Enstar Group Limited Announces Appointment of Robert v. Deutsch to the Board of Directors of Enstar Holdings (US) Inc.

HAMILTON, Bermuda, Feb. 24, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HAMILTON, Bermuda --February 24, 2012 -- Enstar Group Limited (Nasdaq:ESGR) announced that Robert V. Deutsch has joined the board of directors of Enstar's wholly-owned subsidiary, Enstar Holdings (US) Inc., the ultimate parent company of Enstar's U.S. operations.

Mr. Deutsch, 52, is a partner at GCP Capital Partners LLC, where he focuses on insurance-related investments. Mr. Deutsch was the founding Chief Executive Officer of a Bermuda-based specialty insurer, Ironshore Inc., and prior to that he served for five years as Chief Financial Officer of CNA Financial Corporation. Between 1987 and 1999 he was CFO and Chief Actuary, as well as President of the two operating companies, at Executive Risk Inc., a specialist insurer focusing on professional and management liability business. Last month, Mr. Deutsch was appointed to the board of Beazley Furlonge Ltd., the Lloyd's managing agency that forms part of Beazley plc, as a non-executive director.

Enstar Group Limited's Chief Executive Officer, Dominic Silvester, said: "Bob brings significant insurance experience and insight to Enstar's recently-expanded operations in the United States which we believe will be of enormous value in the future."

Enstar, a Bermuda company, acquires and manages insurance and reinsurance companies in run-off and portfolios of insurance and reinsurance business in run-off, and provides management, consultancy and other services to the insurance and reinsurance industry. 

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