive income	 	 	(7,432	)	 	 	6,035	 	
Retained earnings	 	 	246,721	 	 	 	260,296	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	 	 	543,380	 	 	 	450,599	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	 	$	3,661,471	 	 	$	2,417,143	 	

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

For the Three and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 	 	Three Months Ended	 	 	Nine Months Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars,
	 	
 	 	except share and per share data)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
INCOME	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting fees	 	$	7,410	 	 	$	6,238	 	 	$	17,046	 	 	$	14,725	 	
Net investment income	 	 	6,849	 	 	 	15,870	 	 	 	28,658	 	 	 	50,626	 	
Net realized (losses) gains	 	 	(192	)	 	 	31	 	 	 	(262	)	 	 	470	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	14,067	 	 	 	22,139	 	 	 	45,442	 	 	 	65,821	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
EXPENSES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (reduction) increase in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	 	 	(3,469	)	 	 	(313	)	 	 	(28,267	)	 	 	1,392	 	
Salaries and benefits	 	 	6,013	 	 	 	8,671	 	 	 	31,317	 	 	 	31,833	 	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	10,121	 	 	 	10,890	 	 	 	36,004	 	 	 	24,478	 	
Interest expense	 	 	7,919	 	 	 	1,442	 	 	 	18,878	 	 	 	3,767	 	
Net foreign exchange loss (gain)	 	 	25,056	 	 	 	(4,651	)	 	 	18,787	 	 	 	(7,666	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	45,640	 	 	 	16,039	 	 	 	76,719	 	 	 	53,804	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(LOSS) EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTEREST	 	 	(31,573	)	 	 	6,100	 	 	 	(31,277	)	 	 	12,017	 	
INCOME TAXES	 	 	(10,434	)	 	 	(933	)	 	 	(13,389	)	 	 	6,160	 	
MINORITY INTEREST	 	 	5,572	 	 	 	(2,599	)	 	 	(4,105	)	 	 	(7,014	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(LOSS) EARNINGS BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY GAIN	 	 	(36,435	)	 	 	2,568	 	 	 	(48,771	)	 	 	11,163	 	
Extraordinary gain — Negative goodwill (net of minority interest of $15,084 and $nil, respectively)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	35,196	 	 	 	15,683	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET (LOSS) EARNINGS	 	$	(36,435	)	 	$	2,568	 	 	$	(13,575	)	 	$	26,846	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
PER SHARE DATA:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic (loss) earnings per share before extraordinary gain — basic	 	$	(2.74	)	 	$	0.22	 	 	$	(3.93	)	 	$	0.96	 	
Extraordinary gain per share — basic	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	2.84	 	 	 	1.34	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic (loss) earnings per share	 	$	(2.74	)	 	$	0.22	 	 	$	(1.09	)	 	$	2.30	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted (loss) earnings per share before extraordinary gain — diluted	 	$	(2.74	)	 	$	0.21	 	 	$	(3.93	)	 	$	0.93	 	
Extraordinary gain per share — diluted	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	2.84	 	 	 	1.31	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	 	$	(2.74	)	 	$	0.21	 	 	$	(1.09	)	 	$	2.24	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — basic	 	 	13,317,919	 	 	 	11,920,393	 	 	 	12,404,871	 	 	 	11,668,402	 	
Weighted average ordinary shares outstanding — diluted	 	 	13,317,919	 	 	 	12,200,514	 	 	 	12,404,871	 	 	 	11,946,281	 	
 
See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three and Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 	 	Three Months
	 	 	Nine Months
	 	
 	 	Ended	 	 	Ended	 	
 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET (LOSS) EARNINGS	 	$	(36,435	)	 	$	2,568	 	 	$	(13,575	)	 	$	26,846	 	
Other comprehensive income (loss):	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unrealized holding (losses) gains on investments arising during the period	 	 	(1,979	)	 	 	2,238	 	 	 	(9,702	)	 	 	2,633	 	
Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in net earnings	 	 	192	 	 	 	(31	)	 	 	262	 	 	 	(470	)	
Currency translation adjustment	 	 	(11,762	)	 	 	(226	)	 	 	(4,027	)	 	 	460	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Other comprehensive (loss) income:	 	 	(13,549	)	 	 	1,981	 	 	 	(13,467	)	 	 	2,623	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME	 	$	(49,984	)	 	$	4,549	 	 	$	(27,042	)	 	$	29,469	 	

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES
IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Share capital — ordinary shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, beginning of period	 	$	11,920	 	 	$	19	 	
Conversion of shares	 	 	—	 	 	 	6,029	 	
Issue of shares	 	 	1,374	 	 	 	5,775	 	
Shares repurchased	 	 	—	 	 	 	(7	)	
Share awards granted/vested	 	 	39	 	 	 	104	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, end of period	 	$	13,333	 	 	$	11,920	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Share capital — non-voting convertible ordinary shares	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, beginning of period	 	$	2,973	 	 	$	—	 	
Conversion of shares	 	 	—	 	 	 	2,973	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, end of period	 	$	2,973	 	 	$	2,973	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Treasury stock	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, beginning of period	 	$	(421,559	)	 	$	—	 	
Shares acquired, at cost	 	 	—	 	 	 	(421,559	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, end of period	 	$	(421,559	)	 	$	(421,559	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Additional paid-in capital	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, beginning of period	 	$	590,934	 	 	$	111,371	 	
Share awards granted/vested	 	 	2,855	 	 	 	3,665	 	
Shares repurchased	 	 	—	 	 	 	(16,755	)	
Issue of shares	 	 	115,165	 	 	 	490,269	 	
Amortization of share awards	 	 	390	 	 	 	2,170	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, end of period	 	$	709,344	 	 	$	590,720	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Accumulated other comprehensive income	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, beginning of period	 	$	6,035	 	 	$	4,565	 	
Other comprehensive (loss) income	 	 	(13,467	)	 	 	2,623	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, end of period	 	$	(7,432	)	 	$	7,188	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Retained earnings	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, beginning of period	 	$	260,296	 	 	$	202,655	 	
Adjustment to initially apply FIN 48	 	 	—	 	 	 	4,858	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Adjusted balance, beginning of period	 	 	260,296	 	 	 	207,513	 	
Conversion of shares	 	 	—	 	 	 	(9,002	)	
Net (loss) earnings	 	 	(13,575	)	 	 	26,846	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance, end of period	 	$	246,721	 	 	$	225,357	 	

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Nine-Month Periods Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings	 	$	(13,575	)	 	$	26,846	 	
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows provided by operating activities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Minority interest	 	 	4,105	 	 	 	7,014	 	
Negative goodwill	 	 	(35,196	)	 	 	(15,683	)	
Share-based compensation expense	 	 	390	 	 	 	2,170	 	
Net realized and unrealized investment loss (gain)	 	 	262	 	 	 	(470	)	
Share of net loss from other investments	 	 	48,399	 	 	 	—	 	
Other items	 	 	7,747	 	 	 	3,330	 	
Depreciation and amortization	 	 	637	 	 	 	—	 	
Amortization of bond premiums or discounts	 	 	(343	)	 	 	(53	)	
Net movement of trading securities	 	 	214,324	 	 	 	130,353	 	
Changes in assets and liabilities:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	(28,158	)	 	 	71,715	 	
Other assets	 	 	63,729	 	 	 	505	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	81,410	 	 	 	(25,472	)	
Reinsurance balances payable	 	 	(68,874	)	 	 	(39,398	)	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	 	 	(20,134	)	 	 	(11,131	)	
Other liabilities	 	 	21,708	 	 	 	(12,971	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows provided by operating activities	 	 	276,431	 	 	 	136,755	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Acquisition, net of cash acquired	 	 	220,087	 	 	 	5,653	 	
Purchase of available-for-sale securities	 	 	(184,571	)	 	 	(70,139	)	
Sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	 	 	237,705	 	 	 	264,646	 	
Purchase of held-to-maturity securities	 	 	—	 	 	 	(17,794	)	
Maturity of held-to-maturity securities	 	 	129,738	 	 	 	177,305	 	
Movement in restricted cash and cash equivalents	 	 	(218,998	)	 	 	(60,139	)	
Funding of other investments	 	 	(29,179	)	 	 	(7,008	)	
Purchase of investment in partly-owned company	 	 	(21,387	)	 	 	—	 	
Other investing activities	 	 	(350	)	 	 	(2,226	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows provided by investing activities	 	 	133,045	 	 	 	290,298	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Proceeds from issuance of ordinary shares	 	 	116,538	 	 	 	—	 	
Contribution to surplus of subsidiary by minority interest	 	 	110,567	 	 	 	—	 	
Receipt of loans	 	 	352,032	 	 	 	42,125	 	
Repayment of loans	 	 	(106,942	)	 	 	(2,933	)	
Repurchase of shares	 	 	—	 	 	 	(16,762	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net cash flows provided by financing activities	 	 	472,195	 	 	 	22,430	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
TRANSLATION ADJUSTMENT	 	 	(70,930	)	 	 	207	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	 	 	810,741	 	 	 	449,690	 	
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD	 	 	995,237	 	 	 	450,817	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD	 	$	1,805,978	 	 	$	900,507	 	

 	
 	
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Income taxes paid	 	$	(6,188	)	 	$	(4,245	)	
Interest paid	 	$	(10,580	)	 	$	(2,933	)	

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
(Expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)

1.  	BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CONSOLIDATION	
 
Our condensed consolidated financial statements have not been audited. These statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“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 our 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. Intercompany transactions are eliminated on consolidation. The results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year. All significant intercompany 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 is unaudited and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Significant Accounting Policies
 
Retroactive reinsurance contracts — Premiums on ceded retroactive contracts are earned upon inception of the contract with corresponding reinsurance recoverable established for the amount of reserves ceded. The initial gain, if applicable, is deferred and amortized into income over an actuarially determined expected payout period.
 
Investment in partly-owned company — An investment in a partly-owned company, in which the Company has significant influence, is carried on the equity basis whereby 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 or losses and reduced by dividends.
 
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
 
The term “FAS” used in these notes refers to Statements of Financial Accounting Standards issued by the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”).
 
The Company adopted FAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”), effective January 1, 2008. Under this standard, fair value is defined as the price that would be received from the sale of an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In determining fair value, we use various valuation approaches, including market and income approaches. FAS 157 establishes a hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value that maximizes the use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs by requiring that the most observable inputs be used when available. The hierarchy is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of inputs as follows:

•	 	Level 1— Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access. Valuation adjustments and block discounts are not applied to Level 1 instruments. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment.	
 
Assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 inputs include exchange-listed equity securities that are actively traded.

•	 	Level 2— Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for which significant inputs are observable (e.g., interest rates, yield curves, prepayment speeds, default rates, loss severities, etc.) or can be corroborated by observable market data.	

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

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

Assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2 inputs include: exchange-listed equity securities that are not actively traded; U.S. government and agency securities; non-U.S. government obligations; corporate and municipal bonds; mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) and asset-backed securities (“ABS”).

 	• 	Level 3— Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. The unobservable inputs reflect our own assumptions about assumptions that market participants might use.	
 
Assets and liabilities utilizing Level 3 inputs include: hedge funds with partial transparency; and credit funds and short duration high yield funds that are traded in less liquid markets.
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary from financial instrument to financial instrument and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of financial instrument, whether the financial instrument is new and not yet established in the marketplace, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires significantly more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by management in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. We use prices and inputs that are current as of the measurement date, including during periods of market dislocation. In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition could cause an instrument to be reclassified between levels.
 
The adoption of FAS 157 did not result in any cumulative-effect adjustment to our beginning retained earnings at January 1, 2008, or any material impact on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity. In February 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157” (“FSP FAS 157-2”), which permits a one-year deferral of the application of FAS 157 for all non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually). Accordingly, we have also adopted FSP FAS 157-2 effective January 1, 2008, and FAS 157 will not be applied to our goodwill and other intangible assets measured annually for impairment testing purposes only. We will adopt FAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities on January 1, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the related provisions of FAS 157 and their potential impact on future financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”). This standard permits an entity to irrevocably elect fair value on a contract-by-contract basis as the initial and subsequent measurement attribute for many financial instruments and certain other items including insurance contracts. An entity electing the fair value option would be required to recognize changes in fair value in earnings and provide disclosure that will assist investors and other users of financial information to more easily understand the effect of the company’s choice to use fair value on its earnings. Further, the entity is required to display the fair value of those assets and liabilities for which the company has chosen to use fair value on the face of the balance sheet. This standard does not eliminate the disclosure requirements about fair value measurements included in FAS 157 and FAS No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments.” The adoption of FAS 159 did not impact retained earnings as of January 1, 2008 because the Company did not make any elections.
 
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 141(R) “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141(R)”). FAS 141(R) replaces FAS No. 141 “Business Combinations” (“FAS 141”) but retains the fundamental requirements in FAS No. 141 that the acquisition method of accounting be used for all business combinations and for an acquirer to be identified for each business combination. FAS 141(R) requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date. FAS 141(R) also requires acquisition-related costs to be recognized separately from the
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

1.  	BASIS OF PREPARATION AND CONSOLIDATION — (cont’d)	
 
acquisition, recognize assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contractual contingencies at their acquisition-date fair values and recognize goodwill as the excess of the consideration transferred plus the fair value of any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date over the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired. FAS 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008 (January 1, 2009 for calendar year-end companies). The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of FAS 141(R) and its potential impact on future financial statements.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued FAS No. 160 “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an amendment of ARB No. 51” (“FAS 160”). FAS 160 amends ARB No. 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. FAS 160 clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an ownership interest that should be reported as equity in the consolidated financial statements. FAS 160 requires consolidated net income to be reported at the amounts that include the amounts attributable to both the parent and the noncontrolling interest. This statement also establishes a method of accounting for changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that does result in deconsolidation. FAS 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008 (January 1, 2009 for calendar year-end companies). The presentation and disclosure of FAS 160 shall be applied retrospectively for all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of FAS 160 and its potential impact on future financial statements.
 
In March 2008, the FASB issued FAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities — an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (“FAS 161”). FAS 161 expands the disclosure requirements of FAS 133 and requires the reporting entity to provide enhanced disclosures about the objectives and strategies for using derivative instruments, quantitative disclosures about fair values and amounts of gains and losses on derivative contracts, and credit-risk related contingent features in derivative agreements. FAS 161 will be effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008 (January 1, 2009 for calendar year-end companies), and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of FAS 161 and its potential impact on future financial statements.
 
In May 2008, the FASB issued FAS No. 163, “Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts” (“FAS 163”). This new standard clarifies how FAS No. 60, “Accounting and Reporting by Insurance Enterprises,” applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts issued by insurance enterprises, including the recognition and measurement of premium revenue and claim liabilities. It also requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts. FAS 163 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and all interim periods within those fiscal years, except for disclosures about the insurance enterprise’s risk-management activities, which are effective the first period (including interim periods) beginning after the date of issuance. Except for the required disclosures, earlier application is not permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the provisions of FAS 163 and its potential impact on future financial statements.

2.  	ACQUISITIONS	
 
Guildhall
 
On February 29, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Guildhall Insurance Company Limited (“Guildhall”), a reinsurance company based in the U.K., for total consideration of £33.4 million (approximately $65.9 million). The purchase price was financed by the drawdown of approximately £16.5 million (approximately $32.5 million) from a facility loan agreement with a London-based bank; approximately £5.0 million (approximately $10.0 million) from J.C. Flowers II L.P. (the “Flowers Fund”), by way of non-voting equity participation; and the balance of approximately £11.9 million (approximately $23.5 million) from available cash on hand. The
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2.  	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)	
 
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 its largest shareholders, is the founder and Managing Member of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. John J. Oros, the Company’s Executive Chairman and a member of its board of directors, is a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. Mr. Oros splits his time between J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC and the Company.
 
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value.

Purchase price	 	$	65,571	 	
Direct costs of acquisition	 	 	303	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total purchase price	 	$	65,874	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	65,874	 	

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

Cash, restricted cash and investments	 	$	108,994	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	33,298	 	
Accounts receivable	 	 	4,631	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	(79,107	)	
Accounts payable	 	 	(1,942	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	65,874	 	

Gordian
 
On March 5, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition from AMP Limited (“AMP”) of AMP’s Australian-based closed reinsurance and insurance operations (“Gordian”). The purchase price, including acquisition expenses, was approximately AU$436.9 million (approximately $405.4 million) and was financed by AU$301.0 million (approximately $276.5 million), including an arrangement fee of AU$4.5 million (approximately $4.2 million), from bank financing provided jointly by a London-based bank and a German bank; approximately AU$41.6 million (approximately $39.5 million) from the Flowers Fund, by way of non-voting equity participation; and approximately AU$98.7 million (approximately $93.6 million) from available cash on hand.
 
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value.

Purchase price	 	$	401,086	 	
Direct costs of acquisition	 	 	4,326	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total purchase price	 	$	405,412	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	455,692	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Excess of net assets over purchase price	 	$	50,280	 	
Less minority interest share of negative goodwill	 	 	(15,084	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Negative goodwill	 	$	35,196	 	

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2.  	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)	
 
The negative goodwill arose primarily as a result of income earned by Gordian between the date of the balance sheet on which the agreed purchase price was based, June 30, 2007, and the date the acquisition closed, March 5, 2008, and the desire of the vendors to achieve a substantial reduction in regulatory capital requirements and therefore to dispose of Gordian at a discount to fair value.
 
The following summarizes the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:

Cash, restricted cash and investments	 	$	872,755	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	99,645	 	
Accounts receivable	 	 	31,253	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	(509,638	)	
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable	 	 	(22,660	)	
Accounts payable	 	 	(15,663	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	455,692	 	

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 they occur.
 
The following proforma condensed combined income statement for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 combines the historical consolidated statements of income of the Company with those of Gordian, which was acquired in the first quarter of 2008, giving effect to the business combinations and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2008.

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Enstar
	 	
 	 	Enstar
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Group
	 	
 	 	Group
	 	 	 	 	 	Proforma
	 	 	Limited
	 	
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008:	 	Limited	 	 	Gordian	 	 	Adjustment	 	 	Proforma	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total income	 	$	17,787	 	 	$	34,425	 	 	$	(5,194	)(a)	 	$	47,018	 	
Total expenses	 	 	(82,624	)	 	 	11,186	 	 	 	(7,619	)(b)	 	 	(79,057	)	
Minority interest	 	 	1,947	 	 	 	(13,683	)	 	 	3,844	(c)	 	 	(7,892	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary gain	 	 	(62,890	)	 	 	31,928	 	 	 	(8,969	)	 	 	(39,931	)	
Extraordinary gain	 	 	35,196	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	35,196	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (loss) earnings	 	$	(27,694	)	 	$	31,928	 	 	$	(8,969	)	 	$	(4,735	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) per ordinary share before extraordinary gain — basic and diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	(3.22	)	
Extraordinary gain — basic and diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	2.84	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings per ordinary share — basic and diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	(0.38	)	

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

2.  	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)	
 
Notes to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 Pro Forma Condensed Combined Income Statement:

Income:	 	 	 	 	
(a) Adjustment to conform the accounting policy for investments to that of the Company	 	$	(5,194	)	
Expenses:	 	 	 	 	
(b)(i) Adjustment to interest expense to reflect the financing costs of the acquisition for the period	 	 	(3,965	)	
(ii) Adjustment to recognize amortization of fair value adjustments	 	 	(5,212	)	
(iii) Adjustment to income taxes for pro forma adjustments	 	 	1,558	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	(7,619	)	
(c) Reflects minority interest’s share of net pro forma income statement adjustments	 	 	3,844	 	
 
The following proforma condensed combined income statement for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 combines the historical consolidated statements of income of the Company with those of The Enstar Group, Inc. (“EGI”), BH Acquisition Ltd. (“BH”) and Inter-Ocean Holdings, Ltd. (“Inter-Ocean”), each of which was acquired in the first quarter of 2007, and Gordian, which was acquired in the first quarter of 2008, giving effect to the business combinations and related transactions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2007.

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Enstar
	 	
 	 	Enstar
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Group
	 	
 	 	Group
	 	 	 	 	 	Proforma
	 	 	Limited-
	 	
Three Months Ended September 30, 2007:	 	Limited	 	 	Gordian	 	 	Adjustment	 	 	Proforma	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total income	 	$	20,666	 	 	$	10,350	 	 	$	1,191	(a)	 	$	32,207	 	
Total expenses	 	 	(15,499	)	 	 	9,551	 	 	 	(10,570	)(b)	 	 	(16,518	)	
Minority interest	 	 	(2,599	)	 	 	(5,970	)	 	 	2,815	(c)	 	 	(5,754	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings (loss)	 	$	2,568	 	 	$	13,931	 	 	$	(6,564	)	 	$	9,935	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings per ordinary share — basic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.83	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings per ordinary share — diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	0.81	 	

Notes to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2007 Pro Forma Condensed Combined Income Statements:

Income:	 	 	 	 	
(a) Adjustment to conform the accounting policy for investments to that of the Company	 	$	1,191	 	
Expenses:	 	 	 	 	
(b)(i) Adjustment to interest expense to reflect the financing costs of the acquisition for the period	 	 	(5,592	)	
(ii) Adjustment to recognize amortization of fair value adjustments recorded at date of acquisition	 	 	(4,621	)	
(iii) Adjustment to income taxes for pro forma adjustments	 	 	(357	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	(10,570	)	
(c) Reflects minority interest’s share of net pro forma income statement adjustments	 	 	2,815	 	
 
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2.  	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Enstar
	 	
 	 	Enstar
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Group
	 	
 	 	Group
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Proforma
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Proforma
	 	 	Limited-
	 	
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007:	 	Limited	 	 	BH	 	 	EGI	 	 	Inter-Ocean	 	 	Adjustment	 	 	Sub-total	 	 	Gordian	 	 	Adjustment	 	 	Proforma	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total income	 	$	58,778	 	 	$	2,929	 	 	$	3,348	 	 	$	3,333	 	 	$	(3,873	)(a)	 	$	64,515	 	 	$	46,706	 	 	$	3,420	(b)	 	$	114,641	 	
Total expenses	 	 	(53,599	)	 	 	(2,270	)	 	 	130	 	 	 	(626	)	 	 	3,453	(c)	 	 	(52,912	)	 	 	46,275	 	 	 	(31,641	)(d)	 	 	(38,278	)	
Minority interest	 	 	(7,014	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(7,014	)	 	 	(27,894	)	 	 	8,467	(e)	 	 	(26,441	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary gain	 	 	(1,835	)	 	 	659	 	 	 	3,478	 	 	 	2,707	 	 	 	(420	)	 	 	4,589	 	 	 	65,087	 	 	 	(19,754	)	 	 	49,922	 	
Extraordinary gain	 	 	15,683	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	15,683	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	15,683	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings (loss)	 	$	13,848	 	 	$	659	 	 	$	3,478	 	 	$	2,707	 	 	$	(420	)	 	$	20,272	 	 	$	65,087	 	 	$	(19,754	)	 	$	65,605	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per ordinary share before extraordinary gain — basic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	4.28	 	
Extraordinary gain — basic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1.34	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings per ordinary share — basic	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	5.62	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per ordinary share before extraordinary gain — diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	4.18	 	
Extraordinary gain — diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	1.31	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings per ordinary share — diluted	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	$	5.49	 	

Notes to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 Pro Forma Condensed Combined Income Statements:

Income:	 	 	 	 	
(a) Elimination of fees earned by the Company prior to acquisition	 	$	(3,873	)	
(b) Adjustment to conform the accounting policy for investments to that of the Company	 	 	3,420	 	
Expenses:	 	 	 	 	
(c) Elimination of fees paid prior to acquisition	 	 	3,453	 	
(d)(i) Adjustment to interest expense to reflect the financing costs of the acquisition for the period	 	 	(16,113	)	
(ii) Adjustment to recognize amortization of fair value adjustments recorded at date of acquisition	 	 	(14,502	)	
(iii) Adjustment to income taxes for pro forma adjustments	 	 	(1,026	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	(31,641	)	
(e) Reflects minority interest’s share of net pro forma income statement adjustments	 	 	8,467	 	
 
Seaton and Stonewall
 
On June 16, 2006, the Company’s indirect subsidiary, Virginia Holdings Ltd., entered into a definitive agreement with Dukes Place Holdings, L.P., a portfolio company of GSC European Mezzanine Fund II, L.P., for the purchase of 44.4% of the outstanding capital stock of Stonewall Acquisition Corporation. Stonewall Acquisition Corporation is the parent of two Rhode Island-domiciled insurers, Stonewall Insurance Company and Seaton Insurance Company, both of which are in run-off. The purchase price was $20.4 million. On May 27, 2008, the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation issued an order approving the proposed acquisition. The acquisition was completed on June 13, 2008 and was funded from available cash on hand.
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2.  	ACQUISITIONS — (cont’d)	
 
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value. The following represents the Company’s 44.4% share:

Purchase price	 	$	20,444	 	
Direct costs of acquisition	 	 	987	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total purchase price	 	$	21,431	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	21,431	 	

The following summarized the Company’s 44.4% share of the estimated fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:

Cash and investments	 	$	58,121	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	187,964	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	(217,044	)	
Reinsurance balances payable	 	 	(3,049	)	
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	 	 	(4,561	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	21,431	 	

Goshawk
 
On June 20, 2008, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Enstar Acquisitions Limited (“EAL”), announced a cash offer to all of the shareholders of Goshawk Insurance Holdings Plc (“Goshawk”), at 5.2 pence (approximately $0.103) for each share (the “Offer”), conditioned, among other things, on receiving acceptance from shareholders owning 90% of the shares of Goshawk. Goshawk owns Rosemont Reinsurance Limited, a Bermuda-based reinsurer that wrote primarily property and marine business, which was placed into run-off in October 2005. The Offer valued Goshawk at approximately £45.7 million in the aggregate.
 
On July 17, 2008, after acquiring more than 30% of the shares of Goshawk through market purchases, EAL was obligated to remove all of the conditions of the Offer except for receipt of acceptances from shareholders owning 50% of the shares of Goshawk. On July 25, 2008, the acceptance condition was met and the Offer became unconditional. On August 19, 2008, the Offer closed with shareholders representing approximately 89.44% of Goshawk accepting the Offer for total consideration of £40.9 million (approximately $80.9 million).
 
The total purchase price, including acquisition costs, of approximately $82.0 million was financed by a drawdown of $36.1 million from a credit facility provided by a London-based bank, a contribution of $11.7 million of the acquisition price from the Flowers Fund, by way of non-voting equity participation, and the remainder from available cash on hand. The interest rate on the credit facility is LIBOR plus 2.25% and the facility is repayable within three years and is secured by a first charge over the Company’s shares in Goshawk.
 
In connection with the acquisition, Goshawk’s bank loan of $16.3 million was refinanced by the draw down of $12.2 million (net of fees) from a credit facility provided by a London-based bank and $4.1 million from the Flowers Fund.
 
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value. The following represents the Company’s 89.44% share:
 
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Purchase price	 	$	80,861	 	
Direct costs of acquisition	 	 	1,106	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total purchase price	 	$	81,967	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	81,967	 	

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

Cash, restricted cash and investments	 	$	159,301	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	32,532	 	
Other assets	 	 	15,703	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	(80,051	)	
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable	 	 	(20,634	)	
Accounts payable	 	 	(24,884	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	81,967	 	

EPIC
 
On August 14, 2008, the Company completed the purchase of all of the outstanding capital stock of Electricity Producers Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (“EPIC”) for total consideration of approximately £36.7 million (approximately $68.8 million). The purchase price was financed by approximately $32.8 million from a credit facility provided by a London-based bank; approximately $10.2 million from the Flowers Fund, by way of non-voting equity participation, and the remainder from available cash on hand. The interest on the bank loan is LIBOR plus 2.25%. The facility is repayable within four years and is secured by a first charge over the Company’s shares in EPIC.
 
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value.

Purchase price	 	$	68,792	 	
Direct costs of acquisition	 	 	173	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total purchase price	 	$	68,965	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	68,965	 	

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

Cash, restricted cash and investments	 	$	186,101	 	
Other assets	 	 	733	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	(108,616	)	
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable	 	 	(312	)	
Accounts payable	 	 	(8,941	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	68,965	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
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Capital Assurance
 
On August 18, 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Capital Assurance Company Inc. and Capital Assurance Services, Inc. for a total purchase price of approximately $5.3 million. Capital Assurance Company, Inc. is a Florida-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. The acquisition was funded from available cash on hand.
 
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of accounting, which requires that the acquirer record the assets and liabilities acquired at their estimated fair value.

Purchase price	 	$	5,338	 	
Direct costs of acquisition	 	 	282	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total purchase price	 	$	5,620	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	5,620	 	

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

Cash, restricted cash and investments	 	$	31,068	 	
Reinsurance balances receivable	 	 	332	 	
Other assets	 	 	1,244	 	
Losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	(26,265	)	
Insurance and reinsurance balances payable	 	 	(30	)	
Accounts payable	 	 	(729	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Net assets acquired at fair value	 	$	5,620	 	

Unionamerica
 
On October 6, 2008, the Company, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Royston Run-Off Limited (“Royston”) entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase of Unionamerica Holdings Limited from St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, an affiliate of The Travelers Companies, Inc. (“Travelers”) for a purchase price of $343.4 million. Unionamerica Holdings Limited is comprised of the discontinued operations of Travelers’ U.K.-based London Market businesses, which were placed into run-off between 1992 and 2003. In connection with the proposed acquisition, Royston entered into a Term Facilities Agreement with a London-based bank on October 3, 2008 for a $184.6 million loan to be made at the closing of the acquisition.
 
The purchase price of $343.4 million is expected to be financed approximately 54% through the bank loan; approximately 14% from the Flowers Fund by way of non-voting equity participation; and approximately 32% from available cash on hand. Under the facilities agreement for the bank loan, Royston is permitted to borrow $152.6 million under Facility A and $32.0 million under Facility B. The loans will be secured by a lien covering all of the assets of Royston. The interest rate on Facility A is LIBOR plus 3.50% and will be repayable within three years, and the interest rate on Facility B is LIBOR plus 4.00% and will be repayable within four years. Completion of the acquisition is conditioned on, among other things, completion of the proposed bank financing, approval by the U.K.’s Financial Services Authority (“FSA”) and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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Hillcot Re
 
On October 27, 2008, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Hillcot Holdings Limited (“Hillcot”) to purchase the entire issued share capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary Hillcot Re Ltd. (“Hillcot Re”) for consideration of $54.4 million. The Company currently owns 50.1% of the outstanding share capital of Hillcot with Shinsei Bank, Ltd. (“Shinsei”) owning the remaining 49.9%.
 
Upon completion of the transaction, Hillcot will pay a distribution to Shinsei of approximately $27.1 million representing its 49.9% share of the consideration received by Hillcot. 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 purchase price of $54.4 million is expected to be funded from available cash on hand. Hillcot Re is a U.K.-based reinsurer that is in run-off. Completion of the acquisition is conditioned on approval by the FSA and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008.

3.  	SIGNIFICANT NEW BUSINESS	
 
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. JCF FPK is a joint investment program between Fox-Pitt, Kelton, Cochran, Caronia & Waller (“FPK”) and the Flowers Fund. Shelbourne is a holding company of a Lloyd’s Managing Agency, Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited. The Company owns 50.1% 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 2008, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 entered into RITC agreements with four Lloyd’s syndicates with total gross insurance reserves of approximately $471.2 million.
 
On February 29, 2008, the Company funded its capital commitment of approximately £36.0 million (approximately $72.0 million) by way of a letter of credit issued by a London-based bank to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008. The letter of credit was secured by a parental guarantee from the Company in the amount of £12.0 million (approximately $24.0 million); approximately £11.0 million (approximately $22.0 million) from the Flowers Fund (acting in its own capacity and not through JCF FPK), by way of a non-voting equity participation; and approximately £13.0 million (approximately $26.0 million) from available cash on hand. JCF FPK’s capital commitment to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 is approximately £14.0 million (approximately $28.0 million). An affiliate of the Flowers Fund controls approximately 41% of FPK.
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Available-for-sale
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments in debt securities classified as available for sale are as follows:

 	 	 	 	 	Gross
	 	 	Gross
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	Unrealized
	 	 	Unrealized
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Amortized
	 	 	Holding
	 	 	Holding
	 	 	Fair
	 	
 	 	Cost	 	 	Gains	 	 	Losses	 	 	Value	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As at September 30, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
U.S. Treasury and Agency securities	 	$	61,819	 	 	$	297	 	 	$	(240	)	 	$	61,876	 	
Non-U.S. Government securities	 	 	154,272	 	 	 	1,847	 	 	 	(129	)	 	 	155,990	 	
Corporate debt securities	 	 	143,216	 	 	 	1,837	 	 	 	(3,762	)	 	 	141,291	 	
Other debt securities	 	 	6,056	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	6,056	 	
Short term investments	 	 	42,520	 	 	 	1	 	 	 	(1	)	 	 	42,520	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	407,883	 	 	$	3,982	 	 	$	(4,132	)	 	$	407,733	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As at December 31, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Corporate debt securities	 	$	757	 	 	$	42	 	 	$	(170	)	 	$	629	 	
Other debt securities	 	 	6,249	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	6,249	 	
Short term investments	 	 	15,480	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	15,480	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	22,486	 	 	$	42	 	 	$	(170	)	 	$	22,358	 	

The gross unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities was split as follows:

 	 	September 30,
	 	 	December 31,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Due within one year	 	$	139	 	 	$	—	 	
After 1 through 5 years	 	 	2,727	 	 	 	—	 	
After 5 through 10 years	 	 	1,003	 	 	 	—	 	
After 10 years	 	 	263	 	 	 	170	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	4,132	 	 	$	170	 	

As at September 30, 2008, the number of securities classified as available-for-sale in an unrealized loss position was 86, with a fair value of $147.3 million. None of these securities has been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer.
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Held-to-maturity
 
The amortized cost and estimated fair value of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity are as follows:

 	 	 	 	 	Gross
	 	 	Gross
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	Unrealized
	 	 	Unrealized
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Amortized
	 	 	Holding
	 	 	Holding
	 	 	Fair
	 	
 	 	Cost	 	 	Gains	 	 	Losses	 	 	Value	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As at September 30, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
U.S. Treasury and Agency securities	 	$	46,133	 	 	$	785	 	 	$	(238	)	 	$	46,680	 	
Non-U.S. Government securities	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Corporate debt securities	 	 	49,030	 	 	 	133	 	 	 	(2,934	)	 	 	46,229	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	95,163	 	 	$	918	 	 	$	(3,172	)	 	$	92,909	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As at December 31, 2007	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
U.S. Treasury and Agency securities	 	$	132,332	 	 	$	816	 	 	$	(314	)	 	$	132,834	 	
Non-U.S. Government securities	 	 	2,534	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(12	)	 	 	2,522	 	
Corporate debt securities	 	 	76,149	 	 	 	159	 	 	 	(666	)	 	 	75,642	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	211,015	 	 	$	975	 	 	$	(992	)	 	$	210,998	 	

The gross unrealized losses on held-to-maturity debt securities were split as follows:

 	 	September 30,
	 	 	December 31,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Due within one year	 	$	234	 	 	$	161	 	
After 1 through 5 years	 	 	2,207	 	 	 	217	 	
After 5 through 10 years	 	 	79	 	 	 	13	 	
After 10 years	 	 	652	 	 	 	601	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	3,172	 	 	$	992	 	

As at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the number of securities classified as held-to-maturity in an unrealized loss position was 32 and 48, respectively, with a fair value of $47.4 million and $122.3 million, respectively. Of these securities, the number of securities that have been in an unrealized loss position for 12 months or longer was 31 and 45, respectively, with a fair value of $36.0 million and $102.5 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, none of these securities were considered to be other than temporarily impaired. The Company has the intent and ability to hold these securities until their maturities. The unrealized losses from these securities were not a result of credit, collateral or structural issues.
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The amortized cost and estimated fair values as at September 30, 2008 of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity by contractual maturity are shown below.

 	 	Amortized
	 	 	Fair
	 	
 	 	Cost	 	 	Value	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Due within one year	 	$	40,275	 	 	$	40,272	 	
After 1 through 5 years	 	 	47,413	 	 	 	45,759	 	
After 5 through 10 years	 	 	1,834	 	 	 	1,755	 	
After 10 years	 	 	5,641	 	 	 	5,123	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	95,163	 	 	$	92,909	 	

Actual maturities could differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.
 
Trading
 
The estimated fair value of investments in debt securities and short-term investments classified as trading securities was as follows:

 	 	September 30,
	 	 	December 31,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
U.S. Treasury and Agency securities	 	$	50,333	 	 	$	237,943	 	
Non-U.S. Government securities	 	 	—	 	 	 	3,244	 	
Corporate debt securities	 	 	58,837	 	 	 	82,436	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	109,170	 	 	$	323,623	 	

Other Investments
 
At September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had $91.6 million and $75.3 million, respectively, of other investments recorded in limited partnerships, limited liability companies and equity funds. These other investments represented 3.2% and 4.2% of total investments and cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively. All of the Company’s other investments relating to its investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which 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 under the equity method. As at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, the Company had unfunded capital commitments relating to its other investments of $112.3 million and $74.6 million, respectively. As at September 30, 2008, 92.6% of the other investments are with a related party.
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In accordance with FAS 157, the Company has categorized its investments held at September 30, 2008 between levels as follows:

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Total Fair
	 	
 	 	Level 1	 	 	Level 2	 	 	Level 3	 	 	Value	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fixed maturities — available for sale	 	$	—	 	 	$	407,733	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	407,733	 	
Fixed maturities — trading	 	 	—	 	 	 	108,324	 	 	 	846	 	 	 	109,170	 	
Equity securities	 	 	4,545	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	4,545	 	
Other investments	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	91,604	 	 	 	91,604	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total investments	 	$	4,545	 	 	$	516,057	 	 	$	92,450	 	 	$	613,052	 	

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 quarter ended September 30, 2008:

 	 	Fixed
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Maturity
	 	 	Equity
	 	 	Other
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Investments	 	 	Securities	 	 	Investments	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Level 3 investments as of July 1, 2008	 	$	1,051	 	 	$	  —	 	 	$	141,328	 	 	$	142,379	 	
Net purchases (sales and distributions)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	(12,499	)	 	 	(12,499	)	
Total realized and unrealized losses	 	 	(205	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(37,225	)	 	 	(37,430	)	
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2008	 	$	846	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	91,604	 	 	$	92,450	 	

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 nine-month period ended September 30, 2008:

 	 	Fixed
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Maturity
	 	 	Equity
	 	 	Other
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Investments	 	 	Securities	 	 	Investments	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Level 3 investments as of January 1, 2008	 	$	1,051	 	 	$	  —	 	 	$	75,300	 	 	$	76,351	 	
Net purchases (sales and distributions)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	71,469	 	 	 	71,469	 	
Total realized and unrealized losses	 	 	(205	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(55,165	)	 	 	(55,370	)	
Net transfers in and/or (out) of Level 3	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Level 3 investments as of September 30, 2008	 	$	846	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	91,604	 	 	$	92,450	 	

The amount of total losses for the period included in earnings attributable to the fair value of changes in assets still held at the reporting date was $45.9 million. Of this amount, $0.2 million was included in net realized gains/losses and $45.7 million in net investment income.

5.  	LOANS PAYABLE	
 
In July 2008, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Simcoe Holdings Limited (“Simcoe”), entered into a term facility agreement with a London-based bank (the “Simcoe Facility”). On August 13, 2008, the Company drew down $32.8 million from the Simcoe Facility to partially fund the EPIC acquisition.
 
The interest rate on the Simcoe Facility is LIBOR plus 2.25%. The facility is repayable in four years and is secured by a first charge over Simcoe’s shares in EPIC. The Simcoe Facility contains various financial and business
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covenants, including limitations on liens on the stock of restricted subsidiaries, restrictions as to the disposition of the stock of restricted subsidiaries and limitations on mergers and consolidations. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to the Simcoe Facility were met. On October 6, 2008, the Company fully repaid the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Simcoe Facility totaling $33.1 million.
 
On June 20, 2008, in connection with the acquisition by EAL of Goshawk through the Offer, EAL entered into a Term Facilities Agreement (the “Facilities Agreement”) with a London-based bank. The Facilities Agreement provided for a term loan facility of up to $60.0 million to partially finance the acquisition of Goshawk and refinance certain debt obligations of one of Goshawk’s subsidiaries (the “Existing Debt”).
 
On August 12, 2008, EAL and the Company entered into an amendment and restatement agreement under which the Facilities Agreement was amended (the “First Amendment and Restatement Agreement”). Under the First Amendment and Restatement Agreement, EAL was entitled to draw $47.5 million to fund the acquisition of Goshawk (“Goshawk Facility A”) and the Company was entitled to draw $12.5 million to refinance the Existing Debt (“Goshawk Facility B”). On August 14, 2008, the Company drew down $12.5 million from Goshawk Facility B to partially fund the refinancing of Existing Debt of $16.3 million; and on October 3, 2008, EAL drew down $36.1 million from Goshawk Facility A.
 
The interest rate on the facilities is LIBOR plus 2.25%. The facilities are repayable within three years and Goshawk Facility A is secured by a first charge over EAL’s shares in Goshawk and certain of its material subsidiaries. The First Amendment and Restatement Agreement contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on liens on the stock of certain subsidiaries, restrictions as to the disposition of the stock of those subsidiaries and limitations on mergers and consolidations. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to Goshawk Facility A and Goshawk Facility B were met.
 
On September 22, 2008, the Company fully repaid the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the loan used to partially finance the acquisition of Guildhall totaling $32.0 million.
 
In February 2008, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Cumberland Holdings Limited (“Cumberland”), entered into a term facility agreement jointly with a London-based bank and a German bank (the “Cumberland Facility”). On March 4, 2008, the Company drew down AU$215.0 million (approximately $197.5 million) from the Facility A commitment (“Cumberland Facility A”) and AU$86.0 million (approximately $79.0 million) from the Facility B commitment to partially fund the Gordian acquisition. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to the Cumberland Facility were met.
 
In October 2008, the Company repaid AU$86.2 million of Cumberland Facility A. On October 3, 2008, the Company received permission from the Australian regulators to release AU$25.8 million which will also be used to pay down Cumberland Facility A.

6.  	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS	
 
Our share-based compensation plans provide for the grant of various awards to our employees and to members of the board of directors. These are described in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. The information below includes both the employee and director components of our share-based compensation.
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6.  	EMPLOYEE BENEFITS — (cont’d)	

(a) 	Employee share plans	

 	 	 	 	 	Weighted
	 	
 	 	 	 	 	Average Fair
	 	
 	 	 	 	 	Value of
	 	
 	 	Number of
	 	 	the Award
	 	
 	 	Shares	 	 	per Share	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nonvested — January 1, 2008	 	 	25,862	 	 	$	122.42	 	
Granted	 	 	28,780	 	 	 	94.97	 	
Vested	 	 	(40,893	)	 	 	100.82	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nonvested — September 30, 2008	 	 	13,749	 	 	 	97.36	 	

 	 	
i) 	2004 — 2005 Employee Share Plan	
 
Compensation costs of $0.1 million and $0.4 million relating to the issuance of share-awards to employees of the Company in 2004 and 2005 have been recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively, as compared to $0.2 million and $2.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.
 
The determination of the share-award expenses was based on the fair market value per common share of EGI as of the grant date and is recognized over the vesting period.
 
As of September 30, 2008, total unrecognized compensation costs related to the non-vested share awards amounted to $0.2 million. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.67 years.

ii) 	2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan and 2006 Equity Incentive Plan	
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, 27,140 and 38,387 shares were awarded to directors, officers and employees under the 2006 Equity Incentive Plan. The total value of the award for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $2.6 million and was charged against the 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan accrual established for the year ended December 31, 2007. The total value of the award for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 was $3.8 million of which $0.5 million was charged as an expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and $3.3 million was charged against the 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan accrual established for the year ended December 31, 2006.
 
The accrued expense/(recovery) relating to the 2006-2010 Annual Incentive Plan for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008 was ($3.5) million and $0.5 million, respectively, as compared to $0.5 million and $4.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, respectively.

iii) 	 Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan	
 
On February 26, 2008, the Company’s board of directors approved the Amended and Restated Enstar Group Limited Employee Share Purchase Plan (“the Plan”), and subsequently, on June 11, 2008, the Company’s shareholders approved the Plan at the Annual General Meeting.
 
Compensation costs of less than $0.1 million relating to the shares issued have been recognized in the Company’s statement of earnings for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2008. As at September 30, 2008, 1,640 shares have been issued to employees under the Plan.
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(b) 	Options	

 	 	 	 	 	Weighted
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	Average
	 	 	Intrinsic
	 	
 	 	Number of
	 	 	Exercise
	 	 	Value of
	 	
 	 	Shares	 	 	Price	 	 	Shares	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Outstanding — January 1, 2008	 	 	490,371	 	 	$	25.40	 	 	 	—	 	
Granted	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Exercised	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
Forfeited	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Outstanding — September 30, 2008	 	 	490,371	 	 	$	25.40	 	 	$	35,287	 	

Stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2008 were as follows:

Ranges of
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Weighted Average
	 	
Exercise
	 	Number of
	 	 	Weighted Average
	 	 	Remaining
	 	
Prices	 	Options	 	 	Exercise Price	 	 	Contractual Life	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
$10 - 20	 	 	323,645	 	 	$	17.20	 	 	 	2.4 years	 	
$40 - 60	 	 	166,726	 	 	 	41.32	 	 	 	4.9 years	 	

(c)  	Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors	
 
EGI, prior to its merger with a subsidiary of the Company (the “Merger”), had in place a Deferred Compensation and Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors which permitted non-employee directors to receive all or a portion of their retainer and meeting fees in common stock and to defer all or a portion of their retainer and meeting fees in stock units. Upon completion of the Merger, each stock unit was converted from a right to receive a share of EGI common stock into a right to receive an Enstar Group Limited ordinary share. No additional amounts will be deferred under the plan.
 
On June 5, 2007, the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company approved the Enstar Group Limited Deferred Compensation and Ordinary Share Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “EGL Deferred Compensation Plan”).
 
The EGL Deferred Compensation Plan became effective immediately. The EGL Deferred Compensation Plan provides each member of the Company’s board of directors who is not an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (each, a “Non-Employee Director”) with the opportunity to elect (i) to receive all or a portion of his or her compensation for services as a director in the form of the Company’s ordinary shares instead of cash and (ii) to defer receipt of all or a portion of such compensation until retirement or termination.
 
Non-Employee Directors electing to receive compensation in the form of ordinary shares will receive whole ordinary shares (with any fractional shares payable in cash) as of the date compensation would otherwise have been payable. Non-Employee Directors electing to defer compensation will have such compensation converted into share units payable as a lump sum distribution after the director’s “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The lump sum share unit distribution will be made in the form of ordinary shares, with fractional shares paid in cash.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, 3,331 and nil share units, respectively, were credited to the accounts of Non-Employee Directors under the EGL Deferred Compensation Plan.
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7.  	EARNINGS PER SHARE	
 
The following tables set forth the comparison of basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 	 	Three Months
	 	 	Three Months
	 	 	Nine Months
	 	 	Nine Months
	 	
 	 	Ended
	 	 	Ended
	 	 	Ended
	 	 	Ended
	 	
 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Basic (loss) earnings per share	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings before extraordinary gain	 	$	(36,435	)	 	$	2,568	 	 	$	(48,771	)	 	$	11,163	 	
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	 	 	13,317,919	 	 	 	11,920,393	 	 	 	12,404,871	 	 	 	11,668,402	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings per share before extraordinary gain — basic	 	$	(2.74	)	 	$	0.22	 	 	$	(3.93	)	 	$	0.96	 	
Diluted (loss) earnings per share	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary gain	 	$	(36,435	)	 	$	2,568	 	 	$	(48,771	)	 	$	11,163	 	
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic	 	 	13,317,919	 	 	 	11,920,393	 	 	 	12,404,871	 	 	 	11,668,402	 	
Share equivalents:	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unvested Shares	 	 	—	 	 	 	25,862	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	49,222	 	
Options	 	 	—	 	 	 	253,906	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	228,538	 	
Restricted share units	 	 	—	 	 	 	353	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	119	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted	 	 	13,317,919	 	 	 	12,200,514	 	 	 	12,404,871	 	 	 	11,946,281	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) earnings per share before extraordinary gain — diluted	 	$	(2.74	)	 	$	0.21	 	 	$	(3.93	)	 	$	0.93	 	

The following securities have not been included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 because to do so would have been anti-dilutive for the period presented.

 	 	Three Months
	 	 	Nine Months
	 	
 	 	Ended
	 	 	Ended
	 	
 	 	September 30,
	 	 	September 30,
	 	
Share equivalents	 	2008	 	 	2008	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Unvested Shares	 	 	25,862	 	 	 	18,037	 	
Options	 	 	261,207	 	 	 	258,324	 	
Restricted share units	 	 	4,478	 	 	 	3,255	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	 	291,547	 	 	 	279,616	 	

The weighted average ordinary shares outstanding shown for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007 reflect the conversion of Class A, B, C and D shares to ordinary shares on January 31, 2007, as part of the recapitalization completed in connection with the Merger, as if the conversion occurred on January 1, 2007. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007, the ordinary shares issued to acquire EGI are reflected in the calculation of the weighted average ordinary shares outstanding from January 31, 2007, the date of issue.
 
In July 2008, the Company completed the sale to the public of 1,372,028 newly-issued ordinary shares, inclusive of the underwriters’ over-allotment. The shares were priced at $87.50 per share and the Company received net proceeds of approximately $116.5 million, after underwriting fees and other expenses of approximately $3.5 million.
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8.  	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	
 
As at September 30, 2008, the Company has guaranteed the obligations of two of its subsidiaries in respect of letter of credit issued on their behalf by London-based banks in the amount of £19.5 million (approximately $34.7 million) in respect of capital commitments to Lloyds Syndicate 2008 and insurance contract requirements of one of the subsidiaries. The guarantees will be triggered should losses incurred by the subsidiaries exceed available cash on hand resulting in the letters of credit being drawn. As at September 30, 2008, the Company has not recorded any liabilities associated with the guarantees.
 
On September 10, 2008, the Company made a commitment to invest in aggregate $100.0 million in J.C. Flowers Fund III L.P. (“Fund III”). The Company’s commitment may be drawn down by Fund III over approximately the next six years. As of September 30, 2008, none of the commitment had been drawn down. Fund III 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 its largest shareholders, is the founder and Managing Member of J.C.  Flowers & Co. LLC. John J. Oros, the Company’s Executive Chairman and a member of its board of directors, is a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. Mr. Oros splits his time between J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC and the Company.

9.  	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. Messrs Flowers and Oros are members of the Company’s board of directors and Mr. Flowers is one of the largest shareholders of the Company.
 
The Company had, as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, investments in entities affiliated with Mr. Flowers with a total value of $84.8 million and $71.6 million, respectively, and outstanding commitments to entities managed by Mr. Flowers, for the same periods, of $106.9 million and $76.3 million, respectively. The Company’s outstanding commitments may be drawn down over approximately the next six years.
 
Related party investments associated with Messrs. Flowers and Oros, as at September 30, 2008, accounted for 95.3% of the total unfunded capital commitments of the Company, 92.6% of the total amount of investments classified as other investments by the Company and $47.4 million of the total decrease in fair value of other investments for the nine months ended September 30, 3008 by the Company.
 
In July 2008, FPK acted as lead managing underwriter in the Company’s sale to the public of 1,372,028 oridnary shares, inclusive of the underwriters’ over-allotment, at a public offering price of $87.50 per share (the “Offering”). The underwriters purchased the shares at a 2% discount to the public offering price. The Company received net proceeds of approximately $116.8 million in the Offering. An affiliate of the Flowers Fund controls approximately 41% of FPK. In addition, the Flowers Fund and certain of its affiliated investment partnerships purchased 285,714 ordinary shares with a value of approximately $25 million in the Offering at the public offering price.
 
In August 2008, the Flowers Fund funded its commitment of approximately $26.0 million for its share of the economic interest in Goshawk and EPIC.

10.  	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.
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10.  	SEGMENT INFORMATION — (cont’d)	
 
Consulting fees for the reinsurance segment are intercompany fees paid to the consulting segment. Salary and benefits for the reinsurance segment relate to the discretionary bonus expense on the net income after taxes of the reinsurance segment.

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008	 	
 	 	Reinsurance	 	 	Consulting	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting fees	 	$	(7,922	)	 	$	15,332	 	 	$	7,410	 	
Net investment income	 	 	14,116	 	 	 	(7,267	)	 	 	6,849	 	
Net realized losses	 	 	(192	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(192	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	6,002	 	 	 	8,065	 	 	 	14,067	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (reduction) in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	 	 	(3,469	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(3,469	)	
Salaries and benefits	 	 	(1,746	)	 	 	7,759	 	 	 	6,013	 	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	6,746	 	 	 	3,375	 	 	 	10,121	 	
Interest expense	 	 	7,919	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	7,919	 	
Net foreign exchange loss	 	 	24,144	 	 	 	912	 	 	 	25,056	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	33,594	 	 	 	12,046	 	 	 	45,640	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes and minority interest	 	 	(27,592	)	 	 	(3,981	)	 	 	(31,573	)	
Income taxes	 	 	(11,827	)	 	 	1,393	 	 	 	(10,434	)	
Minority interest	 	 	5,572	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	5,572	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	 	$	(33,847	)	 	$	(2,588	)	 	$	(36,435	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Three Months Ended September 30, 2007	 	
 	 	Reinsurance	 	 	Consulting	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting fees	 	$	(6,845	)	 	$	13,083	 	 	$	6,238	 	
Net investment income	 	 	15,150	 	 	 	720	 	 	 	15,870	 	
Net realized gains	 	 	31	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	31	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	8,336	 	 	 	13,803	 	 	 	22,139	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (reduction) in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	 	 	(313	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(313	)	
Salaries and benefits	 	 	737	 	 	 	7,934	 	 	 	8,671	 	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	4,100	 	 	 	6,790	 	 	 	10,890	 	
Interest expense	 	 	1,442	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,442	 	
Net foreign exchange (gain)	 	 	(4,562	)	 	 	(89	)	 	 	(4,651	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	1,404	 	 	 	14,635	 	 	 	16,039	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and minority interest	 	 	6,932	 	 	 	(832	)	 	 	6,100	 	
Income taxes	 	 	(157	)	 	 	(776	)	 	 	(933	)	
Minority interest	 	 	(2,599	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(2,599	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings (loss)	 	$	4,176	 	 	$	(1,608	)	 	$	2,568	 	

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NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

10.  	SEGMENT INFORMATION — (cont’d)	

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008	 	
 	 	Reinsurance	 	 	Consulting	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting fees	 	$	(24,206	)	 	$	41,252	 	 	$	17,046	 	
Net investment income (loss)	 	 	39,127	 	 	 	(10,469	)	 	 	28,658	 	
Net realized losses	 	 	(262	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(262	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	14,659	 	 	 	30,783	 	 	 	45,442	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (reduction) in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	 	 	(28,267	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(28,267	)	
Salaries and benefits	 	 	5,487	 	 	 	25,830	 	 	 	31,317	 	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	24,004	 	 	 	12,000	 	 	 	36,004	 	
Interest expense	 	 	18,878	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	18,878	 	
Net foreign exchange loss	 	 	18,249	 	 	 	538	 	 	 	18,787	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	38,351	 	 	 	38,368	 	 	 	76,719	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before income taxes and minority interest	 	 	(23,692	)	 	 	(7,585	)	 	 	(31,277	)	
Income taxes	 	 	(16,575	)	 	 	3,186	 	 	 	(13,389	)	
Minority interest	 	 	(4,105	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(4,105	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Loss before extraordinary gain	 	 	(44,372	)	 	 	(4,399	)	 	 	(48,771	)	
Extraordinary gain	 	 	35,196	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	35,196	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net loss	 	$	(9,176	)	 	$	(4,399	)	 	$	(13,575	)	

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007	 	
 	 	Reinsurance	 	 	Consulting	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting fees	 	$	(19,696	)	 	$	34,421	 	 	$	14,725	 	
Net investment income	 	 	48,435	 	 	 	2,191	 	 	 	50,626	 	
Net realized gains	 	 	470	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	470	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	29,209	 	 	 	36,612	 	 	 	65,821	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net increase in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	 	 	1,392	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	1,392	 	
Salaries and benefits	 	 	5,840	 	 	 	25,993	 	 	 	31,833	 	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	9,103	 	 	 	15,375	 	 	 	24,478	 	
Interest expense	 	 	3,767	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	3,767	 	
Net foreign exchange (gain)	 	 	(7,650	)	 	 	(16	)	 	 	(7,666	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	12,452	 	 	 	41,352	 	 	 	53,804	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Earnings (loss) before income taxes and minority interest	 	 	16,757	 	 	 	(4,740	)	 	 	12,017	 	
Income taxes	 	 	7,669	 	 	 	(1,509	)	 	 	6,160	 	
Minority interest	 	 	(7,014	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(7,014	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings (loss) before extraordinary gain	 	 	17,412	 	 	 	(6,249	)	 	 	11,163	 	
Extraordinary gain	 	 	15,683	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	15,683	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net earnings (loss)	 	$	33,095	 	 	$	(6,249	)	 	$	26,846	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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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, 2008, the related condensed consolidated statements of earnings and comprehensive income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and September 30, 2007, and changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. These interim financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
 
We conducted our review in accordance with 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 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 standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated February 29, 2008, 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, 2007 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 10, 2008
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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, 2008 and 2007. 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, 2007.
 
Business Overview
 
Enstar Group Limited was formed in August 2001 under the laws of Bermuda to acquire and manage insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off, and to provide management, consulting and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry.
 
Since our formation we, through our subsidiaries, have acquired a number of insurance and reinsurance companies and are now administering those businesses in run-off. We derive our net earnings from the ownership and management of these companies 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 have formed other businesses that 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
 
Hillcot Re
 
On October 27, 2008, Kenmare Holdings Ltd., our wholly-owned subsidiary, entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Hillcot Holdings Limited, or Hillcot, to purchase the entire issued share capital of its wholly-owned subsidiary Hillcot Re Ltd., or Hillcot Re, for consideration of $54.4 million. We currently own 50.1% of the outstanding share capital of Hillcot, with Shinsei Bank, Ltd., or Shinsei, owning the remaining 49.9%.
 
Upon completion of the transaction, Hillcot will pay a distribution to Shinsei of approximately $27.1 million representing its 49.9% share of the consideration received by Hillcot. 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. The purchase price of $54.4 million is expected to be funded from available cash on hand. Hillcot Re is a U.K.-based reinsurer that is in run-off. Completion of the acquisition is conditioned on approval by the U.K.’s Financial Services Authority, or the FSA, and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008.
 
Unionamerica
 
On October 6, 2008, we, through our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Royston Run-Off Limited, or Royston, entered into a definitive agreement for the purchase of Unionamerica Holdings Limited from St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company, an affiliate of The Travelers Companies, Inc., or Travelers, for a purchase price of $343.4 million. Unionamerica Holdings Limited is comprised of the discontinued operations of Travelers’ U.K.-based London Market business, which were placed into run-off between 1992 and 2003. In connection with the proposed acquisition, Royston entered into a Term Facilities Agreement with a London-based bank on October 3, 2008 for a $184.6 million loan to be made at the closing of the acquisition.
 
The purchase price of $343.4 million is expected to be financed approximately 54% through the bank loan; approximately 14% from J.C. Flowers II L.P., or the Flowers Fund; and approximately 32% from available cash on hand. Under the facilities agreement for the bank loan, Royston is permitted to borrow $152.6 million under Facility A and $32.0 million under Facility B. The loans will be secured by a lien covering all of the assets of Royston. The interest rate on the Facility A portion is LIBOR plus 3.50% and is repayable within three years. The interest rate on the Facility B portion is LIBOR plus 4.00% and is repayable within four years. Completion of the acquisition is conditioned on, among other things, completion of the proposed bank financing, approval by the FSA
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and satisfaction of various customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2008.
 
The Flowers Fund is a private investment fund for which JCF Associates II L.P. is the general partner and J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC is the investment advisor. JCF Associates II L.P. and J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC are controlled by J. Christopher Flowers, a director and one of our largest shareholders. In addition, John J. Oros, a director and our Executive Chairman, is a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. The Flowers Fund will have a 30% non-voting equity interest in Royston Holdings Ltd., the direct parent company of Royston.
 
Capital Assurance
 
On August 18, 2008, we completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Capital Assurance Company Inc. and Capital Assurance Services, Inc. for a total purchase price of approximately $5.3 million. Capital Assurance Company, Inc. is a Florida-domiciled insurer that is in run-off. The acquisition was funded from available cash on hand.
 
Goshawk
 
On June 20, 2008 we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Enstar Acquisitions Limited, or EAL, announced a cash offer to all of the shareholders of Goshawk Insurance Holdings Plc, or Goshawk, at 5.2 pence (approximately $0.103) for each share, or the Offer, conditioned, among other things, on receiving acceptance from shareholders owning 90% of the shares of Goshawk. Goshawk owns Rosemont Reinsurance Limited, a Bermuda-based reinsurer that wrote primarily property and marine business, which was placed into run-off in October 2005. The Offer valued Goshawk at approximately £45.7 million in the aggregate.
 
On July 17, 2008, after acquiring more than 30% of the shares of Goshawk through market purchases, EAL was obligated to remove all of the conditions of the Offer except for the receipt of acceptances from shareholders owning 50% of the shares of Goshawk. On July 25, 2008 the acceptance condition was met and the Offer became unconditional. On August 19, 2008, the Offer closed with shareholders representing approximately 89.44% of Goshawk accepting the Offer for total consideration of £40.9 million (approximately $80.9 million).
 
The total purchase price, including acquisition costs, of approximately $82.0 million was financed by a drawdown of $36.1 million from a credit facility provided by a London-based bank, a contribution of $11.7 million of the acquisition price from the Flowers Fund, by way of non-voting equity participation, and the remainder from available cash on hand. The interest rate on the credit facility is LIBOR plus 2.25% and the facility is repayable within three years and is secured by a first charge over our shares in Goshawk.
 
In connection with the acquisition, Goshawk’s bank loan of $16.3 million was refinanced by the draw down of $12.2 million (net of fees) from a credit facility provided by a London-based bank and $4.1 million from the Flowers Fund.
 
EPIC
 
On August 14, 2008, we completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Electricity Producers Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited, or EPIC, from its parent British Nuclear Fuels plc. The purchase price, including acquisition expenses, of £36.7 million (approximately $68.8 million) was financed by approximately $32.8 million from a credit facility provided by a London-based bank; approximately $10.2 million from the Flowers Fund by way of non-voting equity participation, and the remainder of $23.1 million from available cash on hand. The interest on the bank loan is LIBOR plus 2.25%. The facility is repayable within four years and is secured by a first charge over our shares in EPIC.
 
Share Offering
 
In July 2008, we completed the sale to the public of 1,372,028 newly-issued ordinary shares, inclusive of the underwriters’ over-allotment, or the Offering. The shares were priced at $87.50 per share and we received net proceeds of approximately $116.8 million, after underwriting fees and other expenses of approximately $3.3 million. Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (USA) LLC, or FPK, served as lead managing underwriter in the Offering. The Flowers Fund and certain of its affiliated investment partnerships purchased 285,714 ordinary
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shares with a value of approximately $25.0 million in the Offering at the public offering price. An affiliate of the Flowers Fund controls approximately 41% of FPK.
 
Seaton and Stonewall
 
On June 16, 2006, our indirect subsidiary, Virginia Holdings Ltd., entered into a definitive agreement with Dukes Place Holdings, L.P., a portfolio company of GSC European Mezzanine Fund II, L.P., for the purchase of 44.4% of the outstanding capital stock of Stonewall Acquisition Corporation. Stonewall Acquisition Corporation is the parent of two Rhode Island-domiciled insurers, Stonewall Insurance Company and Seaton Insurance Company, both of which are in run-off. The purchase price was $20.4 million. On May 27, 2008, the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation issued an order approving the proposed acquisition. The acquisition was completed on June 13, 2008 and was funded from available cash on hand.
 
Gordian
 
On March 5, 2008, we completed the acquisition of AMP Limited’s, or AMP’s, Australian-based closed reinsurance and insurance operations, or Gordian. The purchase price, including acquisition expenses, of AU$436.9 million (approximately $405.4 million) was financed by approximately AU$301.0 million (approximately $276.5 million), including an arrangement fee of AU$4.5 million (approximately $4.2 million), from bank financing provided jointly by a London-based bank and a German bank in which the Flowers Fund is a significant shareholder of the German bank; approximately AU$41.6 million (approximately $39.5 million) from the Flowers Fund, by way of non-voting equity participation; and approximately AU$98.7 million (approximately $93.6 million) from available cash on hand.
 
Guildhall
 
On February 29, 2008, we completed the acquisition of Guildhall Insurance Company Limited, or Guildhall, a U.K.-based insurance and reinsurance company that has been in run-off since 1986. The purchase price, including acquisition expenses, of approximately £33.4 million (approximately $65.9 million) was financed by the drawdown of approximately £16.5 million (approximately $32.5 million) from a U.S. dollar facility loan agreement with a London-based bank; approximately £5.0 million (approximately $10.0 million) from the Flowers Fund, by way of non-voting equity participation; and approximately £11.9 million (approximately $23.5 million) from available cash on hand.
 
Shelbourne
 
In December 2007, we, in conjunction with JCF FPK I L.P., or JCF FPK, and a newly-hired executive management team, formed 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. JCF FPK is a joint investment program between FPK and the Flowers Fund. Shelbourne is a holding company of a Lloyd’s Managing Agency, Shelbourne Syndicate Services Limited. We own 50.1% 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 2008, Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 entered into RITC agreements with four Lloyd’s syndicates with total gross insurance reserves of approximately $471.2 million.
 
On February 29, 2008, we funded our capital commitment of approximately £36.0 million (approximately $72.0 million) by way of a letter of credit issued by a London-based bank to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008. The letter of credit was secured by a parental guarantee from us in the amount of £12.0 million (approximately $24.0 million); approximately £11.0 million (approximately $22.0 million) from the Flowers Fund (acting in its own capacity and not through JCF FPK), by way of a non-voting equity participation; and approximately £13.0 million (approximately $26.0 million) from available cash on hand. JCF FPK’s capital commitment to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 is approximately £14.0 million (approximately $28.0 million).
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Results of Operations
 
The following table sets forth our selected condensed consolidated statement of earnings for each of the periods indicated.

 	 	Three Months Ended
	 	 	Nine Months Ended
	 	
 	 	September 30,	 	 	September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
INCOME	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting fees	 	$	7,410	 	 	$	6,238	 	 	$	17,046	 	 	$	14,725	 	
Net investment income	 	 	6,849	 	 	 	15,870	 	 	 	28,658	 	 	 	50,626	 	
Net realized (losses) gains	 	 	(192	)	 	 	31	 	 	 	(262	)	 	 	470	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	14,067	 	 	 	22,139	 	 	 	45,442	 	 	 	65,821	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
EXPENSES	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net (reduction) increase in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities	 	 	(3,469	)	 	 	(313	)	 	 	(28,267	)	 	 	1,392	 	
Salaries and benefits	 	 	6,013	 	 	 	8,671	 	 	 	31,317	 	 	 	31,833	 	
General and administrative expenses	 	 	10,121	 	 	 	10,890	 	 	 	36,004	 	 	 	24,478	 	
Interest expense	 	 	7,919	 	 	 	1,442	 	 	 	18,878	 	 	 	3,767	 	
Net foreign exchange loss (gain)	 	 	25,056	 	 	 	(4,651	)	 	 	18,787	 	 	 	(7,666	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	45,640	 	 	 	16,039	 	 	 	76,719	 	 	 	53,804	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) earnings before income taxes and minority interest	 	 	(31,573	)	 	 	6,100	 	 	 	(31,277	)	 	 	12,017	 	
Income taxes	 	 	(10,434	)	 	 	(933	)	 	 	(13,389	)	 	 	6,160	 	
Minority interest	 	 	5,572	 	 	 	(2,599	)	 	 	(4,105	)	 	 	(7,014	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
(Loss) earnings before extraordinary gain	 	 	(36,435	)	 	 	2,568	 	 	 	(48,771	)	 	 	11,163	 	
Extraordinary gain — Negative goodwill (2008: net of minority interest)	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	35,196	 	 	 	15,683	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
NET (LOSS) EARNINGS	 	$	(36,435	)	 	$	2,568	 	 	$	(13,575	)	 	$	26,846	 	

Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
 
We reported a consolidated net loss of approximately $(36.4) million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 compared to consolidated net earnings of approximately $2.6 million for the same period in 2007. The decrease in earnings of approximately $39.0 million was primarily a result of the following:
 
(i) a decrease in investment income (net of realized (losses)/gains) of $9.0 million, primarily due to write-downs of approximately $24.3 million of the fair values of our investments classified as other investments, partially offset by additional investment income earned in the quarter as a result of increased cash and investments balances relating to acquisitions completed in 2008;
 
(ii) movement in foreign exchange earnings from a gain of $4.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007 to a loss of $25.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008. This reduction of $29.8 million arose primarily as a result of holding surplus net foreign currency assets, primarily British pounds, at a time when the U.S. dollar was appreciating against the majority of currencies;
 
(iii) an increase in income tax expense of $9.5 million relating primarily to the increased tax liability recorded on the net earnings of our Australian subsidiary, partially offset by recoverables in one of our U.S. subsidiaries arising on write-downs of our other investments; and
 
(iv) an increase in interest expense of $6.4 million attributable to an increase in bank borrowings used in the funding of the acquisitions subsequent to September 30, 2007, primarily in relation to the Gordian Guildhall, EPIC and Goshawk acquisitions; partially offset by
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(v) an increased reduction in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $3.2 million;
 
(vi) a reduction in salary and general and administrative costs of $3.4 million, primarily due to a reduction in bonus accrual; and
 
(vii) a reduction in minority interest expense of $8.2 million resulting from reduced earnings in which minority shareholders have an interest.
 
Consulting Fees:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	15,332	 	 	$	13,083	 	 	$	2,249	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	(7,922	)	 	 	(6,845	)	 	 	(1,077	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	7,410	 	 	$	6,238	 	 	$	1,172	 	

We earned consulting fees of approximately $7.4 million and $6.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively.
 
Internal management fees of $7.9 million and $6.8 million were paid in the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, by our reinsurance companies to our consulting companies. The increase in fees paid by the reinsurance segment was due primarily to the fees paid by reinsurance companies that were acquired subsequent to September 30, 2007.
 
Net Investment Income and Net Realized (Losses) Gains:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Net Realized
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Net Investment Income	 	 	 	 	 	(Losses) Gains	 	 	 	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	(7,267	)	 	$	720	 	 	$	(7,987	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	14,116	 	 	 	15,150	 	 	 	(1,034	)	 	 	(192	)	 	 	31	 	 	 	(223	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	6,849	 	 	$	15,870	 	 	$	(9,021	)	 	$	(192	)	 	$	31	 	 	$	(223	)	

Net investment income for the three months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $9.0 million to $6.8 million, as compared to $15.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in net investment income was primarily attributable to cumulative write-downs of approximately $24.3 million in the fair value of our private equity investments held by us as other investments. The write-downs in our private equity investments were primarily related to mark to market adjustments in the fair value of their underlying assets, which are primarily investments in financial institutions, arising as a result of the current global credit and liquidity crises. The fair value of these investments may continue to be volatile in the current economic environment.
 
Net realized (losses) gains for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $(0.2) million and $0.1 million, respectively. Based on our current investment strategy, we do not expect net realized gains and losses to be significant in the foreseeable future.
 
The average return on the cash and fixed maturities investments for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008 was 5.1%, as compared to the average return of 5.0% for the three-month period ended September 30, 2007. The returns for the three months ended September 30, 2008 are comparable to the returns for the three months ended September 30, 2007 primarily as a result of higher returns earned on our fixed maturity investment portfolio during 2008 offset by the lower returns earned on our cash and cash equivalents for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 as a result of lower average interest rates period over period. The U.S. Federal Funds Rate decreased from an average of 5.18% to an average of 2.00% for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2008, respectively. In respect of our fixed income investments as of September 30, 2008, 72.9% had a Standard & Poor’s credit rating of AAA.
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Fair Value Measurements
 
On January 1, 2008, we adopted FAS 157, Fair Value Measurements, or FAS 157, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 1 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of this new standard.
 
The following is a summary of valuation techniques or models we use to measure fair value by asset and liability classes, which have not changed significantly since December 31, 2007.
 
Fixed Maturity Investments
 
Our fixed maturity portfolio is managed by three investment advisors. Through these third parties, we use nationally recognized pricing services, including pricing vendors, index providers and broker-dealers to estimate fair value measurements for all of our fixed maturity investments. These pricing services include Lehman Index, Reuters Pricing Service, FT Interactive Data and others.
 
The pricing service uses 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 one security held within our trading portfolio, the fair value estimates of our fixed maturity investments are based on observable market data. We have therefore included these as Level 2 investments within the fair value hierarchy. The one security in our trading portfolio that does not have observable inputs has been included as a Level 3 investment within the fair value hierarchy.
 
To validate the techniques or models used by the pricing services, we compare the fair value estimates to our knowledge of the current market and will challenge any prices deemed not to be representative of fair value.
 
Further, on a quarterly basis, we evaluate whether the fair value of a fixed maturity security is other-than-temporarily impaired when its fair value is below amortized cost. To make this assessment we consider several factors including (i) the time period during which there has been a decline below cost, (ii) the extent of the decline below cost, (iii) our intent and ability to hold the security, (iv) the potential for the security to recover in value, (v) an analysis of the financial condition of the issuer, and (vi) an analysis of the collateral structure and credit support of the security, if applicable. If we conclude a security is other-than-temporarily impaired, we write down the amortized cost of the security to fair value, with a charge to net realized investment gains (losses) in our consolidated statements of earnings.
 
Equity Securities
 
Our equity securities are predominately managed by one external advisor. Through this third party, we use nationally recognized pricing services, including pricing vendors, index providers and broker-dealers to estimate fair value measurements for all of our equity securities. These pricing services include FT Interactive Data and others.
 
We have categorized all of our equity securities as Level 1 investments as they are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
Other Investments
 
For our investments in limited partnerships, limited liability companies and equity funds, we measure 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 fair value measurement for the underlying investments. For all public companies within the funds, we have valued the investments based on the latest share price. Affirmative Investment LLC’s value is based on the market value of the shares of Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc.
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All of our other investments relating to our investments in limited partnerships and limited liability companies are subject to restrictions on redemptions and sales which are determined by the governing documents and limit our ability to liquidate those investments in the short term. We have classified our other investments as Level 3 investments as they reflect our own assumptions about assumptions that market participants might use.
 
For the three months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred a $24.3 million loss in fair value on our other investments. Any unrealized losses or gains on our other investments are included as part of our net investment income.
 
The following table summarizes all of our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value at September 30, 2008, by FAS 157 hierarchy:

 	 	Quoted Prices in
	 	 	Significant
	 	 	Significant
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Active Markets for
	 	 	Other Observable
	 	 	Unobservable
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Identical Assets
	 	 	Inputs
	 	 	Inputs
	 	 	Total Fair
	 	
 	 	(Level 1)	 	 	(Level 2)	 	 	(Level 3)	 	 	Value	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Assets	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fixed maturity investments	 	$	—	 	 	$	516,057	 	 	$	846	 	 	$	516,903	 	
Equity securities	 	 	4,545	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	4,545	 	
Other investments	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	91,604	 	 	 	91,604	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	4,545	 	 	$	516,057	 	 	$	92,450	 	 	$	613,052	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
As a percentage of total assets	 	 	0.1	%	 	 	14.1	%	 	 	2.5	%	 	 	16.7	%	

Net Reduction in Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:
 
The net reduction in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $3.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively. The change in the period was attributable to the reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $4.5 million, and a reduction in estimates of loss adjustment expense liabilities of $10.2 million, relating to 2008 run-off activity, partially offset by the amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired of $11.2 million.
 
The following table shows the components of the movement in net reduction in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007.

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Losses (Paid) Received	 	$	(36,366	)	 	$	725	 	
Net Change in Case and LAE Reserves	 	 	26,468	 	 	 	(6,770	)	
Net Change in IBNR	 	 	13,367	 	 	 	6,358	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Reduction in Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities	 	$	3,469	 	 	$	313	 	

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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, 2008 and 2007. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance as of July 1	 	$	2,311,590	 	 	$	1,627,276	 	
Less: Reinsurance Recoverables	 	 	529,075	 	 	 	317,126	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	1,782,515	 	 	 	1,310,150	 	
Incurred Related to Prior Years	 	 	(3,469	)	 	 	(313	)	
Paids Related to Prior Years	 	 	(36,366	)	 	 	725	 	
Effect of Exchange Rate Movement	 	 	(102,521	)	 	 	7,692	 	
Acquired on Acquisition of Subsidiaries	 	 	198,502	 	 	 	26,728	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Balance as of September 30	 	 	1,838,661	 	 	 	1,344,982	 	
Plus: Reinsurance Recoverables	 	 	526,527	 	 	 	326,110	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance as of September 30	 	$	2,365,188	 	 	$	1,671,092	 	

Salaries and Benefits:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	7,759	 	 	$	7,934	 	 	$	175	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	(1,746	)	 	 	737	 	 	 	2,483	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	6,013	 	 	$	8,671	 	 	$	2,658	 	

Salaries and benefits, which include expenses relating to our discretionary bonus and employee share plans, were $6.0 million and $8.7 million for the three month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The decrease of $2.5 million in the reinsurance segment for the three months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily attributable to a reduction of $3.5 million in the accrual related to our discretionary bonus plan partially offset by $1.8 million of salary costs of staff directly employed by reinsurance companies that were newly acquired in 2008. In total, we have 255 staff members as of September 30, 2008 as compared to 216 as of September 30, 2007.
 
We expect that staff costs will continue to increase moderately as we continue to grow and add staff. Bonus accrual expenses related to our discretionary bonus plan will be variable and dependent on our overall profitability.
 
General and Administrative Expenses:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	3,375	 	 	$	6,790	 	 	$	3,415	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	6,746	 	 	 	4,100	 	 	 	(2,646	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	10,121	 	 	$	10,890	 	 	$	769	 	

General and administrative expenses attributable to the consulting segment decreased by $3.4 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease was due primarily to the following: 1) decrease in professional fees of $1.0 million relating to professional costs incurred in respect of acquisitions completed in the quarter that had been previously expensed; 2) decrease of
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$1.5 million in respect of reduced value added tax liabilities; and 3) reduction in other miscellaneous general and administrative expenses of $0.9 million.
 
General and administrative expenses attributable to the reinsurance segment increased by $2.6 million during the three months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2007. The increased costs for the current quarter related to additional general and administrative expenses of $5.5 million incurred in relation to companies that we acquired during 2008, partially offset by reductions in general and administrative expenses of $2.9 million for companies that we acquired prior to 2008 relating primarily to reduced professional fees, value added tax liabilities and other miscellaneous costs.
 
Interest Expense:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	7,919	 	 	 	1,442	 	 	 	(6,477	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	7,919	 	 	$	1,442	 	 	$	(6,477	)	

Interest expense of $7.9 million and $1.4 million was recorded for the quarters ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in interest expense was attributable to an increase in bank borrowings used in the funding of the acquisitions subsequent to September 30, 2007, primarily in relation to the Gordian, Guildhall, EPIC and Goshawk acquisitions.
 
Foreign Exchange (Loss)/Gain:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	(912	)	 	$	89	 	 	$	(1,001	)	
Reinsurance	 	 	(24,144	)	 	 	4,562	 	 	 	(28,706	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	(25,056	)	 	$	4,651	 	 	$	(29,707	)	

We recorded a foreign exchange loss of $(25.1) million for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, as compared to a foreign exchange gain of $4.7 million for the same period in 2007. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the foreign exchange loss arose as a result of the following: 1) approximately $6.0 million of losses attributable to Gordian as shown below; 2) approximately $15.2 million of losses as a result of the reinsurance segment having a surplus net British pound position (during the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, the U.S. dollar to British pound exchange rate fell from 1.993 to 1.781); and 3) approximately $3.9 million of losses as a result of holding surplus balances of other foreign currencies at a time when most major currencies have been depreciating against the U.S. dollar.
 
In addition to the foreign exchange losses recorded in our consolidated statement of earnings for the three-month period ended September 30, 2008, we recorded in our condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income currency translation adjustment losses for the three months ended September 30, 2008 of $14.2 million, as compared to losses of $0.2 million for the same period in 2007. For the three months ended September 30, 2008, the currency translation adjustment losses arose primarily as a result of the following: 1) translation adjustment losses of $12.9 million relating to Gordian; and 2) translation adjustment losses of $1.3 million relating to our consulting subsidiaries whose functional currency is British pounds.
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Quarter Ended September 30, 2008
 
The table below provides a summary of foreign exchange related losses recorded in earnings and in accumulated other comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2008:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008	 	
 	 	AU$	 	 	GBP	 	 	Other	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Losses recorded through earnings	 	$	(5,970	)	 	$	(15,223	)	 	$	(3,863	)	 	$	(25,056	)	
Losses recorded through accumulated other comprehensive income	 	 	(12,898	)	 	 	(1,275	)	 	 	—	 	 	 	(14,173	)	

 	Australian Dollar Foreign Exchange	
 
We incurred foreign exchange losses attributable to Gordian, our Australian based operations, recorded through earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income, as summarized in the below table:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30, 2008	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
RECORDED THROUGH EARNINGS	 	 	 	 	
Losses arising on U.S. dollar denominated liabilities	 	$	(20,387	)	
Gains arising on surplus U.S. dollar denominated short-term investments	 	 	16,325	 	
Gains arising on other foreign currency movements	 	 	(1,908	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total Gordian foreign exchange loss recorded through earnings	 	$	(5,970	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
RECORDED THROUGH ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:	 	 	 	 	
Gains arising on U.S. dollar denominated investments classified as available-for-sale	 	$	19,007	 	
Losses on currency translation adjustment	 	 	(31,905	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Total Gordian foreign exchange loss recorded through other accumulated other comprehensive income	 	$	(12,898	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Combined decrease in shareholders’ equity	 	$	(18,868	)	

Combining the impact of foreign exchange losses recorded through earnings and through accumulated other comprehensive income resulted in a decrease in our total shareholders’ equity of $18.9 million, which is attributable to: 1) net foreign exchange movements relating to broadly matched non-Australian dollar assets and liabilities amounting to $1.4 million; 2) Gordian’s surplus Australian dollar assets, which resulted in a $15.6 million unrealized foreign exchange loss; and 3) other foreign currency losses of $1.9 million.
 
a) Treatment of broadly matched non-Australian dollar assets and liabilities:
 
The functional currency of Gordian is the Australian dollar. As a result, Gordian may be exposed to foreign currency exchange risk relating to its non-Australian dollar net assets, primarily being U.S. dollars. We currently do not use foreign currency hedges to manage our foreign currency exchange risk. We manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk by broadly matching our non-Australian dollar denominated assets against our non-Australian dollar denominated liabilities. This matching process is carried out quarterly in arrears and therefore any mismatches occurring in the period may give rise to foreign exchange gains and losses.
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For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, we had broadly matched Gordian’s U.S. dollar assets with its U.S. dollar liabilities. As shown in the table below, the net foreign exchange impact on Gordian for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 was a $1.4 million decrease to our total shareholders’ equity:

 	 	Three Months Ended
	 	
 	 	September 30, 2008	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Losses arising on U.S. dollar denominated liabilities	 	$	(20,387	)	
Gains arising on U.S. dollar denominated investments classified as available-for-sale	 	 	19,007	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Combined decrease in shareholders’ equity	 	$	(1,380	)	

The investments that we hold in our Australian subsidiary have been designated as available-for-sale in accordance with FAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities” or FAS 115. In accordance with FAS 115, any unrealized gains or losses on available-for-sale investments (including foreign exchange gains and losses) are included as part of accumulated other comprehensive income within shareholders’ equity.
 
As a result, the foreign exchange losses on U.S. denominated liabilities of $20.4 million have been recorded in earnings and the associated foreign exchange gains on U.S. dollar denominated investments classified as available-for-sale of $19.0 million have been recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, a separate component of shareholders’ equity.
 
b) Gordian’s surplus Australian dollar assets
 
Australian regulations require that Gordian retain a level of surplus assets in Australian dollars. At September 30, 2008, the surplus assets of Gordian, net of the Cumberland Facility, amounted to approximately AU$268.0 million of which approximately AU$159.5 million is held in U.S. dollars and the balance is held in Australian dollars.
 
We have concluded that under FAS No. 52, “Foreign Currency Translation,” or FAS 52, the functional currency of Gordian is Australian dollars. As a result, we are required to: 1) record any Australian dollar gains or losses recognized by Gordian relating to its holding of surplus U.S. dollar assets through earnings; and 2) we are required to record any U.S. dollar gains or losses on the translation of the net Australian dollar assets of Gordian through accumulated other comprehensive income. The result of this treatment is as follows:

 	 	Three Months Ended
	 	
 	 	September 30, 2008	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Gains arising on surplus U.S. dollar denominated short-term investments	 	$	16,325	 	
Losses on currency translation adjustment	 	 	(31,905	)	
 	 	 	 	 	
Combined decrease in shareholders’ equity	 	$	(15,580	)	

The decrease to our total shareholders’ equity of $15.6 million was primarily attributable to the translation of surplus Australian dollar net assets of approximately AU$108.5 million held by Gordian, which the Australian regulators require us to maintain in Australian dollars.

 	Surplus British Pounds	
 
For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, we had a foreign exchange loss of approximately $(15.2) million, which was primarily the result of our holding surplus British pounds relating to cash collateral required to support British pound denominated letters of credit required by U.K. regulators at a time when the British pound exchange rate to the U.S. dollar decreased from approximately 1.993 as at June 30, 2008 to approximately 1.781 as at September 30, 2008. Since letters of credit are in excess of the British pound liabilities held by our subsidiaries, the subsidiary companies were unable to match the surplus assets against liabilities during the quarter, resulting in the
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foreign exchange loss. We expect, for at least the remainder of 2008, to continue to hold surplus British pounds relating to cash collateral required to support British pound denominated letters of credit.
 
Quarter Ended September 30, 2007
 
The gain for the three-month period ended September 30, 2007 arose as a result of: 1) the holding of surplus British pounds; and 2) the holding of surplus net Canadian and Australian dollars, as required by local regulatory obligations, in the reinsurance segment at a time when these currencies have been appreciating against the U.S. dollar.
 
Income Tax Expense:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	(1,393	)	 	$	776	 	 	$	2,169	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	11,827	 	 	 	157	 	 	 	(11,670	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	10,434	 	 	$	933	 	 	$	(9,501	)	

We recorded an income tax expense of $10.4 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in income tax expense of $9.5 million related primarily to increased taxes incurred by Gordian of $11.4 million partially offset by taxes recoverable by our U.S. operations in relation to their write-downs in respect of their other investments. Gordian operates in a tax paying jurisdiction and pays tax on its net earnings. Losses incurred by us in non-tax paying jurisdictions are not available to be used to reduce our taxes otherwise payable.
 
Minority Interest:

 	 	Three Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	5,572	 	 	 	(2,599	)	 	 	8,171	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	5,572	 	 	$	(2,599	)	 	$	8,171	 	

We recorded a minority interest in earnings of $(5.6) million and $2.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The total for the three months ended September 30, 2008 relates to the minority economic interest held by third parties in the earnings of Gordian, Guildhall, Shelbourne, Goshawk, EPIC and Hillcot. For the same period in 2007, the minority interest was in respect of Hillcot only.
 
Comparison of Nine Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007
 
We reported a consolidated net loss of approximately $(13.6) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to consolidated net earnings of approximately $26.8 million for the same period in 2007. Included as part of net (loss) earnings for 2008 and 2007 are extraordinary gains relating to negative goodwill of $35.2 million (net of minority interest of $15.1 million) and $15.7 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we reported net loss before extraordinary gains of approximately $(48.8) million compared to net earnings before extraordinary gains of approximately $11.2 million for the same period in 2007. The decrease in income, before extraordinary gain, of approximately $60.0 million was primarily a result of the following:
 
(i) decrease in investment income (net of realized gains) of $22.7 million, primarily due to write-downs of $47.0 million of the fair values of our investments classified as other investments, partially offset by increased investment income earned in the period primarily as a result of increased cash and investments balances relating to acquisitions completed in 2008;
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(ii) an increase in salary and general and administrative expenses of $11.0 million primarily due to costs incurred by companies acquired in 2008;
 
(iii) increased interest expense of $15.1 million attributable to an increase in bank borrowings used in the funding of the acquisitions subsequent to September 30, 2007, primarily in relation to the Gordian, Guildhall, Goshawk and EPIC acquisitions;
 
(iv) a decrease in income tax recovery of $19.5 million relating primarily to: 1) the increased tax liability on the results of our subsidiaries in tax paying jurisdictions; 2) reductions in amounts relating to the expiry of the statute of limitations on certain of our previously recorded uncertain tax liabilities required by FIN 48; partially offset by 3) estimated taxes recoverable by our U.S. subisidiary arising as a result of write-downs in the fair value of their other investments; and
 
(v) an increase in foreign exchange losses of $26.4 million; partially offset by
 
(vi) a reduction in loss and loss adjustment expenses of $28.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to an increase of $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007.
 
Consulting Fees:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	41,252	 	 	$	34,421	 	 	$	6,831	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	(24,206	)	 	 	(19,696	)	 	 	(4,510	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	17,046	 	 	$	14,725	 	 	$	2,321	 	

We earned consulting fees of approximately $17.0 million and $14.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in consulting fees of $2.3 million relates primarily to fee income earned from new consulting arrangements entered into subsequent to September 30, 2007.
 
Internal management fees of $24.2 million and $19.7 million were paid in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, by our reinsurance companies to our consulting companies. The increase in fees paid by the reinsurance segment was due primarily to the fees paid by reinsurance companies that were acquired subsequent to September 30, 2007.
 
Net Investment Income and Net Realized (Losses) Gains:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Net Realized
	 	 	 	 	
 	 	Net Investment Income	 	 	 	 	 	(Losses) Gains	 	 	 	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	(10,469	)	 	$	2,191	 	 	$	(12,660	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	39,127	 	 	 	48,435	 	 	 	(9,308	)	 	 	(262	)	 	 	470	 	 	 	(732	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	28,658	 	 	$	50,626	 	 	$	(21,968	)	 	$	(262	)	 	$	470	 	 	$	(732	)	

Net investment income for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 decreased by $21.9 million to $28.7 million, as compared to $50.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease was primarily attributable to cumulative write-downs of approximately $47.0 million in the fair value of our private equity investments held by us as other investments, partially offset by increased investment income earned as a result of an increase in average cash and investment balances in connection with the acquisitions completed by us in 2008. The write-downs in our private equity investments were primarily related to mark to market adjustments in the fair value of their underlying assets, which are primarily investments in financial institutions, arising as a result of the current global credit and liquidity crises.
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Net realized (losses) gains for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 were $(0.3) million and $0.5 million, respectively. Based on our current investment strategy, we do not expect net realized gains and losses to be significant in the foreseeable future.
 
The average return on the cash and fixed maturities investments for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 was 4.16%, as compared to the average return of 4.69% for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in return for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily attributable to lower returns on our cash and cash equivalents as a result of a decrease in the average interest rate period over period. The U.S. Federal Funds Rate decreased from an average of 5.23% to an average of 2.45% for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and September 30, 2008, respectively. In respect of our fixed income investments as of September 30, 2008, 72.9% had a Standard & Poor’s credit rating of AAA.
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
On January 1, 2008, we adopted FAS 157, which defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (i.e., the “exit price”) in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. See Note 1 of our Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of this new standard.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we incurred a $47.0 million loss in fair value on our other investments. Any unrealized losses or gains on our other investments are included as part of our net investment income.
 
The table summarizing all of our financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value at September 30, 2008, by FAS 157 hierarchy is set forth above in “— Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 — Net Investment Income and Net Realized (Losses)/Gains — Fair Value Measurements — Other Investments.”
 
Net (Reduction) Increase in Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities:
 
The net (reduction) increase in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $(28.3) million and $1.4 million, respectively. The reduction in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily attributable to a reduction in the estimates of net ultimate losses of $28.4 million and a reduction in estimates of loss adjustment expense liabilities of $29.4 million, relating to 2008 run-off activity, partially offset by increased amortization, over the estimated payout period, of fair value adjustments relating to companies acquired amounting to $29.6 million.
 
The reduction in estimates of net ultimate losses of $28.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was primarily attributable to the reduction in the three months ended June 30, 2008 of estimates of net ultimate losses of $25.5 million related to one of our subsidiaries and comprised net favorable incurred loss development of $12.1 million and related reductions in incurred but not reported, or IBNR, reserves of $13.4 million. The net favorable incurred loss development of $12.1 million, whereby net advised case and LAE reserves of $21.2 million were settled for net paid losses of $9.1 million, arose from the settlement of non-commuted losses during the period below carried reserves and approximately three commutations of assumed and ceded exposures at less than case and LAE reserves. The net reduction in the estimate of the subsidiary’s IBNR loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities of $13.4 million is a result of an independent actuarial review and the application of our reserving methodologies to the reduced case and LAE reserves. During the nine months ended September 30, 2008, another of our reinsurance subsidiaries commuted its largest exposure, which was fully reinsured by a single reinsurer with an AA- rating from Standard & Poor’s. The subsidiary paid net claims of $221.2 million and reduced net IBNR loss reserves by the same amount.
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The following table shows the components of the movement in net reduction in loss and loss adjustment expense liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2007	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Losses Paid	 	$	(293,857	)	 	$	(11,931	)	
Net Change in Case and LAE Reserves	 	 	65,911	 	 	 	(8,538	)	
Net Change in IBNR	 	 	256,213	 	 	 	19,077	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Reduction (Increase) in Loss and Loss Adjustment Expense Liabilities	 	$	28,267	 	 	$	(1,392	)	

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, 2008 and 2007. Losses incurred and paid are reflected net of reinsurance recoverables.

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance as of January 1	 	$	1,591,449	 	 	$	1,214,419	 	
Less: Reinsurance Recoverables	 	 	427,964	 	 	 	342,160	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	1,163,485	 	 	 	872,259	 	
Incurred Related to Prior Years	 	 	(28,267	)	 	 	1,392	 	
Paids Related to Prior Years	 	 	(293,857	)	 	 	(11,931	)	
Effect of Exchange Rate Movement	 	 	(62,002	)	 	 	16,584	 	
Retroactive Reinsurance Contracts Assumed	 	 	394,913	 	 	 	—	 	
Acquired on Acquisition of Subsidiaries	 	 	664,389	 	 	 	466,678	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Balance as of September 30	 	 	1,838,661	 	 	 	1,344,982	 	
Plus: Reinsurance Recoverables	 	 	526,527	 	 	 	326,110	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Balance as of September 30	 	$	2,365,188	 	 	$	1,671,092	 	

Salaries and Benefits:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	25,830	 	 	$	25,993	 	 	$	163	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	5,487	 	 	 	5,840	 	 	 	353	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	31,317	 	 	$	31,833	 	 	$	516	 	

Salaries and benefits for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 were comprised of basic salary costs of $29.9 million, compared to $22.9 million for the same period in 2007, and bonus and share award costs of $1.4 million, compared to $8.9 million for the same period in 2007. The increase in basic salary costs during 2008 was due to additional headcount relating to companies acquired during 2008.
 
As stated above, we expect that staff costs will continue to increase moderately as we continue to grow and add staff. Bonus accrual expenses related to our discretionary bonus plan will be variable and dependent on our overall profitability.
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General and Administrative Expenses:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	12,000	 	 	$	15,375	 	 	$	3,375	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	24,004	 	 	 	9,103	 	 	 	(14,901	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	36,004	 	 	$	24,478	 	 	$	(11,526	)	

General and administrative expenses attributable to the consulting segment decreased by $3.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease was due primarily to the decrease in professional fees of $1.5 million relating primarily to reversal of professional costs incurred in respect of acquisitions completed in the period that had been previously expensed along with decrease of $1.5 million in respect of reduced value added tax liabilities.
 
General and administrative expenses attributable to the reinsurance segment increased by $14.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The increased costs for the period related primarily to additional general and administrative expenses incurred in relation to companies that we acquired in 2008.
 
Interest Expense:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	18,878	 	 	 	3,767	 	 	 	(15,111	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	18,878	 	 	$	3,767	 	 	$	(15,111	)	

Interest expense of $18.9 million and $3.8 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The increase in interest expense was attributable to an increase in bank borrowings used in the funding of the acquisitions subsequent to September 30, 2007, primarily in relation to the Gordian, Guildhall, Goshawk and EPIC acquisitions.
 
Foreign Exchange (Loss)/Gain:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	(538	)	 	$	16	 	 	$	(554	)	
Reinsurance	 	 	(18,249	)	 	 	7,650	 	 	 	(25,899	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	(18,787	)	 	$	7,666	 	 	$	(26,453	)	

We recorded a foreign exchange (loss)/gain of $(18.8) million and $7.7 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008, the primary reasons for the reduction in foreign exchange gains are predominantly the same as for the reduction for the three months ended September 30, 2008, as described above in “— Comparison of Three Months Ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 — Foreign Exchange (Loss)/Gain.”
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007, the foreign exchange gain arose primarily as a result of the holding of surplus British pounds and the holding of surplus net Canadian and Australian dollars, as required by local regulatory requirements, and Euros in the reinsurance segment at a time when these currencies have been appreciating against the U.S. dollar.
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Income Tax (Expense)/Recovery:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	3,186	 	 	$	(1,509	)	 	$	4,695	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	(16,575	)	 	 	7,669	 	 	 	(24,244	)	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	(13,389	)	 	$	6,160	 	 	$	(19,549	)	

We recorded income tax (expense)/recovery of $(13.4) million and $6.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Income tax recovery (expense) of $3.2 million and $(1.5) million were recorded in the consulting segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The variance between the two periods arose primarily because, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded tax recoveries on write-downs, by our U.S. operations, of the fair value of their other investments.
 
Income tax (expense)/recovery of $(16.6) million and $7.7 million were recorded in the reinsurance segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. During the period ended September 30, 2008, we incurred net income tax expense related to those subsidiaries operating in taxable jurisdictions of $19.9 million which was partially offset by the reduction in benefits relating to the expiration of various applicable statute of limitations on certain previously recorded uncertain tax liabilities. The benefit recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 was $3.3 million and $8.5 million, respectively.
 
Minority Interest:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	(4,105	)	 	 	(7,014	)	 	 	2,909	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	(4,105	)	 	$	(7,014	)	 	$	2,909	 	

We recorded a minority interest in earnings of $4.1 million and $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The total for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 relates to the minority economic interest held by third parties in the earnings of Gordian, Guildhall, Shelbourne, Goshawk, EPIC and Hillcot. For the same period in 2007, the minority interest was in respect of Hillcot only.
 
Negative Goodwill:

 	 	Nine Months Ended September 30,	 	
 	 	2008	 	 	2007	 	 	Variance	 	
 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Consulting	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	
Reinsurance	 	 	35,196	 	 	 	15,683	 	 	 	19,513	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total	 	$	35,196	 	 	$	15,683	 	 	$	19,513	 	

Negative goodwill of $35.2 million and $15.7 million was recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2008 the negative goodwill of $35.2 million was recognized in connection with our acquisition of Gordian and represents the excess of the cumulative fair value of net assets acquired of $455.7 million over the cost of $405.4 million. This excess has, in accordance with SFAS 141 “Business Combinations,” been recognized as an extraordinary gain in 2008. The negative goodwill arose primarily as a result of the income earned by Gordian between the date of the balance sheet on which the agreed purchase price was based, September 30, 2007, and the date the acquisition closed, March 5, 2008.
 
For the nine months ended September 30, 2007 the negative goodwill of $15.7 million was earned in connection with our acquisition of Inter-Ocean Holdings, Ltd. and represents the excess of the cumulative fair value
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of net assets acquired of $73.2 million over the cost of $57.5 million. The negative goodwill arose primarily as a result of the strategic desire of the vendors to achieve an exit from such operations and therefore to dispose of the companies at a discount to fair value.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
As we are a holding company and have no substantial operations of our own, our assets consist primarily of our investments in subsidiaries. The potential sources of our cash flows consist of capital raising by us, as well as dividends, advances and loans from our subsidiary companies.
 
Our future cash flows depend upon the availability of dividends or other statutorily permissible payments from our subsidiaries. The ability to pay dividends and make other distributions is limited by the applicable laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries operate, including Bermuda, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Europe, which subject our subsidiaries to significant regulatory restrictions. These laws and regulations require, among other things, certain of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries to maintain minimum solvency requirements and limit the amount of dividends and other payments that these subsidiaries can pay to us, which in turn may limit our ability to pay dividends and make other payments.
 
Our capital management strategy is to preserve sufficient capital to enable us to make future acquisitions while maintaining a conservative investment strategy. We believe that restrictions on liquidity resulting from restrictions on the payments of dividends by our subsidiary companies will not have a material impact on our ability to meet our cash obligations.
 
Our sources of funds primarily consist of the cash and investment portfolios acquired on the completion of the acquisition of an insurance or reinsurance company in run-off. These acquired cash and investment balances are classified as cash provided by investing activities. We expect to use these funds acquired, together with collections from reinsurance debtors, consulting income, investment income and proceeds from sales and redemption of investments, to pay losses and loss expenses, salaries and benefits and general and administrative expenses, with the remainder used for acquisitions, additional investments and, in the past, for dividend payments to shareholders. We expect that our reinsurance segment will have a net use of cash from operations as total net claim settlements and operating expenses will generally be in excess of investment income earned. We expect that our consulting segment operating cash flows will generally be breakeven. We expect our operating cash flows, together with our existing capital base and cash and investments acquired on the acquisition of our insurance and reinsurance subsidiaries, to be sufficient to meet cash requirements and to operate our business. We currently do not intend to pay cash dividends on our ordinary shares.
 
Operating
 
Net cash provided by our operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 was $276.4 million compared to $136.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2007. This increase in cash flows is attributable to net assets assumed on retroactive reinsurance contracts, relating to the Shelbourne business, and the net sales of trading security investments held by us, partially offset by higher general and administrative and interest expenses, for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period in 2007.
 
Investing
 
Investing cash flows consist primarily of cash acquired, net of costs of acquisitions, along with net proceeds on the sale and purchase of investments. Net cash provided by investing activities was $133.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $290.3 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in the cash flows was primarily due to net purchases of available for sale securities, an increase in our restricted cash, the funding of other investments and the purchase of our equity interest in Stonewall Acquisition Corporation during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to the same period of 2007.
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Financing
 
Net cash provided by financing activities was $472.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to $22.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Cash provided by financing activities in 2008 was primarily attributable to the combination of the receipt of bank loans, net of repayments, and capital contributions by minority interest shareholders relating to the purchase of Guildhall, Gordian, EPIC and Goshawk, along with the financing of Shelbourne.
 
Long-Term Debt
 
On February 18, 2008, we fully repaid the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the loans used to partially finance the acquisitions of Cavell, Marlon Insurance Company Limited and Marlon Management Services Limited totaling $40.5 million.
 
In February 2008, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Cumberland Holdings Limited, or Cumberland, entered into a term facility agreement jointly with a London-based bank and a German bank, or the Cumberland Facility. On March 4, 2008, we drew down AU$215.0 million (approximately $197.5 million) from the Facility A commitment, or Cumberland Facility A, and AU$86.0 million (approximately $79.0 million) from the Facility B commitment, or Cumberland Facility B, to partially fund the Gordian acquisition.
 
The interest rate on Cumberland Facility A is LIBOR plus 2.00%. Cumberland Facility A is repayable in five years and is secured by a first charge over Cumberland’s shares in Gordian. Cumberland Facility A contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on liens on the stock of restricted subsidiaries, restrictions as to the disposition of the stock of restricted subsidiaries and limitations on mergers and consolidations. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to Cumberland Facility A were met.
 
The interest rate on Cumberland Facility B is LIBOR plus 2.75%. Cumberland Facility B is repayable in six years and is secured by a first charge over Cumberland’s shares in Gordian. Cumberland Facility B contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on liens on the stock of restricted subsidiaries, restrictions as to the disposition of the stock of restricted subsidiaries and limitations on mergers and consolidations. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to Cumberland Facility B were met.
 
In October 2008, we repaid AU$86.2 million of Cumberland Facility A. On October 3, 2008, we received permission from the Australian regulators to release AU$25.8 million, which will also be used to pay down Cumberland Facility A.
 
In February 2008, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Rombalds Limited, or Rombalds, entered into a term facility agreement, or the Rombalds Facility, with a London-based bank. On February 28, 2008, we drew down approximately $32.0 million from the Rombalds Facility to partially fund the acquisition of Guildhall. The interest rate on the Rombalds Facility is LIBOR plus 2.00%. The facility is repayable in five years and is secured by a first charge over Rombalds’ shares in Guildhall. The Rombalds Facility contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on liens on the stock of restricted subsidiaries, restrictions as to the disposition of the stock of restricted subsidiaries and limitations on mergers and consolidations. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to the Rombalds Facility were met.
 
On September 22, 2008, we fully repaid the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the Rombalds Facility totaling $32.0 million.
 
On May 8, 2008, we fully repaid outstanding principal and accrued interest on the loan used to partially finance the acquisition of Brampton Insurance Company Limited totaling $19.9 million.
 
On June 20, 2008, in connection with the proposed acquisition by EAL of Goshawk through the Offer, EAL entered into a Term Facilities Agreement, or the Facilities Agreement, with a London-based bank. The Facilities Agreement provided for a term loan facility of up to $60.0 million to partially finance the acquisition of Goshawk and refinance certain debt obligations of one of Goshawk’s subsidiaries, or the Existing Debt.
 
On August 12, 2008, we and EAL entered into an amendment and restatement agreement under which the Facilities Agreement was amended, or the First Amendment and Restatement Agreement. Under the First
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Amendment and Restatement Agreement, EAL was entitled to draw $47.5 million to fund the acquisition of Goshawk, or Goshawk Facility A, and we were entitled to draw $12.5 million to refinance the Existing Debt, or Goshawk Facility B. On August 14, 2008, we drew down $12.5 million from Goshawk Facility B to partially fund the refinancing of Existing Debt of $16.3 million; and on October 3, 2008, EAL drew down $36.1 million from Goshawk Facility A.
 
The interest rate on the facilities is LIBOR plus 2.25%. The facilities are repayable within three years and Goshawk Facility A is secured by a first charge over EAL’s shares in Goshawk and certain of its material subsidiaries. The First Amendment and Restatement Agreement contains various financial and business covenants, including limitations on liens on the stock of certain subsidiaries, restrictions as to the disposition of the stock of those subsidiaries and limitations on mergers and consolidations. As of September 30, 2008, all of the financial covenants relating to Goshawk Facility A and Goshawk Facility B were met.
 
On October 3, 2008, in connection with the Unionamerica acquisition, Royston entered into a term facilities agreement with a London-based bank for a $184.6 million loan to be made at the closing of the acquisition, or the Royston Facility. The Royston Facility provides for a term loan facility pursuant to which Royston is permitted to borrow up to $184.6 million to partially finance the acquisition. Of that amount, Royston is permitted to borrow $152.6 million under Facility A and $32.0 million under Facility B. The Royston Facility expires if the proposed acquisition is not completed by February 3, 2009. We have provided a guarantee of all of the obligations of Royston under the facilities agreement, however, if the bank’s participation in the facilities is reduced to or below 50% of overall commitments, then we will be released from all obligations as guarantor.]
 
The loans are secured by a lien covering all of the assets of Royston. The interest rate on the Facility A portion is LIBOR plus 3.50% and the interest rate on the Facility B portion is LIBOR plus 4.00%. The current blended rate on the full amount to be borrowed is LIBOR plus 3.59%. The Facility A portion is repayable within three years from the date of the facilities agreement. The Facility B portion is repayable within four years from the date of the facilities agreement. Completion of the proposed bank financing is conditioned upon certain customary closing conditions and that no market disruption event has occurred rendering a lender under the facilities unable to fund its obligations.
 
On October 6, 2008, we fully repaid the outstanding principal and accrued interest on the loan used to partially finance the acquisition of EPIC totaling $33.1 million.
 
Aggregate Contractual Obligations
 
The following table shows our aggregate contractual obligations by time period remaining to due date as at September 30, 2008.

 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	More
	 	
 	 	 	 	 	Less Than
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	Than
	 	
Payments due by period:	 	Total	 	 	1 Year	 	 	1-3 Years	 	 	3-5 Years	 	 	5 Years	 	
 	 	 	 	 	(In millions of U.S. dollars)	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Contractual Obligations	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Investment commitments	 	$	112.2	 	 	$	18.6	 	 	$	71.8	 	 	$	16.8	 	 	$	5.0	 	
Operating lease obligations	 	 	8.2	 	 	 	2.3	 	 	 	3.6	 	 	 	1.6	 	 	 	0.7	 	
Loan repayments	 	 	290.0	 	 	 	101.1	 	 	 	12.5	 	 	 	102.1	 	 	 	74.3	 	
Gross reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses	 	 	2,365.2	 	 	 	321.4	 	 	 	723.2	 	 	 	448.5	 	 	 	872.1	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	$	2,775.7	 	 	$	443.4	 	 	$	811.1	 	 	$	569.0	 	 	$	952.2	 	

The amounts included in gross reserves for losses and loss adjustment expenses reflect the estimated timing of expected loss payments on known claims and anticipated future claims. Both the amount and timing of cash flows are uncertain and do not have contractual payout terms. For a discussion of these uncertainties, see our 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, 2007.
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We have an accrued liability of approximately $8.3 million for unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2008. We are not able to make reasonably reliable estimates of the period in which any cash settlements that may arise with any of the respective tax authorities would be made. Therefore the liability for unrecognized tax benefits is not included in the table above.
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
As at September 30, 2008, we guaranteed the obligations of two of our subsidiaries in respect of letters of credit issued on their behalf by London-based banks in the amount of £19.5 million (approximately $38.7 million) in respect of capital commitments to Lloyd’s Syndicate 2008 and insurance contract requirements of one of the subsidiaries. The guarantees will be triggered should losses incurred by the subsidiaries exceed available cash on hand resulting in the letters of credit being drawn. As at September 30, 2008, we have not recorded any liabilities associated with the guarantees.
 
On September 10, 2008, we made a commitment to invest an aggregate of $100.0 million in J.C. Flowers Fund III L.P., or Fund III. Our commitment may be drawn down by Fund III over approximately the next six years. As of September 30, 2008, none of the commitment had been drawn down. Fund III 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 founder and Managing Member of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. John J. Oros, our Executive Chairman and a member of our board of directors, is a Managing Director of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. Mr. Oros splits his time between J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC and us.
 
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, 2007.
 
Off-Balance Sheet and Special Purpose Entity Arrangements
 
At September 30, 2008, we have not entered into any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K.
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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 and incorporated by reference 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 collectibility of our reinsurance;	
 	 	 	
 	• 	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;	
 	 	 	
 	• 	risks that we may require additional capital in the future which may not be available or may be available only on unfavorable terms;	
 	 	 	
 	• 	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 regulations or tax laws 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;	
 	 	 	
 	• 	losses due to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations;	
 	 	 	
 	• 	changes in accounting policies or practices; and	
 	 	 	
 	• 	changes in economic conditions, including interest rates, inflation, currency exchange rates, equity markets and credit conditions which could affect our investment portfolio.	
 
The factors listed above should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements and Risk Factors that are included in our Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the
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SEC on June 5, 2008, as amended June 26, 2008, as well as in the other materials filed and to be filed with the 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	
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
Our balance sheets include a substantial amount of assets and, to a lesser extent, liabilities whose fair values are subject to market risks. Market risk represents the potential for an economic loss due to adverse changes in the fair value of a financial instrument. Our most significant market risks are primarily associated with changes in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. The following provides an analysis of the potential effects that these market risk exposures could have on the future earnings.
 
We have calculated the effect that an immediate parallel shift in the U.S. interest rate yield curve would have on our cash and investments at September 30, 2008. The modeling of this effect was performed on our investments classified as either trading or available-for-sale as a shift in the yield curve would not have an impact on our fixed income investments classified as held to maturity as they are carried at purchase cost adjusted for amortization of premiums and discounts. The results of this analysis are summarized in the table below.
 
Interest Rate Movement Analysis on Market Value
of Investments Classified as Trading and Available-for-Sale

 	 	Interest Rate Shift in Basis Points	 	
 	 	− 50	 	 	− 25	 	 	0	 	 	+25	 	 	+50	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	(in thousands of U.S. dollars)	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Market Value	 	$	524,852	 	 	$	520,849	 	 	$	516,903	 	 	$	512,968	 	 	$	509,027	 	
Market Value Change from Base	 	 	1.54	%	 	 	0.76	%	 	 	0.0	%	 	 	(0.76	)%	 	 	(1.52	)%	
Change in Unrealized Value	 	$	7,949	 	 	$	3,946	 	 	$	0	 	 	$	(3,935	)	 	$	(7,876	)	
 
As a holder of fixed income securities and mutual funds, we also have exposure to credit risk. In an effort to minimize this risk, our investment guidelines have been defined to ensure that the fixed income held to maturity portfolio is invested in high-quality securities. At September 30, 2008, approximately 72.9% of our investment portfolio was rated AAA or better by Standard & Poor’s.
 
At September 30, 2008, reinsurance receivables of $247.7 million were associated with a single reinsurer which represented 41.2% of reinsurance balances receivable. This reinsurer is rated AA- by Standard & Poor’s. In the event that all or any of the reinsuring companies are unable to meet their obligations under existing reinsurance agreements, we will be liable for such defaulted amounts.
 
Effects of Inflation
 
We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our consolidated results of operations. Loss reserves are established to recognize likely loss settlements at the date payment is made. Those reserves inherently recognize the anticipated effects of inflation. The actual effects of inflation on our results cannot be accurately known, however, until claims are ultimately resolved.
 
Foreign Currency Risk
 
Through our subsidiaries located in various foreign countries, we conduct our insurance and reinsurance operations in a variety of non-U.S. currencies. As the functional currency for the majority of our subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar, fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates related to these subsidiaries will have a direct impact on the valuation of our assets and liabilities denominated in local currencies. All changes in foreign exchange rates, with the exception of non-U.S. dollar denominated investments classified as available-for-sale, are recognized currently in foreign exchange gains (losses) in our consolidated statements of earnings.
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Certain of our subsidiaries have non-U.S. dollar functional currencies — one being in Australian dollars and the other in British pounds. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates related to these subsidiaries will have a direct impact on the valuation of their assets and liabilities denominated in local currencies. All changes in foreign exchange rates, with the exception of our U.S. dollar denominated investments classified as available-for-sale held by our Australian subsidiary, are recognized currently in foreign exchange gains (losses) in our consolidated statements of earnings.
 
We currently do not use foreign currency hedges to manage our foreign currency exchange risk. Our foreign currency policy is to broadly manage, where possible, our foreign currency risk by seeking to match our liabilities under insurance and reinsurance policies that are payable in foreign currencies with assets that are denominated in such currencies. This matching process is carried out quarterly in arrears and therefore any mismatches occurring in the period may give rise to foreign exchange gains and losses, which could adversely affect our operating results. We are, however, required to maintain assets in non-U.S. dollars to meet certain local country branch and regulatory requirements, which restricts our ability to manage these exposures through the matching of our assets and liabilities. We currently have not matched our surplus British pounds relating to cash collateral required to support British pound denominated letters of credit required by U.K. regulators.
 
Regarding our investments, we are exposed to currency fluctuations through our investments in respect of: 1) non-U.S. dollar fixed maturities held by our subsidiaries whose functional currency is U.S. dollars; 2) non-Australian dollar fixed maturities held by our subsidiary whose functional currency is Australian dollars; and 3) non-British pound fixed maturities held by our subsidiaries whose functional currency is British pounds. The unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) arising from non-Australian and non-British pound fixed maturities classified as available-for-sale are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income in our shareholders’ equity.
 
The table below summarizes our gross and net exposure as of September 30, 2008 to foreign currencies:

 	 	GBP	 	 	Euro	 	 	AUD	 	 	CDN	 	 	Other	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	(in millions of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Assets	 	$	642.0	 	 	$	174.4	 	 	$	593.7	 	 	$	66.0	 	 	$	22.2	 	 	$	1,498.3	 	
Total Liabilities	 	 	441.4	 	 	 	187.9	 	 	 	519.5	 	 	 	45.7	 	 	 	19.9	 	 	 	1,214.4	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Foreign Currency Exposure	 	$	200.6	 	 	$	(13.5	)	 	$	74.2	 	 	$	20.3	 	 	$	2.5	 	 	$	283.9	 	

Excluding any tax effects, as of September 30, 2008, a 10% change in the U.S. dollar relative to the other currencies held by us would have resulted in a $28.4 million change in shareholders’ equity.
 
The table below summarizes our gross and net exposure as of September 30, 2008 to currencies of our subsidiaries whose functional currency is Australian dollars:

 	 	GBP	 	 	Euro	 	 	USD	 	 	CDN	 	 	Other	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	(in millions of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Assets	 	$	19.3	 	 	$	8.4	 	 	$	280.7	 	 	$	0.3	 	 	$	2.0	 	 	$	310.7	 	
Total Liabilities	 	 	15.7	 	 	 	8.9	 	 	 	154.3	 	 	 	3.8	 	 	 	0.3	 	 	 	183.0	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Foreign Currency Exposure	 	$	3.6	 	 	$	(0.5	)	 	$	126.4	 	 	$	(3.5	)	 	$	1.7	 	 	$	127.7	 	

Excluding any tax effects, as of September 30, 2008, a 10% change in the Australian dollar relative to the other currencies held by us would have resulted in a $12.8 million change in shareholders’ equity.
 
The table below summarizes our gross and net exposure as of September 30, 2008 to foreign currencies for all subsidiaries whose functional currency is British pounds:

 	 	USD	 	 	Euro	 	 	AUD	 	 	CDN	 	 	Other	 	 	Total	 	
 	 	(in millions of U.S. dollars)	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Total Assets	 	$	18.0	 	 	$	0.1	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	18.1	 	
Total Liabilities	 	 	65.7	 	 	 	8.5	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	—	 	 	 	74.2	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Net Foreign Currency Exposure	 	$	(47.7	)	 	$	(8.4	)	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	—	 	 	$	(56.1	)	

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Excluding any tax effects, as of September 30, 2008, a 10% change in the British pound relative to the other currencies held by us would have resulted in a $(5.6) million change in shareholders’ equity.

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, 2008. 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 its 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 quarter ended September 30, 2008. Based upon that evaluation there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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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.
 
In April 2008, we, Enstar US, Inc., or Enstar US, Dukes Place Limited and certain affiliates of Dukes Place, or, collectively, Dukes Place, were named as defendants in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by National Indemnity Company, or NICO, an indirect subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. The complaint alleges, among other things, that Dukes Place, we and Enstar US: (i) interfered with the rights of NICO as reinsurer under reinsurance agreements entered into between NICO and each of Stonewall and Seaton, two Rhode Island domiciled insurers that are indirect subsidiaries of Dukes Place, and (ii) breached certain duties owed to NICO under management agreements between Enstar US and each of Stonewall and Seaton. The suit was filed shortly after Virginia Holdings Ltd., our indirect subsidiary, or Virginia, completed a hearing before the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation as part of Virginia’s application to buy a 44.4% interest in the insurers from Dukes Place. As noted above, Virginia completed that acquisition on June 13, 2008. The suit does not seek a stated amount of damages. Our management and our US legal counsel believe the claims in the suit are without merit and will not have a material impact on us or our subsidiaries. On July 23, 2008, we and Enstar US filed a motion to dismiss Count I (relating to breach of fiduciary duty), Count III (relating to breach of contract) and Count V (relating to inducing breach of contract), in each case for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Subsequently, the parties entered into a Stipulation and Order filed with the Court on October 7, 2008 by which (i) NICO agreed to dismiss Count V of its Complaint with prejudice, (ii) the defendants agreed to withdraw their motion to dismiss Counts I and III without prejudice, reserving all of their rights and defenses to challenge these claims on the merits, and (iii) NICO agreed to extend the defendants’ time to file an answer and counterclaim. On November 5, 2008, we, Enstar US and Dukes Place filed an answer to NICO’s complaint and Dukes Place asserted certain counterclaims against NICO. Our management intends to vigorously defend both us and Enstar US against the claims.

Item 1A.  	RISK FACTORS	
 
Our results of operations and financial condition are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties described in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2008 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2008. We believe that the risk factors identified in those reports have not changed in any material respect, except as set forth below.
 
Difficult conditions in the economy generally may materially adversely affect our business and results of operations, and these conditions may not improve in the near future.
 
Current market conditions and the instability in the global credit markets present additional risks and uncertainties for our business. In particular, continued deterioration in the public debt and equity markets could lead to additional investment losses. The severe downturn in the public debt and equity markets, reflecting uncertainties associated with the mortgage crisis, worsening economic conditions, widening of credit spreads, bankruptcies and government intervention in large financial institutions, has resulted in significant unrealized losses in our investment portfolio. Depending on market conditions going forward, we could incur substantial realized and additional unrealized losses in future periods, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition. The current market volatility may also make it more difficult to value certain of our securities if trading becomes less frequent. As such, valuations may include assumptions or estimates that may have significant period to period changes that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Disruptions, uncertainty and volatility in the global credit markets may also impact our ability to obtain financing for future acquisitions. If financing is available, it may only be available at an unattractive cost of capital, which would decrease our profitability. There can be no assurance that current market conditions will improve in the near future.
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Item 6.  	EXHIBITS	

 	 	 	 	 	
 	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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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 10, 2008.
 
ENSTAR GROUP LIMITED

 	By: 	/s/  Richard J. Harris	
Richard J. Harris
Chief Financial Officer, Authorized Signatory and
Principal Accounting and Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
	 	 	
No.	 	Description	
 	 	 	 	 	
 	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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EXHIBIT 15.1
Enstar Group Limited
3rd Floor, Windsor Place
18 Queen Street
Hamilton HM JX, Bermuda
We have reviewed, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial information of Enstar Group Limited and subsidiaries for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 as indicated in our report dated November 10, 2008. As indicated in our report, because we did not perform an audit, we expressed no opinion on that information.
We are aware that our report referred to above, which is included in your Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008 is incorporated by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-149551, 333-148863, 333-148862 and 333-141793 of Enstar Group Limited on Forms S-8.
We also are aware that the aforementioned reports, pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, are not considered a part of the Registration Statement prepared or certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of that Act.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche
Hamilton, Bermuda
November 10, 2008

EXHIBIT 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Dominic F. Silvester, certify that:
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	

5.	 	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

 	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.	
Dated: November 10, 2008
/S/ DOMINIC F. SILVESTER                                        
Dominic F. Silvester
Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Richard J. Harris, certify that:
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	

5.	 	The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):	

 	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.	
Dated: November 10, 2008
/S/ RICHARD J. HARRIS                                        
Richard J. Harris
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Enstar Group Limited (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Dominic F. Silvester, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
 	(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.	
Dated: November 10, 2008
/S/ DOMINIC F. SILVESTER                                        
Dominic F. Silvester
Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
          In connection with the Quarterly Report of Enstar Group Limited (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Richard J. Harris, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:
 	(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.	
Dated: November 10, 2008
/S/ RICHARD J. HARRIS                                        
Richard J. Harris
Chief Financial Officer