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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtSecuritiesAvailableForSaleAccumulatedGrossUnrealizedGainLossBeforeTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss), before Tax</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_Threshold_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Threshold</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_Threshold_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Threshold.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SeriesAPreferredInterestMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Series A preferred interest.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EmployeeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Employee.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hedging Designation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsPayableDateOfRecordDayMonthAndYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends Payable, Date of Record</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidReinsurancePremiums_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Prepaid Reinsurance Premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidReinsurancePremiums_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Prepaid reinsurance premiums</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_VolumeWeightedAverageClosingSalePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Volume weighted average closing sale price.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_VolumeWeightedAverageClosingSalePrice_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Volume weighted average closing sale price</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Consolidation Items [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Consolidation Items</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PolicyAndInstallmentFeeIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Policy and Installment Fee Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PolicyAndInstallmentFeeIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Policy and installment fee income.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TimeBasedOptionAwardMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Time Based Option Award</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TimeBasedOptionAwardMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Time Based Option Award [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TimeBasedOptionAwardMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Time based option award.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Shareholders&#8217; equity:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Changes in Level 3 Investments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Small Business</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntitySmallBusiness_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Small Business</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughFifteenYearsAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Through Fifteen Years Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughFifteenYearsAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities After Ten Through Fifteen Years Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughFifteenYearsAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Due in ten years through fifteen years, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Hedging Designation [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Hedging Designation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_UnvestedSharesNetOfForfeituresMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Unvested shares, net of forfeitures.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_UnvestedSharesNetOfForfeituresMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Unvested Shares Net Of Forfeitures [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_UnvestedSharesNetOfForfeituresMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unvested Shares, Net of Forfeitures</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Preferred Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Forfeitures in Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Options forfeited</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_IncomeLossFromSegments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Income (loss) from segments.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_IncomeLossFromSegments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Loss From Segments</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForCreditLossAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Allowance for Credit Loss [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FundedCommitmentAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Funded Commitment Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FundedCommitmentAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Funded Commitment Amount</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_RightOfUseAssetsObtainedInExchangeForNewLeaseObligationsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_RightOfUseAssetsObtainedInExchangeForNewLeaseObligationsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Right Of Use Assets Obtained In Exchange For New Lease Obligations Abstract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_RightOfUseAssetsObtainedInExchangeForNewLeaseObligationsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LeaseRightOfUseAssetImpairmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Lease right of use asset impairment.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LeasesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Leases [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_AmendmentFlag_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Amendment Flag</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NonTradingIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Non Trading Income [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_VariableInterestEntityOneMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Variable Interest Entity One [Member]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ChangesInContingentCommissions_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Changes In Contingent Commissions</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, Current Period, Net of Tax</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedTotalLabel">Total reclassifications, net of tax</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other underwriting expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherUnderwritingExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Underwriting Expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EstimatedAnnualAndInterimIncomeTaxRatePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The statutory income tax rate of each country is applied against the expected annual taxable income of the Company in each country to estimate the annual income tax expense.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EstimatedAnnualAndInterimIncomeTaxRatePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Estimated Annual And Interim Income Tax Rate Policy Policy [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EstimatedAnnualAndInterimIncomeTaxRatePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Statutory Income Tax Rates</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Antidilutive Securities [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Antidilutive Securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CommitmentsAndContingenciesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commitments And Contingencies [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CommitmentsAndContingenciesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commitments And Contingencies [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CommitmentsAndContingenciesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commitments And Contingencies [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsPaymentDateDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Dividends payment date description.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsPaymentDateDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends Payment Date Description</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsPaymentDateDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payment Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights, Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRightsPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Percentage of shares vested on each anniversary of the grant date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_RestrictedClassACommonSharesOrRestrictedStockUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restricted Class A Common Shares or Restricted Stock Units [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_RestrictedClassACommonSharesOrRestrictedStockUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Restricted class A common shares or restricted stock units, member.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_RestrictedClassACommonSharesOrRestrictedStockUnitsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Restricted Class A Common Shares or Restricted Stock Units</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Proceeds from Sale of Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Proceeds from sale of fixed maturities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebt_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Fixed maturities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Commitments [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Commitments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsMajorClassNameDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Major Class Name [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Treasury Stock, Common, Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Treasury shares, shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Number of treasury shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Number of treasury shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Goodwill, Impairment Loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Write down of goodwill</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Impairment of goodwill</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillImpairmentLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Impairment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PolicyholdersAccountInLifeInsuranceBusinessAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Policyholders Account In Life Insurance Business [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PolicyholdersAccountInLifeInsuranceBusinessAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Policyholders Account In Life Insurance Business [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtForeignStatutoryIncomeTaxRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">The foreign statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtForeignStatutoryIncomeTaxRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation At Foreign Statutory Income Tax Rate</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationAtForeignStatutoryIncomeTaxRate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Statutory income tax rates</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaims_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Reinsurance Recoverable For Unpaid Claims</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaims_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reinsurance Recoverable For Unpaid Claims</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaims_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Plus: ceded reinsurance receivables</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ReinsuranceRecoverableForUnpaidClaims_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Less: ceded reinsurance receivables</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NonCoreOperationsSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Non Core Operations Segment Member</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NonCoreOperationsSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Non Core Operations Segment Member</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NonCoreOperationsSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non-Core Operations</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Preferred Stock, Value, Issued</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PreferredStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Series A cumulative fixed rate preferred shares, $1,000 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, shares issued and outstanding: 4,000 and 4,000 shares, respectively, liquidation preference: $1,000 per share and $1,000 per share, respectively</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaimsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Incurred Claims [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseIncurredClaimsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net losses and loss adjustment expenses related to:</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Maturity, without Single Maturity Date, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Minimum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Minimum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MinimumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Minimum</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Weighted average grant date value of shares granted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ClassOfTreasuryStockTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Class of Treasury Stock [Table]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Financial Instrument [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ContingentCommission_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Contingent Commission</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ContingentCommission_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Contingent Commission</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ContingentCommission_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Contingent commissions</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Tax</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EquityLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Equity.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_OrganizationAndBasisOfPresentationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Organization and basis of presentation.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_OrganizationAndBasisOfPresentationLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Organization And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestingPeriodDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Share based compensation arrangement by share based payment award vesting period description.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestingPeriodDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Vesting Period Description</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardVestingPeriodDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Stock options vesting period, description</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Related Party Transactions [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SubleaseIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Sublease Income</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Operating Loss Carryforwards</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AccountsReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossReductionsDueToIntentToSellSecuritiesOrMoreLikelyThanNotWillBeRequiredToSellSecuritiesBeforeRecoveryOfAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reductions due to the intent to sell securities or more likely than not will be required to sell securities before recovery of amortized cost basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AccountsReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossReductionsDueToIntentToSellSecuritiesOrMoreLikelyThanNotWillBeRequiredToSellSecuritiesBeforeRecoveryOfAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Reductions due to Intent to Sell Securities or More Likely than not will be Required to Sell Securities before Recovery of Amortized Cost Basis</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AccountsReceivableAllowanceForCreditLossReductionsDueToIntentToSellSecuritiesOrMoreLikelyThanNotWillBeRequiredToSellSecuritiesBeforeRecoveryOfAmortizedCostBasis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss, reductions due to intent to sell securities or more likely than not will be required to sell securities before recovery of amortized cost basis.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseRenewalTerm_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Lessee, operating lease, term</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CausesOfIncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Liability for Unpaid Claim and Claim Adjustment Expense, Change [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CausesOfIncreaseDecreaseInLiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Causes Of Increase Decrease In Liability For Unpaid Claims And Claims Adjustment Expense [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CorporateExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Corporate Expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CorporateExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Corporate expenses.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CorporateExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Corporate expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CorporateExpenses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Corporate expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingencies_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commitments and Contingencies</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Claims Paid</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForLossesAndLossAdjustmentExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total paid net losses and loss adjustment expenses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Reclassification Out Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_BondsOnDepositDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Bonds On Deposit [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_BondsOnDepositDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Bonds On Deposit [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_BondsOnDepositDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Bonds On Deposit</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Shares Issued, Shares, Share-Based Payment Arrangement, after Forfeiture</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common shares issued</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInPremiumsReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Premiums Receivable</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsRecoveryWriteOffsAgainstAllowance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Premiums receivable allowance for doubtful accounts recovery (Write Offs) against allowance.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsRecoveryWriteOffsAgainstAllowance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Premiums Receivable Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Recovery Write Offs Against Allowance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsRecoveryWriteOffsAgainstAllowance_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Write-offs</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsRecordDateDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Dividends record date description.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Liability for Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeLeaseDescriptionTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Lease, Description [Table]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEffectiveDateOfAcquisition1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Business Combination, Effective Date of Acquisition</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionEffectiveDateOfAcquisition1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Buisiness acquisition date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsAndHedgingActivitiesDisclosureAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DebtInstrumentMaturityDateYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Debt instrument maturity date year.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DebtInstrumentMaturityDateYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Instrument Maturity Date Year</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DebtInstrumentMaturityDateYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Subordinated Notes due date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SegmentReportingCodmIndividualTitleAndPositionOrGroupOrCommitteeNameExtensibleEnumeration_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Segment Reporting, CODM, Individual Title and Position or Group Name [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonCoreMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Noncore [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NonCoreMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Non-Core Operations</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfInvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule Of Investments In Equity Securities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfInvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Investments In Equity Securities [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfInvestmentsInEquitySecuritiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Schedule of investments in equity securities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Interest Expense, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Interest Expense, Operating and Nonoperating</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Interest expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestExpense_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Interest expense</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringAndNonrecurringBasisLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Due after ten years, Estimated Fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenYearsFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Fair Value, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 10</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NumberOfSpecializedInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of specialized insurance product and service businesses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NumberOfSpecializedInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Number of Specialized Insurance Product and Service Businesses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NumberOfSpecializedInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Number of specialized insurance product and service businesses.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRights_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardAwardVestingRights_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vesting description</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Income Taxes Payable, Net of Income Taxes Receivable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInIncomeTaxesPayableNetOfIncomeTaxesReceivable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Income tax receivable / payable</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Related and Nonrelated Parties [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Related Party</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Marketable Security, Realized Gain (Loss)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_MarketableSecuritiesRealizedGainLossExcludingOtherThanTemporaryImpairments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Other net realized investment losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FoxPaineAndCompanyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Fox Paine and Company [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FoxPaineAndCompanyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fox Paine And Company [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FoxPaineAndCompanyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fox Paine and Company</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Entity Address, City or Town</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Commitments [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Commitments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationAssetGainLossStatementOfOtherComprehensiveIncomeExtensibleList_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Asset, Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Asset, Gain (Loss), Statement of Other Comprehensive Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CasualtyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Casualty Lines</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CasualtyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Casualty [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CasualtyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Casualty.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Number of Reportable Segments</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of reportable segments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividendFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Investment income interest and dividend fair value.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividendFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment Income Interest And Dividend Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividendFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fixed maturity securities with market value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Security Exchange Name</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_SecurityExchangeName_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Name of each exchange on which registered</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Indefinite lived intangible assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_KeyEmployeesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Key Employees [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_KeyEmployeesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Key Employees [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_KeyEmployeesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Key Employees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CreditFundLimitedLiabilityCompanyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Credit fund, limited liability company.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CreditFundLimitedLiabilityCompanyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Credit Fund Limited Liability Company [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CreditFundLimitedLiabilityCompanyMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Credit Fund, LLC</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense, Net</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Net balance at end of period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Net balance at beginning of period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityEntityMaximumLossExposureAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Variable interest entities, maximum exposure to loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Intersegment Eliminations [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntersegmentEliminationMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Elimination</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Stock options expected to vest</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsNonvestedOptionsForfeitedNumberOfShares_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unvested stock options forfeited</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesNameDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Antidilutive Securities, Name [Domain]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Class A-2 Common Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Class A-2 Common Shares [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Class A-2 Common Shares.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CapitalGainMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Capital Gain [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CapitalGainMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Gain [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CapitalGainMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Capital Gain</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="country_BM_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">BERMUDA</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="country_BM_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">BERMUDA</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Period End Date</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_TitleOfIndividualAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Title and Position [Axis]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_EquitySecuritiesFVNIGain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Equity securities, FV-NI, gain.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AmbacFinancialGroupMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Ambac financial group.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilityForUnpaidClaimsAndClaimsAdjustmentExpenseClaimsPaidPriorYears1_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Prior years</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">ASSETS</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Assets:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NumberOfLimitedPartnershipInvestments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Number of limited partnership investments.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NumberOfLimitedPartnershipInvestments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Number of Limited Partnership Investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_NumberOfLimitedPartnershipInvestments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of limited partnership investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringAndRelatedActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Document Fiscal Year Focus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Document Fiscal Year Focus</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FoxPaineEntitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Fox Paine Entities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FoxPaineEntitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fox Paine Entities [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_FoxPaineEntitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fox Paine Entities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Assets [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash flows from investing activities:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Preferred Stock and Preference Stock</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Distributions paid to preferred shareholders</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_WeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTermAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Weighted-average remaining lease term.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_WeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTermAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term Abstract</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_WeightedAverageRemainingLeaseTermAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Weighted-average remaining lease term:</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassACommonSharesDesignatedAsClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Class A Common Shares Designated As Class A-2 Common Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassACommonSharesDesignatedAsClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Class A common shares designated as class A-2 common shares.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassACommonSharesDesignatedAsClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Class A-2 common shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ClassACommonSharesDesignatedAsClassA-2CommonSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Class A Common Shares Designated as Class A-2 Common Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity Securities, FV-NI, Gain (Loss)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesFvNiGainLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net realized gains (losses)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiums_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Unearned Premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInUnearnedPremiums_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unearned premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_RestructuringCostAndReserveLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_UnrealizedGainLossOnInvestmentsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Expected Amortization, Year One</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">2023</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Measurement, Policy [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Fair Value Measurement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Investment Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetInvestmentIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Net investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Other Liabilities, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsNetOfForfeitures_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payment of dividends</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsNetOfForfeitures_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends Net Of Forfeitures</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsNetOfForfeitures_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Dividends net of forfeitures.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Operating leases, 2022</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CoreAndNonCoreStatusDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Core and Noncore Status [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CoreAndNonCoreStatusDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Core And Non Core Status</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Net Income (Loss) Available to Common Stockholders, Basic</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net income available to common shareholders</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_BelmontCoreMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Belmont Core [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_BelmontCoreMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Belmont Core.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_BelmontCoreMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Belmont Core</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Schedule of finite lived and indefinite lived intangible assets.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Finite Lived And Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfFiniteLivedAndIndefiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Intangible assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashFlowSupplementalDisclosuresTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CashFlowSupplementalDisclosuresTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Supplemental Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Instrument [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Derivative Instrument</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, after Year Five</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityPaymentsDueAfterYearFive_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Operating leases, thereafter</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsSharebasedPaymentsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivatives, Policy [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativesPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Derivative Instruments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SeriesACumulativeFixedRatePreferredSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Series A cumulative fixed rate preferred shares.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SeriesACumulativeFixedRatePreferredSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Series A Cumulative Fixed Rate Preferred Shares [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SeriesACumulativeFixedRatePreferredSharesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Series A Cumulative Fixed Rate Preferred Shares</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Revenues_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Revenues</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Revenues_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total revenues</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activity, Including Discontinued Operation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Significant Accounting Policies [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_SignificantAccountingPoliciesTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Significant Accounting Policies [Table]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset Transfers Into Level 3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersIntoLevel3_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Transfers into level 3</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_Security12bTitle_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Title of each class</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule Of Segment Reporting Information By Segment [Table]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule Of Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Available For Sale Securities Table [Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ScheduleOfOtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsAvailableForSaleSecuritiesTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Schedule of Impairments on Investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_IncomeTaxLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Income Tax [Line Items]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_IncomeTaxLineItems_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Tax [Line Items]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Less: amount representing interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Less: amount representing interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TradingIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Trading Income [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TradingIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Trading Income [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TradingIncomeMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Trading Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Ceded Premiums Written</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CededPremiumsWritten_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Ceded written premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity Components [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Equity Components</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ExitedLinesSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Exited lines segment.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ExitedLinesSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Exited Lines Segment [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ExitedLinesSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Exited Lines</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ExitedLinesSegmentMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Exited Lines Segment</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationFhlmcInsuredLoansMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FederalHomeLoanMortgageCorporationFhlmcInsuredLoansMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityExpectedSubleaseIncomePaymentsDueYearTwo_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Lessee operating lease liability expected sublease income payments due year two.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityExpectedSubleaseIncomePaymentsDueYearTwo_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee Operating Lease Liability Expected Sublease Income Payments Due Year Two</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityExpectedSubleaseIncomePaymentsDueYearTwo_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Expected sublease income, 2023</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity Component [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Equity Component</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Asset Class [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueByAssetClassAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Asset Class</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_GoodwillAndIntangibleAssetsDisclosureAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deferred acquisition costs</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Beginning Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Deferred Policy Acquisition Cost, Ending Balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealizedGainLossTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule of Realized Gain (Loss) [Table Text Block]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfRealizedGainLossTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Summary of Calculation of Realized Gains and Losses</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Investments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Investments_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total investments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DistributionsAllocationPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Distributions Allocation Percentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DistributionsAllocationPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Distributions allocation percentage.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DistributionsAllocationPercentage_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Distributions pecentage</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Business Combination [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LineOfBusinessDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Line Of Business [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LineOfBusinessDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Line Of Business [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LineOfBusinessDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Line Of Business</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Amortized Cost, Maturity, Allocated and Single Maturity Date, after Year 5 Through 10</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterFiveThroughTenYearsAmortizedCost_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Due in five years through ten years, Amortized Cost</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LimitedPartnershipInvestmentsWithCarryingValueOfFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Limited partnership investments with carrying value of fair value.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LimitedPartnershipInvestmentsWithCarryingValueOfFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Limited Partnership Investments with Carrying Value of Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LimitedPartnershipInvestmentsWithCarryingValueOfFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Limited partnership investments with carrying value of fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Expiration Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardExpirationPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Vesting period expiration date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Investment Income, Interest and Dividend</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Investment income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_InvestmentIncomeInterestAndDividend_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Investment Income, Interest and Dividend, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_JuneOneToJuneThirtyTwoThousandAndTwentyFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">June 1-30, 2024</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_JuneOneToJuneThirtyTwoThousandAndTwentyFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">June One To June Thirty Two Thousand And Twenty Four [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_JuneOneToJuneThirtyTwoThousandAndTwentyFourMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">June one to June thirty two thousand and twenty four.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Amortization and depreciation</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DepreciationAndAmortization_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeAndComprehensiveIncomeAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivablePeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Additional increases or decreases related to securities that had an allowance recorded in a previous period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivablePeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivablePeriodIncreaseDecrease_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Period Increase (Decrease), Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Maximum [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_MaximumMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Maximum</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendPayableDateToBePaidDayMonthAndYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Distributions payment date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendPayableDateToBePaidDayMonthAndYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendPayableDateToBePaidDayMonthAndYear_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Payment Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Impairment of intangible assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Impairment of Intangible Assets (Excluding Goodwill), Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AuditCommitteeStartDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Audit Committee Start Date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AuditCommitteeStartDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Audit committee start date.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_AuditCommitteeStartDate_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Audit committee start date</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Statistical Measurement [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_RangeAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Statistical Measurement</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Premiums Written, Net</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Net written premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PremiumsWrittenNet_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Net written premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CommissonAndServiceFeeIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Commisson and Service Fee Income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CommissonAndServiceFeeIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Commission and service fee income.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CommissonAndServiceFeeIncome_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Commission and service fee income</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Accumulated Amortization</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Common Stock, Value, Issued</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Common shares: no par value; 900,000,000 common shares authorized; class A common shares issued: 11,082,004 and 11,042,670 respectively; class A common shares outstanding: 9,810,763 and 9,771,429, respectively; class B common shares issued and outstanding: 3,793,612 and 3,793,612, respectively</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_CommonStockValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Common shares: no par value; 900,000,000 common shares authorized; class A common shares issued: 11,818,110 and 11,202,355, respectively, (inclusive of class A common shares designated as class A-2 common shares of 550,000 and 0, respectively); class A common shares outstanding: 10,530,342 and 9,914,587, respectively (inclusive of class A common shares designated as class A-2 common shares of 550,000 and 0, respectively); class B common shares issued and outstanding: 3,793,612 and 3,793,612, respectively</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Ending balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel">Beginning balance</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PremiumsReceivableAllowanceForDoubtfulAccounts_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Premiums receivable, allowance for expected credit loss</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsAxis_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends [Axis]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ConsolidationPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Consolidation, Policy [Policy Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_OtherAssetsLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Assets Liabilities [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_OtherAssetsLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Other assets liabilities.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_OtherAssetsLiabilitiesMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Other Assets Liabilities</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_InsuranceEnhancedDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Insurance Enhanced [Domain]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_InsuranceEnhancedDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Insurance Enhanced [Domain]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_TwoThousandTwentyThreeShareIncentivePlanMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Two thousand twenty three share incentive plan.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel">Ending balance, net of tax</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableWriteOffs_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Write-offs</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel">Cash payments</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Cash payments</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Number of shares granted</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Total assets</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_DividendsDeclared_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Dividends declared.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeStatementAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Income Statement [Abstract]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestInVariableInterestEntity_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Significant variable interest in carrying value of the non-consolidated VIE</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Derivative Liability, Fair Value of Collateral</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueOfCollateral_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Funds needed to post execute swap transaction</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LegalFees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Legal fees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LegalFees_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Legal Fees</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Total deferred income tax expense</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Deferred federal income taxes</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Equity Securities, FV-NI, Realized Gain (Loss)</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Equity Securities, FV-NI, Realized Gain (Loss), Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EquitySecuritiesFvNiRealizedGainLoss_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Less: net gains (losses) recognized during the period on equity securities sold during the period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CapitalLossCarryforward_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Capital Loss Carryforward</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CapitalLossCarryforward_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Capital Loss Carryforward.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_CapitalLossCarryforward_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Capital loss carryforward</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_UnearnedPremiums_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Unearned Premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_UnearnedPremiums_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Unearned premiums</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Shares vested</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationsAbstract_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Business Combination [Abstract]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Earnings Per Share, Diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Diluted</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel">Earnings Per Share, Diluted, Total</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityExpectedSubleaseIncomeUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee Operating Lease Liability Expected Sublease Income Undiscounted Excess Amount</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityExpectedSubleaseIncomeUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Lessee operating lease liability expected sublease income undiscounted excess amount.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseLiabilityExpectedSubleaseIncomeUndiscountedExcessAmount_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Less: amount representing interest</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OperatingSegmentsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Segment assets</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="srt_TitleOfIndividualWithRelationshipToEntityDomain_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Title and Position [Domain]</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_DividendsCommonStock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Dividends, Common Stock</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Debt Securities, Available-for-Sale, Maturity, without Single Maturity Date, Fair Value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesWithoutSingleMaturityDateFairValue_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">Estimated Fair value</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_CityAreaCode_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">City Area Code</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInFundsHeldUnderReinsuranceAgreements_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Increase (Decrease) in Funds Held under Reinsurance Agreements</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_ImpairmentAndExpenseRelatedToSaleTableTextBlock_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Impairment and expense related to sale.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseContractionFeeOnExercisingContractionClause_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Lessee operating lease contraction fee on exercising contraction clause.</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseContractionFeeOnExercisingContractionClause_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Lessee Operating Lease Contraction Fee On Exercising Contraction Clause</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_LesseeOperatingLeaseContractionFeeOnExercisingContractionClause_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel">Operating lease, contraction fee on exercising contraction clause</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Licensing Agreements [Member]</link:label>
          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="us-gaap_LicensingAgreementsMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel">State insurance licenses</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_MortgageDebtFundLimitedPartnershipMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Mortgage debt fund limited partnership.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="gbli_GlobalDebtFundLimitedPartnershipMember_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation">Global Debt Fund, LP.</link:label>
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          <link:label xml:lang="en-US" xlink:type="resource" xlink:label="dei_EntityListingDescription_lbl" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label">Entity Listing, Description</link:label>
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  <xsd:element id="gbli_CapitalGainMember" name="CapitalGainMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_RedomesticationDate" name="RedomesticationDate" type="xbrli:dateItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesToDirectors" name="StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesToDirectors" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_InvestmentsInCollateralizedMortgageObligationsCommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesAndTaxableMunicipalBonds" name="InvestmentsInCollateralizedMortgageObligationsCommercialMortgageBackedSecuritiesAndTaxableMunicipalBonds" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_ShareRepurchaseInitiationDateDomain" name="ShareRepurchaseInitiationDateDomain" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_OrganizationAndBasisOfPresentationTable" name="OrganizationAndBasisOfPresentationTable" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrldt:hypercubeItem" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_NumberOfSpecializedInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses" name="NumberOfSpecializedInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_NonEmployeeDirectorMember" name="NonEmployeeDirectorMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_ReceivableForSecuritiesMatured" name="ReceivableForSecuritiesMatured" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_SeriesAPreferredInterestMember" name="SeriesAPreferredInterestMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_NumberOfSharesPurchasedAsPartOfPubliclyAnnouncedPlan" name="NumberOfSharesPurchasedAsPartOfPubliclyAnnouncedPlan" type="xbrli:sharesItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughFifteenYearsFairValue" name="AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAfterTenThroughFifteenYearsFairValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsTextBlock" name="DescriptionOfNewAccountingPronouncementsTextBlock" type="dtr-types:textBlockItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_ProfessionalFeesRecognizedUponChangeOfControl" name="ProfessionalFeesRecognizedUponChangeOfControl" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems" name="SignificantAccountingPoliciesLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_O2025Q2DividendsMember" name="O2025Q2DividendsMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_NumberOfStrategicInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses" name="NumberOfStrategicInsuranceProductAndServiceBusinesses" type="xbrli:integerItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_PrepaidManagementFee" name="PrepaidManagementFee" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_CapitalLossCarryforward" name="CapitalLossCarryforward" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_DividendsRecordDateDescription" name="DividendsRecordDateDescription" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_PropertyMember" name="PropertyMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_InsuranceEnhancedBondsAsPercentageOfCashAndInvestedAssets" name="InsuranceEnhancedBondsAsPercentageOfCashAndInvestedAssets" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="instant" nillable="true" abstract="false"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_IncomeLossFromSegments" name="IncomeLossFromSegments" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit"/>
  <xsd:element id="gbli_CommitmentsAndContingenciesLineItems" name="CommitmentsAndContingenciesLineItems" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" xbrli:periodType="duration" nillable="true" abstract="true"/>
</xsd:schema>
