Proposed Acquisition of Control of United Wisconsin Insurance Company and Third Coast Insurance Company

​​Last Updated: March 25, 2026

​​​Information on the Proposed Acquisition of Control of United Wisconsin Insurance Company and Third Coast Insurance Company by Fancourt Acquisition, LLC, Starstone Finance Limited, Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited, Kenmare Holdings LTD., Enstar Group Limited, Elk Bidco Limited, Elk Parent Limited, Elk Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Elk Topco, LLC, Elk Insurance Holdings, LLC, Jennifer Gordan, and A. Michael Muscolino

On March 20, 2026, William J. Toman, transaction counsel, submitted a Form A filing, in the matter of the acquisition of control of United Wisconsin Insurance Company (UWIC) and Third Coast Insurance Company (TCIC, and together with UWIC the “Domestic Insurers") by Fancourt Acquisition, LLC (Buyer), Starstone Finance Limited (SFL), Cavello Bay Reinsurance Limited (Cavello Bay), Kenmare Holdings LTD. (Kenmare), Enstar Group Limited (Enstar), Elk Bidco Limited (Elk Bidco), Elk Parent Limited (Elk Parent), Elk Intermediate Holdings, LLC (Elk Intermediate), Elk Topco, LLC (Elk Topco), Elk Insurance Holdings, LLC (Elk Insurance Holdings), Jennifer Gordon, and A. Michael Muscolino (together the “Applicants"). Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated February 12, 2026, between Buyer, Enstar, Emergent Holdings, Inc. (Seller) and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Mutual Insurance Company (Seller Parent), all issued and outstanding shares of Accident Fund Holdings, Inc. (Accident Fund) will be sold by Seller to Buyer. Accident Fund is the direct parent of Accident Fund Insurance Company of America, who in turn is the direct parent of the Domestic Insurers. The base purchase price of the proposed transaction is $1.59 billion.

As required by Wisconsin law, a Public Hearing is required concerning this application for change of control.
 
Public Comment
Interested parties are encouraged to submit written Comments to OCI at any time prior to the public hearing. Written comments may be emailed to OCI at: OCICompanyLicensing@wisconsin.gov. Please include the transaction title in the subject line of the email. Comments received are public record and will be posted to this webpage.
 
Filings

Hearing Documents

  • Notice of Hearing Notification
  • Notice of Hearing
  • List of Exhibits
  • Recommendation Memo 

Proposed Decision

  • Proposed Decision Notification
  • Proposed Decision
  • Waiver of Right to Object – Domestic Insurer
  • Waiver of Right to Object – Applicants

Final Decision

  • Final Decision Notification
  • Final Decision
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