Head of Special Projects

David Ellis, BA (Hons) has over 30 years of experience in the field of insurance and reinsurance inspections, consultancy and litigation support. David has led inspections of all classes of business and all types of contracts in the US, UK, Europe, Australia and Asia.

David has provided arbitration/litigation support to firms and Syndicates in the UK and the US and has provided expert testimony in both jurisdictions, working with many of the industry’s best-known legal firms.

In his current role, David is responsible for the due diligence reviews of portfolios/companies in respect of Enstar’s M&A activity including acquisitions, portfolio transfers, Adverse Development Covers and Lloyds RITCs.

In addition to audit and inspection work, David has also conducted valuations and has completed a large number of commutations for clients across a variety of lines of business.

After leaving university, David joined the consultancy firm Ward & Associates, where he mainly worked for foreign reinsurers on their London Market exposures. He remained there for six years before joining Compre in London, continuing to provide services to third party clients and the in-house run-off companies. In 2000, David joined Cranmore, initially working for third party clients on audits, including both PA and Workers’ Compensation carve-out and inspections. In January 2010, David was appointed UK Managing Director, and in October 2014, he became Head of Special Projects, which covers acquisitions and complex assignments for Enstar and their managed entities.